LaCie Launches Desktop and Mobile Hard Drives Designed by Philippe Starck

Posted by Sierra Monica B. in Technology on 11 6th, 2009 | one response

LaCie introduced two new designer external hard drives, this time created by the famous Philippe Starck. Called the LaCie Starck Mobile Hard Drive and the LaCie Starck Mobile Hard Drive, the devices feature a touch-sensing surface through which the user can control applications with a tap of a finger. He/she also can customize which application to open with the touch.

The desktop hard drive is covered in aluminum to make it lightweight as well as appealing and durable. The material and the design protect the stored data against accidental shocks, as well as overheating.
The status LED shaped like the signature symbol of Starck indicates the drive’s activity. It turns orange or green.
A built-in USB cable can be used for computer connectivity, while LaCie Backup Assistant and LaCie Desktop Manager are two software included to allow users backup data, format the drive, and customize the hard drive.

The desktop hard drive is available in 1TB and 2TB capacities for $129.99, while the mobile version provides 320GB or 500GB of storage for $99.99.

“Technological genius explodes exponentially, each time with incredible power whose limits are yet to be known,” said Philippe Starck. “The power remains, never abating, symbolically characterized by the sculptural magma that one attempts to cleave, to master within this geometrically perfect strongbox. A symbol of strength mastered, of freedom guided, of incandescent magma heeding to the form of its cast. The interpretation is free. But the mystery remains.”