i201, PQI's Shiny, Colorful Family of USB Flash Drives

Teenagers and young people are among the earliest adopters of new technologies, and this is the reason why most CE manufacturers come up with certain products designed especially for this particular category of consumers. And this is also the case with the latest announcement from PQI, namely the Traveling Disk i201, which offers a range of features that will surely appeal to youngsters (in fact they might the only ones appreciating the wacky colors).

Thus, the drive is available in strawberry pink, banana yellow or blueberry blue, and can be very easily used as a dongle accessory for the mobile phone. Furthermore, a quick release strap is also in place for instant detachment, and the drive is also water, dust, shock and vibration proof, which means that it can pretty much protect the user's data at any cost.

In terms of storage capacity, the Traveling Disk i201 offers no surprises as it comes in 1 GB, 2GB and 4 GB versions.

Moreover, the new drives from PQI are compatible with the most common operating systems on the market, including here Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Mac 9.X, Mac 10.X, and are extremely portable, measuring just around 46.5 x 24 x 2.7 mm, at a weight of just around 1.35 grams. It's tiny alright, but be careful not to sit on it!

Moreover, much as most other modern drives, the i201 also supports the setup of a software suite. Thus, users can always download and install "My Drive" from PQI's website, a collection of applications that includes file security management, PC-Lock and My Favorites synchronization functions with user friendly interfaces.

According to the company's statement, the new family of USB flash drives will mostly likely make its "grand" debut at CES 2008, and perhaps that's the moment when we'll receive some much needed pricing information as well.

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