Flash-based portable storage devices come in a wide array of shapes and sizes nowadays, and one of the most peculiar such shape is that of a watch. Several manufacturers came up with such designs throughout time, including the people over at Edge Tech Corp, who launched back in the first half of 2004 their DiskGO USB Watch Drive, a flash drive hidden within the casing of a fully-functional watch.



Thus, the face of the watch hides up to 1GB of flash memory that can be connected, via USB port, to any modern PC or Mac. More than a sharp-looking watch, the DiskGO USB Watch Drive is a fully functioning USB flash drive, plugging directly into a computer's USB port and appearing as a hard drive on your desktop. The DiskGO USB Watch Drive allows for easy transfer and storage of digital photos, songs, and all other important files. Secure password protection software is built-in for added security.



Moreover, the device assures some pretty high data storage capacities (256MB / 512MB / 1GB models available), although the data transfer rates are quite low (1000KB/S reading speed, 750KB/s writing speed). The drive also comes packed with password protection software, and works quite well under a wide range of operating systems, namely Windows: 98SE, ME, 2000, Windows XP or later; Linux: 2.4.0 or later; Mac OS 9.x or later; Mac OSX 10.1.5 or later.



The watch module provides some interesting features of its own. Thus, it's water resistant down to 100 meters, shockproof, and can resist an electrical discharge of up to 15,000 volts. The device also features a graphite-colored band with chrome plated case, luminescent hands, a date stamp window and is powered by a rechargeable Li-Ion battery.



The devices from the DiskGO USB Watch Drive series retail for around $49.95 - $58.76, depending on the storage capacity, which are some pretty fair prices to pay for these devices, taking into consideration the features they have to offer.