One of the things I like to do when attending shows like CES is collect flash memory press kit thumbdrives to use again once I get home. In years past, it was considered a huge score if I was given a drive larger than 1GB, and this year I actually got several which were 2GB – along with a single 4GB drive, but alas … the thrill was almost gone, because at home I had a 16GB flash drive which was smaller and cuter than anything I was handed at CES.
The Active Media Wink is minimalism personified with just a touch of sass in the form of a winky emoticon on the front, and it’s available in black or pink; you can guess which one I received…
The Wink is tiny – measuring just 1.2″ long x 0.5″ wide x 0.1″ thick, and it’s available in memory denominations of 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB.
The loop on the end of the flashdrive is almost a necessity – the Wink is so small it would be easy to lose! Don’t worry about dropping it or getting it covered in pocket lint however; this flash memory is waterproof and shock resistant.
Out of the box, the 16GB Wink shows as having 16.16GB available.
The Wink is available from Amazon in memory denominations of 2, 4, 8 or 16GB, and you can get yours in pink or the less girly black.
MSRP: $37.95 as tested
What I Like: Tiny size with large amounts of memory; minimalistic design with a cute winky face
What Needs Improvement: They are using Sarah Palin’s wink from the vice-presidential debates as an unfortunate marketing tool … the wink was odd when it happened, and here it seems just as out of place.
