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You know what I really need? A hard drive that chews up fire and spits in the face of water. OK, maybe not, but one cannot deny the practicality of such a device.

Queue the Sentry QA0005 Fire-Safe Waterproof Hard Drive. It’s a fire-safe and waterproof enclosure that contains a mini hard drive from maxtor. Bernie Madoff probably had one of these. Ba-dum-dum.

Check out the video below. They even dump the badboy in fire, just in case you weren’t convinced.

LaCie drives are no stranger to this blog. They are synonymous with quality. They perform flawlessly, yet aren’t big, ugly boxes like many other external drives. They are usually sleek, in fit and finish.

The 1 TB LaCie Hard Drive, Design by Neil Poulton is no different. It’s sleek and quiet. It has a silent, fanless operation. A blue LED strip on its bottom creates a futuristic glow. The piano black design fits in perfectly in any decor, be it home theaters, 2-channel rigs or PC workstations. In fact, I have one that I stealthily implemented into my hifi. It stores all my Apple Lossless, WMA Lossless and FLAC files.

Despite its tiny size, this compact drive packs a wallop. It’s a full terabyte of storage, so you’ll have ample space for all your files. The Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port makes it a workhorse. Usability is a breeze. The setup is effortless, because it’s plug & play.

You simply cannot go wrong with this drive if you are in the market for one. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

Logitech, the company behind the highly regarded Squeezebox Duet just recently announced the Squeezebox Boom.

The Squeezebox Boom is an all-in-one network music player that comes with an integrated 30 watt amplifier and speakers.

The Squeezebox Boom system comes with 256 MB of built-in RAM and offers multiroom audio capabilities without the need for additional external speakers or wires. It uses 802.11g wireless, so it can detect available wireless home networks. This allows access to digital audio files stored on a Computer, Internet radio and subscription services such as Rhapsody, Pandora and Sirius Satellite Radio. All this is done using the SqueezeNetwork, Logitech’s free online service that sorts radio stations and songs for the user.

The Squeezebox Boom fully supports high resolution formats like Apple Lossless, FLAC and WMA Lossless. It also has an alarm clock, six preset buttons and a remote control that can be attached magnetically to the system.

The Squeezebox Boom should be available soon from J&R.