New innovations for USB drives

Royal Consumer Information Products' Royal EZVue Vista drive is equipped with a scrolling screen to display the file name and folder stored inside while Satugo is a digital camera and acts as a USB device and webcam. .

Electronic paper technology USB access

Lexar JumpDrive Mercury.Photo: EnGadget

Lexar's JumpDrive Mercury (USA) is one of the first USB drives equipped with an electronic paper screen, capable of notifying the remaining capacity of the device. The product is developed based on E Ink's technology and battery-free operation. JumpDrive Mercury was first introduced in the consumer electronics exhibition CES 2006 in Las Vegas earlier this month, with capacities of 1 GB and 2 GB at the prices of 100 USD and 170 USD respectively.

See the contents of the drive

Royal EZVue Vista.Photo: MobileMag

Royal EZVue Vista produced by Royal Consumer Information Products is a USB memory drive with a monitor that allows viewing content stored in it without connecting to a computer. The black and white screen is able to display 2 file names at the same time and 4 keys to switch between files and folders. The drive has a capacity of 128 MB to 1 GB with prices ranging from 50 to 150 USD.

USB camera

Satugo.Photo: satugo.com

Satugo by two Danish design experts Larsen Jacobsen and Eschel Jacobsen is not an ordinary digital camera. It is a ball that captures images with a 3 megapixel resolution. Users can also tap to activate the built-in timer system. The camera is also equipped with a cable to the USB port on the computer and turns itself into a storage device or a webcam. Jacobsens said the product will sell for $ 69 by the end of the year