Posted by Computer Crackpot on September 25, 2007 9:57 PM
Recently, Corsair announced a brand new flash drive with a difference--- Flash Readout USB drives. It is not trying to attract our attention by its weird and crazy design but has kept the flash drive neat and simple, quite like the normal ones available. However, it is different from the normal ones, as it displays data for: the capacity used, free capacity and features a personal ID/lable. The drive features the built in display, which lets you know how much of storage space you have already used. The used space information is indicated by a pie chart.
The unused storage capacity information is displayed by four digits. It features labeling system, which lets you personalize the content.The Bi-stable Cholesteric display also stores the info and is capable of displaying the stored information for up to a year without a battery
The 4GB will cost you approximately $76. If you are interest, you can visit the product page and order one.
Features:
• Built in display showing volume label, free capacity and used capacity - no battery required!
• 11 Character programmable alphanumeric label
• Plug & Play functionality in Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME, Linux 2.4.0 and later, Mac OS 9, X and later.
• Lanyard and USB extension cable included
• Supports sustained read speed up to 25MB/sec
• Supports sustained write speed up to 11MB/sec



