Re: Re: new storage devices

["Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

This has a really cool application also...

You can store your PGP keys on it.

Quite a simple thing to configure a laptop so that it's dial-up interface
uses PGPNet to encrypt all traffic to your private network, but the usual
hassle is that the PGP Keys then live on your laptop, and are open to
potential attack.

(PGPNet keys do not rely on a passphrase)

if you store the PGPNet Keys on one of these little USB Pen things, then
configure the software to look for them, you have a rather neat Secure VPN
solution. :)

Ian.

----- Original Message -----
From: <geraint@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 12:49 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: new storage devices


Sounds exactly like the "pen-drive" that Scan has in.

Was on today only.....64mb was £69+vat, 256mb version was £199+vat

Look very useful, but seems the memory is the expensive part, as the
cheapest 16mb version is only £26.50 so that means the memory is
being charged somewhere along the lines of £170 for 256mb.....bear in
mind that this in PC133 factor is now sub £20, so a lot of money for
making it small enough to fit.

I'm going to wait a month or so, as I think the prices will plummet,
but will get one, as this would hold ALL the personal files I need
and then some without lumping around a laptop. I like....a lot

Regards
Geraint.


--- In ukha_d@y..., "Brendan" <jbh@i...> wrote:
> Read the following just now.
>
> Anyone seen / used them?
>
> Brendan
>
>
>
> M-Systems has invented a really cool little storage device called
> DiskOnKeys. The device is thimble-sized -- well more
>
> AA battery-sized -- and plugs into your USB port. Right now, the
devices
> support up to 32MB but a 512MB is on the way.
>
> What M-Systems did was put a little CPU in the case along with some
other
> dense electronics. The device should be
>
> thought of as another floppy in that your boot up will probably
hang if you
> leave it plugged in. On the other hand,
>
> you can save 32MB and tuck it away real easy.
>
> We don't think this device will replace the Zip drive until they
get the 1GB
> size ready, but it sure beats a stack of
>
> floppies or all that Zip drive hardware.
>
> Another interesting aspect of the DiskOnKeys is that it's plug and
go.
> There's nothing to configure, no drivers, nada.
>
> Easy back-ups for essential files, we'd say.
>
> Dell and others are selling the devices for $50 -$100,  depending
on size.
> The word that we got was that those
>
> prices are padded with a hefty margin.
>
> Look for DiskOnKeys to pop up in various shopping services in the
near
> future.



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