Seagate’s world’s first 3TB external hard drive has been announced for the Indian market. For starters, 3TB of space can hold up to 120 HD movies, 1,500 games and innumerable music and images.

Seagate’s GoFlesk Desk range boasts a special feature that makes it compatible with the latest interface. It predominantly supports USB 2.0 interface but buy a USB 3.0 or FireWire 800 adapter and you’d have the drive transfer data at faster speeds.

Seagate is currently selling the drive with USB 2.0 adapter for Rs. 18,500.

If you’re looking for an external storage solution in a pocket-sized form factor, look no further than this offering from LaCie. Dubbed as Rikiki or “tiny” in French supports USB 2.0 interface and holds up to 640GB of data in a small 109.7x75x13.4mm footprint.

The Rikiki also comes pre-loaded with a USB boost and backup software and an aluminum exterior that is not only aesthetically soothing but also provides some protection.

Its available in capacities of 250/500/640GB at prices of $75/110/150.

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We knew Samsung’s 1.8-inch SpinPoint N2 drives were small enough to sneak easily into gadgets but selling these drives as external and measuring not more than credit cards is extraordinary. These USB powered drives are being sold in China (maybe even in Korea and Japan) in its signature glossy piano black finish. Looks are the only thing you’re paying for because the specs aren’t interesting with 4200 RPM and a read/write rate of 27/23MB per second. There are different storage options available but the 120GB variant is selling for around $290.

[Via Engadget]

Environment friendly devices are the new rage in electronics arena. And the newest addition is SimpleTech [re]drive from Fabrik. The company has tried to make its product eco-friendly in every aspect. Starting from its chassis, it is made up of a combination of recyclable aluminum for durability and bamboo wood to make it sustainable. Going under the hood, we can find turbo USB 2.0 support which means it is 25 percent faster than the conventional USB 2.0 drives and 90 percent less power consumption over the life of the drive. That’s 475 lbs of CO2 less emitted in the atmosphere. It also bundles an Energy Star Level 4 adaptor further helping to keep the electricity consumption low.

The 500GB drive will retail at a price of $160.

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