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Combined USB hub/flash drive - Possilbly useful for work (and maybe home).

Altough we found this through FunniestGadgets.com (possibly due to the colors), it looks like a cool little design that could be very useful. I could see this on the front port of my work computer Monday through Friday, saving files to it and using it as a hub, then taking it home on the weekend (yeah, right!).

Ritek's specs:
RIDATA USB Flash Drive +Hub-Yego
RIDATA USB drive -Y designs includes two additional USB ports, which allow users to combine each USB drive into a USB HUB and add on more mobile devices. To assure privacy and protection, the USB Flash Drives feature advanced partition and security functions that make it possible for users to create password-protected sectors for the storage of personal or highly confidential material. A tie-style LED indicator shows usage status, assuring there is never any doubt as to which port is currently in use.

Novel Design with two additional ports
Tie style of LED indicator become independent
USB drive plus two extra USB ports
Capacity: 128MB, 256MB, 512MB , 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB
Compliant to USB 2.0 specification
True Plug & Play connecting to USB.
Power Supply: Powered via USB port. No external power or battery needed.
Power save: Support power saving mode to reduce power consumption·
LED indicator: LED indicates usage status.
System Requirement:
.Desktop or notebook computer with USB port.
.Support Driver-free for Windows ME, 2000, XP, and above.
.Support Driver for Windows 98SE.
.Support Mac OS 9.x or later version
.Support Linux Kernel version 2.4 or later version·
Warranty: 2 years.