Researchers at Arizona State University have discovered a new technique for manipulating charged copper particles at the molecular scale. What that means for us, is low-cost, low-power computer memory – like a terabyte-sized flash drive!

"A thumb drive using our memory could store a terabyte of information," says Michael Kozicki, director of ASU’s Center for Applied Nanoionics, which developed the technology. "All the current limitations in portable electronic storage could go away. You could record video of every event in your life and store it."

This new technology has a catchy name too – nano-ionics, a field that focuses on moving and transforming positively charged atoms.

The Jobo GIGA One Ultra offers portable storage for photos at transfer speeds of 1 GB of data in about three minutes, reaching up to 5.47 MB per second. The new GIGA one ultra is USB 2.0 compatible, features a large 2” LCD screen, a sturdy aluminium casing, and covered media card slots for protection against dust and dirt.

“The new easy-to-use JOBO GIGA one ultra is the perfect solution for today’s on-the-go digital photographer,” said Johannes Bockemuehl-Simon, JOBO’s CEO. “Not only is this new unit extremely fast when it comes to downloading all digital data for safe and reliable backup storage, this next generation GIGA one is available in various capacities and price points sure to please budget-minded photographers looking for the best their money can buy.”

This new unit accepts all popular media cards featuring slots for CompactFlash (CF) I/II, Microdrive, SecureDigital (SD), SDHC, (Memory Stick) MS, MS Pro, MS Duo, and MultiMediaCard (MMC). In addition, the GIGA one ultra can store digital data in popular file formats such as RAW, JPG, TIFF, MP3, doc, xls, ppt, etc.

Available at the end of October 2007, the GIGA one ultra will be offered with four different storage capacities – 40 GB, 80 GB and 120 GB and 200 GB and retail prices are expected to be € 149, € 199, € 229, € 329 respectively.

Perpetual Kids found out a way to make hoola hoops portable..why would anyone ever do this? Who knows but you can get one for about $50.

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Asus has a super ultra-portable laptop with the U1E model with its 11.1-inch WXGA display in a 2.2 package. Specs include Intel Core Duo ULV7500 processor, up to 2GB of RAM, a 100GB hard drive, and built-in WiFi and Bluetooth, with an external DVD burner. Expected to sell for €1,999 (or $2,844) in Italy next month.

This glossy little cutie with removable interface cover for added protection represents LaCie’s Little Disk family of portable storage from 30 to 250 gigabytes.

The Little Disk is driver-free and pre-formatted for simple, one-step installation across all platforms and come in either 1.8- or 2.5-inch formats and with USB or Firewire connectivity.

“Designed for simplicity, the 1.8- and 2.5-inch drives are extremely portable and are bus powered, eliminating the need for A/C power. So whether you are on a bus, taking the train, or relaxing at the park, your data is always accessible.” said Nolwenn Rozen, LaCie product manager.

Suggested retail prices start at $99.99 for the 1.8-inch, $89.99 for the 2.5- inch USB 2.0 and $119.99 for the 2.5-inch Combo.