Looks like LG is jumping on the portable hard drive bandwagon with their new line of XD3 Slims. These trim hard drives measure just 13mm thin and sport rubber-padded sides for impact protection. They connect by your USB 2.0 port, but the XD3 Slim can also connect using SATA II.

Storage capacity maxes out at 500GB. The 320GB model should arrive in Europe and North America for about $90 later this year. They look pretty good. We really like the brushed aluminum finish.

Netgear’s Digital Entertainer EVA2000 is perfect for those who don’t have a home theater PC or a networked console. The device will stream all of your PC media onto your TV. It connects to the TV via HDMI/composite and to your router via ethernet and it will stream a bunch of codecs from your PC or networked storage, as well as load media from a USB drive or stream YouTube from the web.

There is a catch of course. You need to purchase PlayOn for $40 if you want to stream video services like Hulu, Netflix and CBS from a computer. That takes the price from $150 for the Netgear Digital Entertainer up to $190.

Grundig may be looking to replace TiVo with their latest TV models. Several of the models will incorporate USB-recording technology. You can use a standard USB flash drive or external hard drive as a personal video recorder or PVR. The catch is that you can only watch the recorded content on a compatible Grundig set.

8GB of storage should hold up to 4 hours of programs at normal resolution, but for HD recordings that number goes down. Content without copy protection can be viewed on any Grundig TV with the USB option, but encrypted channels can only be viewed on the TV where they were recorded on. The USB drives can be fully or partially formatted to suit the USB recording function and still allow other data to be stored on the drive.

This Alien USB Drive made by Etsy seller MikaEle is hand carved from wood. We love the detail, especially the realistic looking fangs. The USB connection slides in and out with the push of a button so you can display him when not in use.

It comes with 4GB of storage space. If you want it you better be quick, it’s one of a kind, which is why it’s priced at $155 over at MikaEle’s Shop on Etsy. Sure, that’s a lot of dough, but we’re talking an Alien head here.

Two new huge Sci-Fi vehicles have now been scaled down to flash drive size for your amusement. The Jawa Sandcrawler from Star Wars and the Borg ship from Star Trek. There’s no room inside for droids or Borg, but this pair will hold your data.

These drives feature 2GB of storage, and are compatible with PC and Mac. They were created by Etsy seller Jasons Creations for $25.00 each. If you think that resistance is futile, then head on over and buy one now.

If you love racing, you’ll love the Gresso Grand Monaco USB flash drive. If you can afford it that is. Hopefully you don’t have Formula 1 taste with a go-cart budget as 32GB of storage space will cost you $200 for the Classic model.

The Double Security model will set you back $500. They’re constructed of titanium superalloy and high-tech ceramic. Whether you want the Double Security or Classic designs, both feature carbon inserts for that luxury flair.

We’ve seen plenty of USB flash drives, but usually they don’t come in such an elegant form. This one comes from where else? Japan. The Japanese Sensu Fan USB Drivetakes the age old Japanese fan and incorporates a modern flash drive.

The Japanese Sensu Fan USB Drive comes with 16GB of storage and is a bit pricey at $300. I mean, this fan isn’t even motorized. You have to cool yourself by hand. And you can’t even do that while it’s in the USB port.

Parrot’s RKi8400 in-dash car stereo was made for the iPhone, so you can take a nice drive and have all of your tunes hassle-free. When you get a call it goes into hands-free mode using Stereo Bluetooth connectivity and A2DP support.

The stereo is compatible with all iPhones and second generation iPod touch models just as long as they are running firmware 3.0 and up. It also features an SDHC memory card slot so you can store music without using the included USB port.

One of the last realms for users to get always on Internet connections that can be shared is in their cars. We can already get Internet in cars with mobile phones or 3G dongles, but it can be hard to share. A company called Dension has announced a new USB dongle that provides wireless connectivity to users in the car.

The device is called the Wi Drive and is a USB dongle designed to plug into the USB port of a car. USB ports are still relatively rare on cars in the U.S. so the company also offers a gateway that adds a USB port to the vehicle.

Dinosaurs are extinct, so they don’t care if we abuse their action figures to make USB drives. They can’t bite us and swallow us in one gulp. They can’t even get mad about it because they are gone and we rule the Earth. To quote that kid from The Simpsons, HA HA.

This T-Rex Dinosaur USB drive from Etsy comes with a prehistoric 2GB of storage and has a USB connector hidden inside of its head. The drive is compatible with Windows and Mac and will cost you $28.

If you have a love of all things grenade, then check out this Grenade USB drive. It measures in at 60mm x 30mm x 30mm and weighs just 15grams. What it lacks in explosives, it makes up for with 4GB of storage space.

The Grenade USB drive is available in black, white, blue and orange and they look totally fake. Of course that doesn’t mean you can safely put them in your luggage and take them to the airport. They frown on all fake weapons.

The problem with netbooks is that they lack optical drives. I learned that the hard way when I used my netbook at CES earlier this year and everyone was handing me CDs with information on them to check out.

Addonics has a new external optical Blu-ray drive that has both eSATA and USB connectivity. The Blu-ray drive can play Blu-ray movies and burn CDs and DVDs. The drive is also available in a DVD only version that can burn and play DVDs or CDs.

Remember that Wall-E flash drive that we featured awhile back? Well, now he has a companion. I present the EVE flash drive. Made by the same etsy seller who created the original.

You can now get them as a couple, the way Pixar and robot love intended. For $120. Who can resist? Wall-E is holding EVE’s pistol arm and defending her in the pic above. These two have a love that knows no bounds and sells movie tickets like nothing else. Now let them store your data.

Acer has been adding to its Veriton line of computers recently with affordable gear aimed at business users. The company offered up its Veriton nettop not long ago and now Acer has added a new all in one to the Veriton line.

The new Veriton Z280G is an all-in-one desktop with an Intel Atom N270 CPU running Windows XP Pro with a Vista Business option. Acer equips it with 2GB of RAM and a 160GB HDD. Five USB ports are offered for expansion.

We love Steampunk around here. We’ve certainly featured our share of steampunk gadgets. And this USB drive is another pretty nice example of the art form, but it’s insanely priced at $3000. I would pay maybe $100 for this flash drive. Maybe $300 if I had some disposable money.

It has some great detail work and looks pretty awesome, so it’s a shame that it’s priced so high that no one will own it. Could be a typo, but somehow I doubt it. Now the Steampunk phone from Russia. That I could pay handsomely for.