SmartDisk's FireLite XPress storage
updated 01:50 pm EDT, Mon May 15, 2006
FireLite XPress storage
SmartDisk today introduced FireLite XPress, the portable, palm-sized hard drive that includes a unique cholesteric liquid crystal display. The always-on display is readable without power, identifies the drive by a user-designated name, indicates the last date that information was recorded and provides a table of contents for the drive. According to the company, the display provides excellent readability even in direct sunlight, allows for wide-angle viewing and exhibits high brightness and contrast. The palm-sized FireLite drives weigh about six ounces and are “Mass Storage Class” peripherals, requiring no driver installation when used with operating systems like Mac OS X, Mac OS 9, Windows XP and Windows Me. All FireLite drives, including the new XPress, feature BounceBack Express backup software. They will ship in June for $200 (60GB) and $300 (120GB).
