Sandisk Cruzer Profile USB Flash Drive : Biometric Data Security

We use USB flash drives on a daily basis here at Mr.Gadget and the thought of someone accidently or deliberately finding one of our drives and exploiting our business data, sends my head into a spin. Sandisk have recognised this need for more secure means of storing data on portable devices, with the launch of it's Sandisk Cruzer Profile USB Flash Drive.

SanDisk's Cruzer Profile is a unique, biometric USB flash drive that provides the ultimate in portable data security. This high-secure product stores all your data and passwords, accessible only with the swipe of your fingerprint. Just plug in the drive, swipe your finger, and you can log-on to any of your stored protected areas in a snap. You can use any host PC with your Profile without having to install any cumbersome software or leave any trace on that PC.

Features of the Sandisk Cruzer Profile USB Flash Drive:
- Capacity: 512MB and 1.0GB
- Distinctive ergonomic design for easy access and swiping
- Write speed (minimum) = 5.0MB/Sec
- Read speed (minimum) = 8.0MB/Sec
- Sensor response to go/no state = 1 sec delay or less
- Authentication process <3>

As far as I know, these biometric beauties have not hit our fair shores yet, but I don't see them being more than a couple of months away. We'll keep you posted on availability here!