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1.8 Inch Removable Hard Drives Coming
bedessen writes "According to an article at PCWorld.com, a new type of removable storage known as iVDR will be demonstrated at January's Consumer Electronics Show. The iVDR standard (backed by a consortium consisting of a number of manufacturers) describes a lightweight, compact, removable hard disk drive compatible with a wide range of applications from AV to PC devices. The products on display will come in 2.5" and 1.8" form factors with parallel and serial ATA interfaces. Capacity will start at 80GB for around $170, but manufacturers hope to drop this to under $80 and well as double the capacity by next quarter." Here's hopin'
Bubba was bragging to his boss one day, "You know, I
know everyone there is to know. Just name someone, anyone,
and I know them."
Tired of his boasting, his boss called his bluff, "OK,
Bubba how about Tom Cruise?"
"Sure, yes, Tom and I are old friends, and I can prove
it. " So Bubba and his boss fly out to Hollywood and knock
on Tom Cruise's door, and sure enough, Tom Cruise, shouts,
"Bubba! Great to see you! You and your friend come right
in and join me for lunch! "
Although impressed, Bubba's boss is still skeptical. After
they leave Cruise's house, he tells Bubba that he thinks
Bubba's knowing Cruise was just lucky.
"No, no, just name anyone else," Bubba says.
"President Clinton," his boss quickly retorts.
"Yes," Bubba says, "I know him, let's fly out to Washington."
And off they go. At the White House, Clinton spots Bubba
on the tour and motions him and his boss over, saying,
"Bubba, what a surprise, I was just on my way to a meeting,
but you and your friend come on in and let's have a cup of
coffee first and catch up." Well, the boss is very shaken
by now, but still not totally convinced.
After they leave the White house grounds, he expresses his
doubts to Bubba, who again implores him to name anyone else.
"The Pope," his boss replies. "Sure!" says Bubba.
"My folks are from Poland, and I've known the Pope a long
time."
So off they fly to Rome. Bubba and his boss are assembled
with the masses in Vatican Square when Bubba says, "This
will never work. I can't catch the Pope's eye among all these
people. Tell you what, I know all the guards so let me just
go upstairs and I'll come out on the balcony with the Pope."
And he disappears into the crowd headed toward the Vatican.
Sure enough, half an hour later Bubba emerges with the Pope
on the balcony. But by the time Bubba returns, he finds that
his boss has had a heart attack and is surrounded by paramedics.
Working his way to his boss' side, Bubba asks him, "What happened?"
His boss looks up and says, "I was doing fine until you
and the Pope came out on the balcony and the man next to me
said, "Who's that on the balcony with Bubba?"
Note how it's made largely in part from Kevlar materials? What else is made from Kevlar? Bullet proof vests!
/me adds another layer of tinfoil to his hat.
The kind used in bullet proof vests used by the secret government's storm troopers!
The kind used in bullet proof vests worn by the secret government's storm troopers which protect their mind control equipment!
The kind used in bullet proof vests worn by the secret government's storm troopers which protect their mind control equipment as it floats 13 miles above the earth!
The kind used in bullet proof vests worn by the secret government's storm troopers which protect their mind control equipment as it floats 13 miles above the earth beaming their mind control rays into you!