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SanDisk has decided to launch the Cruzer Blade USB Flash drive in the United States and Canada. Known as the company’s smallest USB flash drive, the Cruzer Blade is about the size of a standard size paper clip and weighs approximately the same as a penny. This storage device allows consumers take their favorite digital content with them wherever they go. It is currently available in capacities ranging from 2GB to 16GB. For your info, a 4GB drive can store approx. 1,000 songs, 1,200 high-resolution photos, or 8 hours of 768kb/s video. The SanDisk Cruzer Blade is priced at between $14.99 to $77.99. [Press Release]

No matter how diligent you are with brushing or flossing your mouth still has germs in it and those germs can stay on your brush even after you are done brushing. Also the bathroom is a dirty place and airborne germs from places like the toilet can easily end up on your toothbrush. The UVmini is here to put your mind at ease a bit by sanitizing your toothbrush with 99.99% sterilization efficiency. It runs off of a USB port so it is a perfect travel companion. [GeekyGadgets]

The flash drive industry is definitely a booming one as it is getting cheaper and cheaper by the day to produce these drives. That coupled with the fact that so many people have good ideas for interesting new designs for flash drives makes sure that there will never be a shortage. The new Elecom USB Flash Drives are designed to look like wall plugs and will come with 4GB of storage. They will come in black, blue, green or pink and include extra data encryption software. [Akihabara]