capacity with easy-to-use, built-in biometric security. USB flash drives have proved their worth as mobile data repositories, and there are some units that offer password-protected partitions, but the ClipDrive Bio combines fingerprint recognition with optional 128-bit AES data encryption.
The Bio uses an integrated 128x 128-pixel/500-dpi AuthenTec AES3500 TruePrint Sensor to secure one of the two partitions available to the user. When the user plugs in the ClipDrive, his or her system automatically assigns a drive letter and mounts the public partition; installing the ClipDrive Bio application will make the secure partition available as a second drive.
Loading the software and setting up an administrator account takes only a few minutes. The device can support as many as 14 users by storing at least two fingerprints for each user in a database located on a third partition, which is invisible.
The public partition is handy for storing the setup software needed for secure support on other systems. All data stored on the device may be allocated between the public and secure partitions. Bio drives are available in 64- , 128- , 256- and 512-MB versions, as well as in 1- and 2-GB models. A 4-GB version is in the works.
What makes this device most intriguing from a road warrior's perspective is that a single, 2-GB ClipDrive Bio could conceivably hold an entire drive image of your laptop's basic operating system and applications, as well as continuing sequential backups of your data. Not bad for a device the size of a pack of gum that weighs less than an ounce.
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