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Digital Nomad Travel: Packing the World's Smallest Hard Drive

September 15, 2008 at 11:30 AM | 0 Comments

For digital nomads in a perpetual state of travel, getting the most out of your gear is essential. Less is more is the motto when trying to cram all your necessities into one or two not so big bags.

So the Freecom Mobile Drive xxs should be a blessing for travelers who need to lug around large amounts of data, but don't have much extra space in their carry-on. Designed by Sylvain Willenz, the xxs is billed as the world's smallest external hard drive. At 2.5" wide, it's about the size of a deck of cards, but somehow manages to fit up to 320 gigabytes of data.

All components have been stripped down to the basics and miniaturized to keep the gadget footprint to a minimum. The xxs looks like a great piece of gear--and your bulging laptop bag will thank you.

Related Stories:
· Sylvain Willenz [Official Site]
· Freecom xxs [MoCo Loco]
· Design coverage [Jaunted]