Cool Stuff/Tiny Storage

Keychain-sized USB Flash Memory "Disks"


 * Agaté Technologies Q USB Hard Drive
 * M-Systems Disk On Key
 * Trek Thumb Drive
 * JMTek Flash USBDrive

Only slightly larger than these is the [[Zi O]! MMC] card reader, which uses tiny industry-standard removable MMC or SD memory cards, which are used in new PDAs like the Palm m500 or the Hand Era330, and some MP3 players like the Compaq PA-1. [[Zi O]! specs]

Best choice for:


 * size: ThumbDrive
 * no driver install needed: DiskOnKey (still needs driver install on Win98)
 * password security: ThumbDrive Secure, DiskOnKey
 * flexibility, expandability: ZiO! MMC

 CompactFlash Hard Drive


 * IBM Microdrive, capacities up to 1Gb.

Media Formats


 * CompactFlash
 * MultiMediaCard / Secure Digital cards
 * SmartMedia
 * Sony Memory Stick (proprietary, not recommended)
 * P-Tag (personal medical records "dog tag")