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October 6, 2008 11:26 AM PDT

Thumbdrive + liquid = coolness

by Dong Ngo

Not my personal choice of liquid, but...

(Credit: CNK Promotions)

I wouldn't recommend putting your thumbdrive in liquid. But how about putting liquid inside your thumbdrive? Now that's cool.

That's exactly what CNK Promotions is offering. The merchandising company sells USB thumbdrives with an acrylic body (PDF) that's hollow and can be filled with the colorful liquid of your choosing. The drives can be made with a customized logo or mascot printed on the case and offer storage space up to 8GB.

Another thing about the liquid-filled thumbdrives is that they can float, which betters the chance of their being found when dropped in water. Whether or not they are actually water-resistant is unclear. However, thumbdrives are known to be very resilient. (My last one died only after I let it run through the laundry process three times--by accident, of course!)

Personally, I think the 8GB capacity is a little small, but I would totally look past that if the drive is filled with gin or vodka. How about you?

Dong Ngo is a CNET editor who covers networking and network storage, and writes about anything else he finds interesting. You can also listen to his podcast at insidecnetlabs.cnet.com. E-mail Dong.
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by Dango517 October 6, 2008 2:25 PM PDT
Sorry, the article does say if it does anything to actually cool the USB drive. I suppose it could fill it up with ice water or a cold beverage of your choice. :)
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by xraydude October 6, 2008 2:47 PM PDT
What's really cool about this thumb drive is that it defies the laws of physics. Look at the way it diverts the beer bubbles, coool!
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by kevsmail October 6, 2008 2:54 PM PDT
And if you find yourself stuck in the middle of nowhere w/your USB key, you have an emergency beer swig to get ya through til Search&Rescue locates you... :)
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by mr. closet organizers February 9, 2009 8:04 AM PST
Love the concept but hate that particular beer brand. <a href="http://vclosets.com">closets</a>
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