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lacie usb keys open up a world of frustration

lacie-keys

LaCie have made it their mission to come up with creative and entertaining products that allow customers to unintentionally destroy or misplace their data as easily as possible. After releasing their coin-shaped CurrenKey flash-drives, LaCie now present to us flash drives that look like keys. Prepare to lose data in the name of industrial design.…

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March 14th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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lacie 5big network drive looks like hal 9000’s brother

Designer Neil Poulton got the inspiration for the domed glowing light on the outside of his latest hard drive design from the red light on the face of HAL 9000, the infamous computer from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The new LaCie 5big Network storage array is designed for small and medium workgroups looking for a…

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October 12th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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lacie golden disk: it’s getting gold outside

LaCie Golden Disk by Ora-Ito

Ah, Gold. Computer peripheral maker LaCie has really stepped up their game lately, working with world-renowned artists like Karim Rashid and Neil Poulton to help create some truly stunning accessories. Now they’ve enlisted the help of Ora-Ïto to come up with their latest creation, the Golden Disk.
Looking like a soft pillow of molten gold,…

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September 11th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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the lacie huby: what the heck is that thing on your desk?

LaCie Huby USB Firewire Hub

This is quite possibly the strangest looking apparatus that I’ve seen in quite some time.

The LaCie Huby is a truly odd looking USB and Firewire hub that emphasizes the cables on your desktop, rather than hiding them away. The bulb-shaped device provides you with an additional 4 USB ports and 2 Firewire ports at…

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December 2nd, 2006 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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