The World’s Smallest USB Flash Drive
I received a package today from a company call Super Talent. They’re a Taiwanese manufacturer of memory products. You may have not heard of them because they’re mostly an ODM and make products for well known brand names. However, Super Talent has been giving a go at marketing products under their own name. It’s a smart move and a good way to leverage your production capacity.
Super Talent’s products range from RAM to Solid State Drives (SSD) to the world’s smallest USB flash drive, which was what they sent me. The Super Talent Pico is an 8GB USB drive that measures just 31.3mm x 12.4mm x 3.4mm. Besides being extremely small, the drive is also water resistant.
I like the thank Super Talent for the drive. However, I do have a question about the way they shipped it. Watch the video and you’ll understand.
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Hmmm……..not so super talented after all
Reply to this commentBut still.. it’s pretty small!
Reply to this commentSmall things should be packed in bigger boxes not to get lost..
Reply to this commentPretty funny parody of this video at Random Video Chow.
Reply to this commentAt least they’re saving the earth with their minimal packaged device. You should repost this on Earth Day.
Reply to this commentSaving the Earth? Well Since the device gets more use than the box it is transported in, I don’t think I could agree with that. They are responsible for using an environmentally friendly packaging solution as well. If it were shipped from overseas, I could kinda understand, maybe not a lot of options. But maybe this is a wake-up call to FedEx and UPS to create smaller packaging for smaller items.
Reply to this commentwow thats small! But John, have you heard about JohnCow.com ITS FOR SALE! You should buy it and make something out of it!
Reply to this commentFor sale???? How much?
Reply to this comment$25-50K Says he is too busy with his move to OZ. I think he just got bored though. Doesn’t have the staying power. It was fun while it lasted. I wonder if someone will buy it and do something with it.
Reply to this commentThe other option would be to use an envelop which could possibly of caused it damage during shipment FedEx advises “If shipping fragile items, use a FedEx Box.”
Reply to this commentThat’s small, but you actually own an even SMALLER one making this the SECOND Smallest USB Drive
Reply to this commentAre you thinking of that Kingmax drive? That one is physically smaller but it has a smaller capacity too. Super Talent is saying that this is the smallest 8GB drive.
Reply to this commentI think they had a 4 GB a while ago. Probably not a huge stretch to go 8 GB pretty quick.
Reply to this commentThis 8GB is smaller than my Kingmax 4GB.
Reply to this commentI have the world’s smallest usb… but it’s only 2gb. I’m sure they’ll come up with an 8gb with the same form factor soon. It’s awesome being able to carry a usb drive on your phone!
Reply to this commentThat was pretty fast. I just wrote about the announcement of this product on Mobile Magazine only a short while ago.
My experience with Super Talent MP3/MP4 players has been less than thrilling. Given the lack of UI issues for a flash drive, this product might be fine.
Reply to this commentI just got a Rally Turbo 2 for review and its trotting along at 28MB/s, too bad it’s only 4gb.
Reply to this commentHow are the speeds of the Pico for you John? I would hate to see it as a sub-par performing drive.
Gadget after gadget. When will the madness stop.
Reply to this commentMinimal packaging will help save the enviroment. I like small electronic devices. I need to make more money online from my website in order to purchase one.
Reply to this commenthaha…Hmm…what about the one I won from FutureLooks wayyy back when? Isn’t that even smaller?
Reply to this commentNo, it’s not.
Reply to this commentNice gift! I can just imagine that some intern was given the task to Fedex the drive to you and the only Fedex packaging available was that size box. I ran into a similar situation when I was working as a Production Assistant on a movie last year. Bottom line is to get the package on the truck. Worry about the size of it later.
Reply to this commentI was about to say this too.. sounds about right.
Reply to this commentSo little yet is has a capacity of 8 gb.
Reply to this commentLate April Fool’s perhaps?
-Mike
Reply to this commentI wouldn’t put it past him.
Reply to this commentI wonder if it will have a problem in the memory storage…
Reply to this commentMan gadgets these days are really cute.
Reply to this commentThat flip video recorder and now this mini flash drive
Nice, I want one, I can go snorkelling and have my music website backed up in my pocket!!
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Man, you are very lucky to get such gifts and then criticize
Hope you will give it away to your great readers.
Reply to this commentnice suggestion… that something should be shared after all LOL… LOL
Reply to this commentLol… what seemed to them to send a thumbnail size in a so much big box…
Reply to this commentIt amazing how small things are getting, but for the real goodies we still have to wait. Can you say nano?
Reply to this commentI had a the same situation with Tigerdirect.com…ordered one stick of RAM for my laptop and got a huge box…Anyway first time visitor on your blog site and its great and informative.
Reply to this commentHow small can they get huh ? . But its still holds 8 GB!. I love one of those man!. Hey john! why not hold a contest for that ?
Reply to this commentIsn’t that FedEx’s smallest box? They would of put it in one of their envelopes surrounded by bubble wrap.
Though FedEx does let you ship items with your own packaging but if you have an account with them they give you a small amount of their own boxes to ship stuff with.
Oh well. I’d hate to loose that flashdrive.
Reply to this commentI don’t get too excited about seeing these extremely small USB drives. I like them to be at least a certain size, otherwise I end up losing them. If they are too small, they can be harder to find.
Reply to this commenthaha that video made me laugh.
Reply to this commentYou guys… they had to use such a large box becuause the flash drive has so much power packed into it’s shiny stainless steel case, that it could burst.
That beats the Petito I blogged about last week.
Reply to this commentYeah… that is a large box for the world’s smallest USB drive.
Reply to this commentHey, why is the video gone?
Reply to this comment“We’re sorry, this video is no longer available”
Reply to this commentwhat??????mm????
Reply to this commentoh no, it is cool but maybe easy to lost it….hahahah=p
Wild, pretty bizarre packaging for a small USB drive. The gift is pretty cool though, regardless of how they packaged it.
Reply to this commentThat is exactly what I think Alan. The USB itself is pretty cool. Forget the rest.
Reply to this commenthaha.
thats actually very funny. did they have a ton of packing materials in there?
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Got mine today to, same thing here with a HUGE box where the product was wrapped in a padded envelope.
Reply to this commenthaha weird packaging. nice usb tho. the epitome of portable
Reply to this commentI need to shove a few of those into my iPhone!
Reply to this commentThey make memories?
Reply to this commentNo, they store memories.
Reply to this commentThat’s awesome…but with FedEx and UPS you can never be too careful, stuff gets smashed if it’s in a small box.
Reply to this commentAh lucky you. I want one just like that .. I better get contacting these people lol.
Reply to this commentI actually just yesterday, after reading this post, saw a friend with a drive that looked almost exactly the same. I asked her what brand it was, but it wasn’t identical, unfortunately.
Reply to this commentMany companies do that & I don’t get it either. Even when companies are shipping their products to stores’ warehouses, they’ll put their small product in a big box & lots of tissue wrapping. You’d think they were shipping diamonds.
Cool USB drive though!
Reply to this commentthey sent it in a larger box so it wouldn’t “disappear” between asia and here.
Reply to this commentThat sure is small. It must be quite weak though?
Reply to this commentIt’s just like the packaging in Costco. They make it super humongous so that you can’t steal the stuff by putting it in your pocket.
Was the box filled with a whole bunch of bubble wrap or did the thing just bounce around in there?
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