LEGO blocks are designed to work well, and with simplicity. With a simple “click,” they just fit right, and stay. Storage company, LaCie is playing on our nostalgia. They are releasing a line of external hard drives that can be stacked with LEGO simplicity. Look carefully at the image to the left. It’s not just ordinary LEGO blocks, but rather a housing for the hard drive. Look for both desktop and mobile versions. Now, adding storage can be just a click away!
Features:
* Stackable Hard Drives in White, Red and Blue
* Spacious storage capacities of 160-500GB (Desktop) or 40-120GB (Mobile)
* Building block hard drives for the kid in everyone
* Ultra quiet operation for use in the office or living room
* No setup needed, just plug-and-play
* Backup software included
Don’t know if it’s related, but the Lego patent just ran-out. Check it out. Perhaps that’s what spawned the idea for these shells.
I’m not sure if the patent running out has anything to do with it. That ruling looks like for Canada. we’ve had “megablocks” in the states for many years. The idea of putting a hard drive in a LEGO form factor is enticing both from a design perspective, and also from a stackability standpoint.