The USB technology has been one of the sucess stories of the computing world.The USB drives are now longer devices that can hold a little information but they can now be used for storing large amounts of data with storage capacities going as far as 500GB and more.And the sizes of these devices have also reduced drastically.But have you ever wondered which is the smallest USB flash drive,that is in terms of size,not the storage capacity?


The answer to this is the Active Media Products’ WINK flash drive. The Wink Flash drive measures just 1.2 x 0.5 x 0.1 inches and weighs just about 1/20th of an ounce. To reduce the size and weight, Active  Media have not included the cap for the USB connection. But inspite of all the small size and weight, the WINK drive is by no means a fragile product.It is actually coated to make it waterproof and also has a second high impact polymer casing.The outer case also features an eye hole for an included chain and an embossed wink face,hence the name.

The WINK drive is also by no means meant for only small amounts of storage, with the WINK drive available in 2GB,4GB,8GB and 16GB versions.The WINK is also fully compactible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 and there needs no extra drivers to run on most operating systems.I am not sure whether it is available in India. The WINK costs around 8$ for the 2GB version and 38$ for the 16GB version in the US markets.

Just to provide you with an insight of how small the WINK is, take a look at the image where the WINK is alongside a cube.The WINK flash drive is no doubt a small wonder.

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