Some time ago, I had an idea for a digital photo backup device to use while traveling. My idea was to have two memory card slots so you could easily copy photos at the end of your day to another memory card. If your camera got stolen the next day, at least most of your precious memories would be safe.

Not surprisingly, someone had the same idea, but decided to use a hard drive for greater storage capacity and convenience. SmartDisk makes 40GB and 80GB PhotoBanks, with LCD screen and a copy button that can read most memory card formats. Seems perfect.

I bought two PhotoBanks for my upcoming trip to Greece (I leave tomorrow!). One for me and one for my parents. I’ll see how it works out and report back.

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Andy Swindler Categories: Gadget, Technology