Small device packs big storage; Iomega's Micro Mini lets you store and go.Whether you're a "clipper clipper, type of sailing ship, designed for speed. Long and narrow, the clipper had the greatest beam aft of the center; the bow cleaved the waves; and the ship carried, besides topgallant and royal sails, skysails and moonrakers—a veritable cloud of sails. " or a "looper looper, name for caterpillars that move with a looping motion, including the inchworm and the cabbage looper. looper or cankerworm or inchworm ," Iomega's new Micro Mini lets you carry your storage in style. The tiny 128MB Iomega Micro Mini USB Refers to smaller USB plugs and sockets that are used on digital cameras, cellphones and other handheld devices. They come in A and B types as seen in the following illustration. See USB.  2.0 drive weighs just 9 grams (0.3 ounces) and is roughly the size of a pendant pendantor pendent In architecture, a sculpted ornament suspended from a vault or ceiling, especially an elongated boss (carved keystone) at the junction of the intersecting ribs of the fan vaulting associated with the English Perpendicular style. . It lets you store and share MP3s, video clips, data, digital images, and more with simple plug-and-play ease. The USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0's capabilities mean you can transfer information up to seven times faster than USB 1.1. The Micro Mini is currently available in 64MB and 128MB configurations, with 256MB units expected later this year. The device ships with Iomega's Active Disk technology, so there's no need to load software onto your PC, Mac, or Linux machine; simply plug in the Micro Mini to launch the applications. Also included in the package: three changeable color caps, a neck chain, a key clip, and a USB extension cord. The device is clearly aimed at the trend-setting college crowd, but for those not ready to "go gently," into maturity, it's still a cool (and practical) way to store and transfer (www.iomega.com; $69.95) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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