256GB Kingston DataTraveler 300

via Gizmodo by John Herrman on 7/20/09

Here's your cold, bitter, daily dose of hardware obsolescence: Just a month after passing the already-ridiculous 128GB barrier, Kingston has released the 256GB DataTraveler 300. It isn't available in the US, but if/when it is, it'll run around $900.

Naildrive Hits 16GB

via Gizmodo by Jesus Diaz on 6/24/09

Madness. 16GB in this Buffalo RUF2 flash naildrive just 5mm long. Translated to the Imperial system, that's 16GB in a on tiny-itty-bitty-thingamajig.