Apr 12, 2011 15:05 GMT  ·  By

Padlocks usually serve to let one lock a door or gate or any container, maybe with the aid of chains or ropes or some such, but it looks like the one invented by Brando isn't exactly intended for this sort of thing.

When seeing any sort of storage unit shaped like a utensil employed for safety in real life, one would expect some measure of data protection.

Secure flash drives, SSDs, HDDs or anything of the sort can have encryption, antivirus software, password protection, fingerprint authentication, etc.

The new product that Brando developed, however, is one that evokes the motif of security only in form, as it is, otherwise, no different form any other flash drive out there.

More specifically, it has the shape of a padlock, a yellow padlock to be exact, no doubt trying to imitate the sheen of brass.

As one would expect, the USB connector is found at the bottom, where the keyhole would normally be, making this more of a metaphorical key to saving files externally, not a lock.

The storage capacity available can be of 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB. While prices range between $21 and $34.

All in all, other than the shape, one might say that there is nothing peculiar about the newcomer, not in regards to even the connectivity interface.

While the USB 3.0 connection may have served as a better justification for the arguably high price (for the capacity at least), it is absent, Brando having settled for USB 2.0.

The other disadvantage is that the wide shape of the lock drive might end up blocking any USB port that happens to be next to the one it ends up being plugged into.

Still, those that want a less than ordinary portable storage stick need only drop by this official web page and place an order.