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LaCie's CurrenKey USB flash drive looks like a quaint little coin

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Computing | by Samuel Axon | Tue Dec 2, 2008 11:19AM | 0 comments

LaCie is well known for making storage devices of striking and unusual design, and its USB 2.0 flash drives follow the tradition closely. The product is called CurrenKey, and it's shaped like a coin that you can twist to reveal the USB connector. There are two models: a 4GB key (a bronze penny) for $20 and a 8GB one (a silver dime) for $30. The storage capacity is printed in place of a currency value. Both were conceived by a group called 5.5 Designers, and the links below clearly show that these cute coins are conversation starters.

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