There are gadgets and gimmicks being released upon the public constantly, some have turned out to be duds and some have been wildly successful. Look at the success of the Apple Ipod
The Econsumershop,as its name implies, keeps an eye focused on the dramatic industry called consumer electronics and attempts to bring or blend the electronic technology with the consumer.
One of the burgeoning areas is in the area of digital storage. Prices are decreasing dramatically while capacities are increasing exponentially.
One of the more popular items is the thumb size multimeg hard drive. The gadgets are not more than two inches long and uses the new Universal Serial Bus 2.0 Technology, which means it can transfer data ten times faster than the old USB devices.
All computers should have a USB port , so portable data transfer should be definte plus for almost every one
Storage capacities range from 64 Meg up to 80 Gigabytes.
As a comparison, 64 Meg is enough storage to hold 50 digital photos,18 MP3 music files or 44- 4.5 in floppies worth of data.
Imagine working around with library of congress on your Key chain.
The advanced features of some models requires access via passwords or biometric identifcation using fingerprint readers or scanners. The same technology that is showing up in some popular notebook models.
The devices should help increase productiviity as may or may not like to take your work any where you go.
Before you leave work at night, you insert the memory key into tthe USB port on your desktop, drag all the file you need, onto it, and at home you transfer them to your PC. No need to log around folders and pages, everything on your keychain.
They now come housed in a variety of colours and shapes, so you can accessorize your wardrobe while being functional.
Author Bio:
A self-confessed gadget freak, with extensive background in electronics. Membership in AMSE,IEEE,and operates website http://www.eConsumershop.com. A love for electronics that is also coupled with a passion for writing,has been on-line for the last several years.