All I can say is, any gadget that’s covered in leather, chrome or exotic wood-y skin can be very, very chic and sexy.
Like this portal HD from Brinell, for example. Probably one of the most chic external HDs I’ve seen around. And of course, for something that looks this good, it doesn’t have a pocket-friendly price. The HDs cost a whopping $250-$350! Woohoo!
Brinelle Purestorage HD comes in 2 sizes (and I’m not talking about the storage capacity): Purestorage XS (1.8″) and Purestorage S (2.5″). The storage capacity on the other hand can go upto 500GB capacity.
I personally love the ones …read more

Here’s a little quirky product from Quirky: The Split Stick.
The Split Stick is basically a double-sided USB thumb drive that allows you to organize your files into two (2) categories. Office and personal, Home and Away, His and Hers or whatever category you can think of.
The quirky Split Stick is two, two-gigabyte retractable USB drives that are built into one slim (four gigabyte) stick. – Quirky
The casing will be made of anodized aluminum body (think iPod) with a rubber layer for additional protection.
My favorite feature: it will be available in a variety of colors! From orange, blue, red, black, pink, …read more

I’m loving these uberly girly looking external hard drives from Samsung.
It’s called the Mini S2 portable HDD and it seems like it was really made for women.
Aside from looking like a compact make up mirror or kit, if you look closely, the designs are lined up little hearts! And it’s also available in colors only women would pick, haha.
Available in sizes ranging from 160GB to 500GB.
For now, there’s no news about its price and its availability.
[ Image courtesy of Samsung ]

Here’s another cute USB Flash Drive to add to your growing collection.
This Limited Edition LUXEKitty from Style Synch has 4GB capacity and is covered with bling, designed like Hello Kitty!
This item is up for bid and currently retails for $42.
Where to buy: Style Synch
Price: $42
[ Image courtesy of Stych ]

Every Gadgenista should own an external HD. Where else will you store all your downloaded videos and music when you have no more space on your desktop or laptop? And how about the gazillion photos that you took?
Anyway, here’s another trendy looking external HD from A-DATA, the NH92. Not only is it extremely slim, it’s pretty light-weight, as it is made from aluminum.
It comes with a unique leather pouch so you won’t have a hard time storing it. It comes in three colors: light silver, cherry pink and ocean blue.
Available in 250GB and 500GB capacity.
Where to buy: A-Data
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Hope everyone is having a practical joke-free April fool’s day! And with that, I’m leaving you guys with this morbidly cute Watchmen The Comedian Smiley 1GB USB thumb drive!
“I never said it was a good joke! I’m just playin’ along with the gag . . .” – Watchmen
Price: $12.99
Where to buy: eBay

I used to dislike SpongeBob. I hated it when I would catch my brother watching SpongeBob, and I would hear Spongebob’s annoying voice.
It drove me insane.
But now I have a new found respect for SpongeBob as he is now the face of a 64GB USB drive!
WOW! 64GB!!!!!
Memorette launched this square-shaped 64GB USB drive in Korea this month and is expected to be displayed at the upcoming CeBIT 2009.
No news on the pricing.
*shakes head* SpongeBob. Really, of all things!
[ Image courtesy of AVING USA ]

I personally feel creeped out with this Kyoto CatBar USB Drive from GeekStuff4U.
I don’t know why, but seeing a cat grin at you while it is hanging by its bum… well, I just find that image disturbing.
Anyway, that’s just me. Haha.
But seriously though, this adorable 2GB handmade cat USB drive is made of genuine Chirmen material. Chirmen is a traditional heavy crepe cloth for kimono.
That probably explains why this a USB drive with 2GB capacity is so expensive!
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Price: ¥5,990.00 or $61.20
Where to buy: GeekStuff4U
[ Image courtesy of GeekStuff4U ]

Yes, you can and this is made possible by Rapid Repair!
Rapid Repair is selling 1.8 inch Toshiba hard drives with 240GB of storage and these drives are compatible with 1st Gen and 2nd Gen iPod Videos!
That’s an additional 80GB more compared to the 160GB iPod Classic.
If you have $300 to spare, and if you’re willing to void your warranty (though I think by NOW most 1st Gen and 2nd Gen iPod videos are out of warranty… so…) then head on over to Rapid Repair.
You can opt to install the drive yourself (if you have the know-how, or feeling plain adventurous) …read more

I’m probably one of those people who would be thrilled to get an external HD for Christmas. Really. It’s actually on my Christmas list!
I’m actually eye-ing a pink WD external HD but these Seagate FreeAgent Go external drives aren’t so bad either. Especially now that they’re available in other colors, too!
Comes in 10 different shades: Think Pink, Ruby Red, Solar Orange, Spring Green, Forest Green, Royal Blue, Sky Blue, Champagne Gold, Titanium Silver and Tuxedo Black.
Price: 250GB ($120), 320GB ($150), and 500GB ($200)
Where to buy: Seagate
[ Image courtesy of Cnet ]