Kingston Technology is looking to put its own little spin on USB drives by offering up a new series sporting a retractable USB connector. The Kingston DataTraveler 100 line ranges in size from 1GB to 8GB and is priced from $19 to $116.

The Kingston DataTraveler 100 USB drives have a “thumb-action” slide set on the side of the drive that is used for retracting and protracting the USB connector in a single handed operation. This retractable design reduces the drive’s overall size, making it easier for transport.

Kingston has a USB memory card reader that’s able to handle a lot of the many types of memory formats out there, bundled into one small thumb drive-sized device.

The MobileLite 9-in-1 card reader connects via USB 1.1 or 2.0 direct to your computer with no additional cords, and has three slots that support 9 different types of memory cards. On one side of the reader there’s one slot that supports SD/SDHC, MMC, MMCmobile, RS MMC and MMCplus card formats. The other side has two slots that both support microSD, MMCmicro …

The Kingston TravelLite SD/MMC Reader is designed for SD and MMC Flash memory cards and provides you with fast and easy transfer of data between a PC, Mac, and many other devices. The reader is ultra portable and plugs into a USB port with no external power source required.

This reader works great to keep a backup of your photos using the SD card from your digital camera or just keep a second SD card in your reader at all times to have a backup at the ready. The 2GB SD …