Press Release That Made me Sigh, then Smile."> Press Release That Made me Sigh, then Smile.

Kano Technologies introduced Tuesday its HardBox 800, a compact external portable hard drive unit with storage capacities from 40BG up to 400GB. A model without a hard drive installed is also available for a user to make use of spare hard drives.

The desktop unit measures 5.75 x 8.75 x by 1.5 inches. The HardBox 800 has an internal universal AC switching power supply, and quiet cooling fan. According to the company, the HardBox 800 achieves data transfer rates up to 800Mb per second.

The HardBox 800 supports FireWire 800/400 and USB 2.0 interfaces. It comes with cables, a portable travel case, a user’s guide, and IntelliStor Data Backup and Recovery software for Windows.

The HardBox 800 is available with a list price starting at $149.

(Although the pricing seems a bit high…)