Sudoku is more than a craze; it's becoming an essential component in today's technology. It's offered as a Nintendo DS game ("Sudoku Gridmaster"), as a handheld device (Sudoku Electronics), and will be featured in Microsoft's Origami ultramobile PC.
And recently, Imation announced its new USB 2.0 flash drive that includes a full version of Sudoku. Sounds like the perfect back to school gift to me (okay, so I'm addicted to playing Sudoku; that's why I love this flash drive)! The game includes four difficulty levels: easy, medium, hard and devilish.
The Sudoku Clip Flash Drive comes in several capacities (256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB) and also includes two other games. I personally like the drive's carabiner clip, which students can easily attach to their backpack or shoulder bag. It also features Imation Drive Manager, which lets you password protect your data.
The Sudoku Clip Flash Drive is available this month at Target stores in teal, neon green, black and red for $34.99. Works with Windows, Mac, and Linux systems.
For more cool back to school products, check out Gearlog's Back to School Guide.
Thanks to Jamie for the tip!
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August 8, 2006 5:04 PM
This is a great way for the puzzle geek to get their fix, and definitely a good gift for the Sudoku lover. Very very nice!
August 9, 2006 6:44 PM
Perhaps they could protect the drive with the sudoku itself, so that you first have to solve it to remove the protection ;)
August 9, 2006 6:45 PM
Perhaps they could protect the drive with the sudoku itself, so that you first have to solve it to remove the protection ;)
August 10, 2006 8:31 PM
I got one on sale for $17.99.
August 24, 2006 1:12 AM
A totally free version of Sudoku that will run on any USB drive, iPod, CD, etc is available from here: http://portableapps.com/apps/games/sudoku_portable
August 30, 2006 3:51 PM
I went over to the Imation website and checked the page that Gearlog is linking to and I find it a little strange that there's no mention of this drive on their information page, in the promotional pdf or anywhere. (Am I missing something?? This seems like a selling point.)