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A metal tube with magic dust in it? Maybe. A diving bug? More or less. It 's the XtremKey LaCie, a key suitable for those of you who are not very careful where they keep their devices. The capacity can reach 64GB, while the two mm thick coating, thread and rubber gasket makes this flash drive shockproof to 5 meters, at temperatures between 200 ° and -50 °, as well as underwater up to, hear hear, 100 meters deep.
The shell is made zamac, a metal alloy composed of zinc, aluminum, magnesium and copper and can support the weight of a truck of 10 tons. All this does not compromise on portability, since its height does not exceed 76mm.

The writing speed reaches 30 Mbp / s, while the reading reaches 40 Mbp / s.
The XtremKey is available since last month with storage capacities ranging from 8 to 64GB at a retail price that starts at 50 euros.
[Source: LaCie]

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iPad VS eBook Reader which to choose?

The debate was ignited on the web: to read ebooks the best solution is the new Apple iPad, or the classics ebook readers like the Amazon Kindle or the Nook? The answers, as always, are numerous ...

Each of these devices obviously has the advantages that others can not offer, technological limitations and accurate choices, and the launch of the new tablet has certainly generated confusion among fans because of the conceptual similarity of these devices with the ebook reader.

But what are the differences of these gadgets? The first and most important difference: the display.

The new iPad it relies on a color display with touchscreen technology that allows you to easily view images and text color satisfying the taste, while the ebook reader can count on the display based on E Ink technology, which riproducucono texts and pages in black and white.

What is the difference between these two particular technologies? Essentially the readability, which reproduces the E Ink display the appearance of printed and impact on battery life, significantly higher than that which can provide a tablet with LCD display.

The most important is linked to the price and the needs of each user, given the differences between the expensive iPad, which starts from $ 499, and normal ebook reader like the Kindle and the Nook, which are for sale with price ranging from 149 to 199 euros.
A remarkable range of prices, which implies an important consideration before buying based on the actual usefulness and functionality that these devices can offer: iPad offers multimedia, web browsing and more, and on balance may be considered as a mini computer, while the ebook reader to read e-books only come in black and white.

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