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EagleTec USB NanoSac Micro SD Card Reader A week or so ago Evan brought news of the EagleTec USB flash drive which managed to cram as much as 8GBs into a drive that was barely larger than a USB connector. Well it seems that EagleTec has used their magic shrink ray to come up with a microSD card reader that’s just as minute. It’s pretty much as small as the company’s USB flash drive, but it allows you to read and write to microSD or microSDHC flash cards up to 32GB in size. It supports Windows XP, 2K and Vista (you guys better start listing Windows 7 soon) and OSX 10.2 or higher. And at just $13 from Brando, it’s a no-brainer if you’ve got a small collection of microSD cards.

Unitek's 3.5-inch SATA HDD bay / MicroSD card reader is more fun than it looks Aside from his stunning portrayal as Col. Kurtz ("I swallowed a bug"), Brando is our go-to guy for drive bays and memory card readers. If you're not holding out for a dock that plays DivX movies (or tells the temperature in your cube) this device should be right up your proverbial alley. The Unitek 3.5-inch USB Multi-Functional Bay sports a 2.5-inch SATA HDD enclosure, SD(HC) and MicroSD(HC) card readers, and a four pin power port -- 'cos you can't have too many four pin power ports. Since this is Brando, we were hoping to see something with a little more kitsch appeal, but we suppose that we'll just have to hold out for something from the Happy-Kid line.

Card Reader + 3 Ports USB2.0 Hub Features: Support Hi-Speed memory cards up to 32GB Auto detect card memory 3 Ports USB Hub, fully support USB 2.0 Transfer rate up to 480Mbps Supoport Windows Vista/XP/2000/ME, Mac OS 10.4.5 Dimension: 82 x 47.5 x 13.5mm Weight: 37g Price: US$ 17.00