Hot on the heels of our back to school week comes one of the most seemingly indispensable storage devices to date: The TrekStor USB stick with built-in bottle opener. Let’s face it, there have been a lot of stupid, dumb implementations of flash drives before (keychains, wristbands, necklaces, etc.) and a lot of brilliant implementations of bottle openers before (Reef’s “Fanning” sandals, for one) and it’s about time we got some crossover between the two.

The TrekStore flash drive comes in a solid, brushed aluminum housing and is available in capacities between one and 16 gigabytes. It’ll be available in October (hopefully it’ll make its way here) for between 6.99 and 49.99 Euro, depending on which capacity you choose – that’s about $10 to $70 US.

[via DVICE]

TrekStor, makers of MP3 players that are cool but rarely seen on our shores, has renamed their i.Beat blaxx to just the blaxx, which is, umm, I guess better?

TrekStor Renames iBeat Blaxx After a Bit of Self-Flagellation [Gizmodo]

Yikes. Not good. Not good at all. South Hessia, Germany’s TrekStor has launched a new MP3 player in its “i.Beat” series called the “blaxx.” 

Put that all together and you’ve got yourselves a nice little marketing/PR nightmare.

TrekStor Press Release via Gizmodo

TrekStor announced today a line of devices that seeks to blur the line between computer hard drives and home media servers. The MovieStation maxi t.u. comes in sizes ranging from 250GB to 500GB.

The devices connect via USB 2.0 and can be used to play HDTV and multi-channel audio content. Additionally, they are compatible with several popular movie and music download services. It works with both 720p and 1080i high definition formats, so it will be compatible with pretty much every HDTV.

The MovieStation maxi t.u. is available now for prices ranging from $299.99 to $399.99.

TrekStor

expensive MP3 player, but they will attempt to change this façade at CeBIT with a 3-1 HD setup. The 3.5-inch hard disk has a dual USB 2.0 hub and has a memory card reader that is capable of deciphering nine different formats. It’s an ideal media hub because of the 250GB ($160) and 400GB ($230) options. You can easily swap data from all your memory cards and it backs up with the click of a switch. If you’re at CeBIT take a peep.

Product Page [via Giz Mag]

Do you own an MP3 player that doesn’t bling (is that a verb?) enough for you? Do you feel the need to cover all of your possessions in gold and jewels? Do you have $20,000 lying around and have absolutely no use for it?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then let me direct your attention to the TrekStor i.Beat Organix Gold. Sure it’s just a mediocre 1GB player, but it’s made of 18 karat gold! And gold makes everything better (see: Dolce & Gabana Gold RAZR). As an added bonus for those of you who think gold is beginning to lose its luster (get it?), it’s also bedecked with 63 1 karat diamonds.

The TrekStor i.Beat Organix Gold plays MP3, WMA, WAV, ASF and OGG. Since its all about excess, I encourage using only WAV songs, so you can fit as few songs as possible on its 1GB. Because remember, being excessive is mainly about being wasteful. On that note, it has two headphone jacks so you can only use one and never share with anyone.

TrekStor i.Beat Organix Gold [via Uncrate]

TrekStor is a German company that is just starting to make inroads here in the States. They’re offering two models with a rubberized scroll wheel and an amazing look. These are hard drive based with 8GB or 12GB and actually look like contenders for the Coolest MP3 Player trophy that I saw at the sporting goods store last week.

Availability and Price

Slated to ship in December, the 8GB and 12GB will be available at
Amazon.com, J&R Music and Computer World, and TheStorStore.com. The
15GB is expected to ship in late January 2007. All are backed by a
one-year warranty.

Pricing (MSRP)

8GB: $219.99

12GB: $239.99

15GB: $259.99

Product Page [Amazon via uber gizmo]