Not a bad price for these USB flash drives, but keep in mind that Newegg charges $5 for shipping. The rebate is only good for one flash drive, as a reader noted below.
What: SimpleTech Bonzai Xpress 512MB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model STI-UFDBXA/512
How much: $4.99 after $10 mail-in rebate
Web sites launch all the time, but they also shut their doors. We highlight 15 that bit the dust this year.
Let the debate begin: Was the iPhone more important than iTunes? Was anything bigger than Google finding a great business model? CNET offers its list of the 10 most important stories of the '00s.
Recent posts on technology, trends, and more.
Add this feed to your online news reader
The Wisdom of Clouds
Application packaging for cloud computing: A proposalCloud computing promises new ways to build and deploy distributed applications. So why are we so hung up on the old ones?
Gallery
En route to GPS-based air traffic control (images)
Technically Incorrect
AT&T, Luke Wilson try smaller coverage numberIn a new Luke Wilson ad, AT&T claims its 3G network covers 230 million people. This contrasts with ads from November that featured total coverage rather than just 3G.
Beyond Binary
Visual Studio launch delayed by 'a few weeks'Microsoft says it's still working to resolve some performance issues related to the Visual Studio 2010 developer tool suite, which was slated for a March release.
Video
Deep-sea volcanic explosion--part 2 (video)
Digital Media
China arrests thousands in Web porn crackdownThe Chinese government says it arrested more than 5,000 people in 2009 in an effort to crack down on Web porn use, according to Reuters.
Video
Deep-sea volcanic explosion--part 1 (video)
The Social
For eBay sellers, a holiday hamster hangoverThe gift frenzy over Zhu Zhu Pets leaves some power sellers feeling like they've just run a marathon--but the steep price tags driven by scarcity lead to some impressive profits.
Cutting Edge
NASA's next frontier: Venus, the moon, or an asteroidAgency selects three finalists in a competition to help determine where to focus its attention to get the most scientific value out of research into our solar system.
Gallery
NASA trains WISE eye on the sky (photos)
Crave
Robots in 2009: The wackier, the betterNo surprise here--some of the silliest and oddest robots of the year gone by were to be found in Japan. But who could top Taiwan's kissing bots?
Green Tech
Green-tech venture investing cools off in 2009Green tech is still attracting billions of dollars a year, but the amount of money has shrunk significantly as investors began to focus on start-ups with the most potential.
