Putting off buying that USB card because you don't think there'll be many supported devices? Looks like this week alone is proving otherwise. That man Stu Tyrrell and his Developments (a band name in the making, boogaloo or otherwise?) writes yet again, this time to tell us of the new range of pen drives he's marketing.

Pen drive are little USB "butt plugs" (ahem), the ones on offer here measuring roughly 75mm x 27mm x 10mm. You can slip them into your pocket (some other models go the whole hog and are made as key fobs) and carry around some pretty decent storage (compared with floppy discs, which are bigger in bulk but much smaller storage-wise). They'll work on modern PCs without the need for additional drivers, or on RISC OS machines with a Simtec USB card and the drivers supplied by Mr. Tyrrell, which means they're pretty handy for backups or transfers. They'll allegedly even work on Macs. Fully inc, the prices are £37.95 for 64MB, £57.95 for 128MB, and £97.95 for 256MB (£29.30, £46.32 and £80.36 ex-VAT and carriage). No pictures as yet, but we're keeping our fingers crossed.

Source: Stuart Tyrrell Developments