A lot of people use their iPods as portable storage, and it makes sense: The iPod comes in sizes up to 80GB, and carrying around an 80GB portable hard drive that's not completely full of data should be a crime. If you're not filling it up with music or video, you might think about backing up your photos to it when you're on the road. Enter the iWay.

Seriously, a lot of photographers who carry around several SD cards for their digital cameras like to keep backups of their files while they're on the go. If you lose your SD card while you're in the field, you don't want to lose all of your photographs. If you travel light, a laptop with a card reader might not always be an option, but no one leaves their iPod behind. The iWay is designed to plug directly into the dock port on the bottom of the iPod. Insert your SD card to the iWay and your photos are instantly transferred to your iPod, and you can scroll through them using the iPod interface. The iWay includes an opton to wipe the card if you're looking to free up space. Unfortunately the device only works with the iPod with video, but it does come in your choice of black or white to match the iPod you own. It costs $70.

[ via Wired Gadget Lab ]