External hard drives are a basic utility at this point, but LaCie has spent the last few years trying to make its products stand out with luxurious industrial design. In 2011, it teamed up with silversmithing company Christofle to produce a pebble-shaped USB key that currently sells for around $200. Last year, it announced a limited edition hard drive created in partnership with designer Philippe Starck. And for 2014, it's introducing a new Christofle-designed hard drive, the 1TB LaCie Sphere. Plated in silver and polished to a shine, the Sphere resembles a kind of high-end Nexus Q, with a few tastefully unobtrusive logos engraved on the side. At the bottom, a single USB 3.0 cable connects and powers the hard drive, with a blue status...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/5/5274618/lacie-announces-hard-drives-including-christofle-designed-sphere
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