Remember the Thecus N2100? Remember the Ultra 2.5" disk enclosure? Combine the two and you have something that might equate to the new N1050 YES Nano from Thecus.
Thecus has taken the idea of their YES Box and made it really small. Marketed under the same YES branding as the N2100, the YES Nano is in its most basic form a 2.5" hard drive enclosure. However, it implements a USB technology which, on portable devices such as itself, should be used more often, we think.
The N1050 features USB 2.0 On-The-Go. This means it supports USB 2.0 operation, and more importantly it can act as either a slave or host device. When plugged into a PC, the YES Nano is just a mass storage device. However, it can be a host 'machine' for other devices like digital cameras. This allows the backup of content without the need for a PC.
The YES Nano will run off the USB power supply, or batteries, making it ultra portable. You'll have to put your own 2.5" laptop drive in it, but that means you have a choice as to what capacity you need (or can afford.)
There's no word on pricing yet, but we do know that Boston, and no doubt a number of other e-tailers, will be stocking the N1050 when it becomes available.
