USB flash drives are easily damageable. If you dropped a flash drive on the floor and someone accidentally stepped on it, the drive would usually be gone. So, to address the common handling issues of careless users, LaCie have announced their LaCie XtremKey, which is a USB flash drive housed in the sturdiest shell of the era that will survive all sorts of tortures including water, drop, extreme temperatures and pressure etc.
The LaCie XtremKey is able to resist water, pressure, and it’ll be working well at 333 feet deep under the water. And some more it’s able to survive extreme temperatures as low as -58 degree Fahrenheit (-50 degree Celsius) and as high as 392 degree Fahrenheit (200 degree Celsius).
The LaCie XtremKey is also claimed to be strong enough to withstand pressure from 10-ton truck rolls over it, thanks to the Zamac material that makes up its shell – the kind of metal alloy composed of Zinc, Aluminum, magnesium and copper.
The XtremeKy is available in capacities ranging from 8GB to 64GB, with the 8GB priced at $50 and headed to the market sometime in August 2010.
via hardwaresphere
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