Awesome Storage

This USB Alien definitely scores points for xenomorphic scares; it would have been cooler if its second head/tongue had been the USB port, but it does light up in red.

Pogoplug 2G may as well be 4G with its new features: up to 4 external drives via USB, media sync, shared address book, video playback, and global search across drives and Pogoplugs.

The non-volatile memory in these 8GB USB Grenade Flash Drives won’t explode, but it gives cubicle warriors marching orders to yell “Grenaaade!” when ambushed by TPS reports.

Available in 160GB and 500GB flavors, Brinell puts the bling in portable hard drives with their Purestorage line; each sports a chrome frame with wood, leather, steel, and carbon accents.

Brando’s Wooden Clip-shaped USB drive is a gimmick, but it’s a useful one: available in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB sizes, carry it around by clipping it to your clothing or use it as a paper clip.

Designed for both staring and storing, LaCie’s Starck external hard drives (available in Mobile or Desktop flavors) sport a curvy millimeters-thick aluminum shell with up to 2 TB of space.

Using Pogoplug-licensed tech, Seagate’s FreeAgent DockStar lets you access up to four external hard drives from anywhere in the world with Windows Mac, Linux and even iPhones.

It’s not as short as Eagletec’s Nano, but the Pico USB Flash Drive gets a higher max capacity of 32 GB, a chrome/nickel finish, is shock and water resistant, and measures 4 mm thin.

If you’re both style conscious and OCD, Verbatim’s InSight is the hard drive for you: portable at 6 oz. and 6 inches, it also features an always-on LCD with space and drive name.

If you prefer Rick Astley over Rokysopp, this Cassette-shaped 4-port USB Hub lets you wax nostalgic over the 80s while Facebooking; it’s authentic down to the rotating ribbon wheels.

Minimize desk clutter with the BackPack; it’s an adjustable shelf that piggybacks on the desk stand of iMacs and Apple Cinema Displays and holds everything from USB hubs to a Mac mini.

Drowning in a sea of hard drives from defunct computers? The USB to SATA/IDE kit can rescue your data from 1.8″-3.5″ IDE drives, 2.5″-3.5″ SATA drives and even optical drives.

Severed limbs have a way of repulsing people, but we still think this Luke Skywalker USB is pretty bad ass; inspired by The Empire Strikes Back, his arm detaches to reveal a 1 GB drive.

You’ll run the risk of looking like a giga-nerd, but these USB Wrist Bands are working flash drives that double as a bracelet when not in use; choose from 1GB and 4GB varieties.

The world’s only FIPS 140-2 Level 3 drive, the IronKey S200 is a tamper-resistant, high security USB flash drive with AES 256-bit encryption, EM shielding and self-destruct defenses.

Combining two essential items for road warriors, Brando’s USB Hub and Mouse Pad is an interesting mix: you’ll get a 4-port USB 2.0 hub and a retractable mouse pad with LED backlight.

Elecom’s Wall Socket USB Hub is a “hey, that’s spiffy” idea–at least until you get your real-life electrical plugs mixed up, leading to results that are both eye-catching and eye-singeing.

There’s nothing like a headless stormtrooper to guard your data: these 2GB Star Wars Flash Drives are coming 10/09, with super-deformed versions of Boba, Darth, Yoda and gang.

Darth Vader and Captain Rex both get unmasked with Series 4 of Mimobot’s Star Wars themed 2GB flash drives; also available are Darth Maul and a pale “chase” version of Vader.

The Eye-Fi Pro joins the company’s stable of versatile Wi-fi SD cards, this time packing RAW file and ad hoc support; the latter lets you upload files to your computer without a network or hotspot.

It’s targeted towards engineers for testing purposes, but this 49-Port USB Hub would most definitely ensure we’d never run of ports again–a godsend for overly gadgeted folks.

The best way to tell if you’ve been hit by elite Ninja hackers is to look for telltale 2GB Shuriken USB drives; like true ninjas, they don’t play nice with other flash drives due to their size.

Acer’s budget-friendly Aspire easyStore server not only comes with an Atom CPU, 2GB RAM, 1TB HDD and one-touch USB copy, but three hot-swappable bays, good for up to 7TB.