One of the neatest inventions of our time is personal storage devices such as USB key fobs. They let you take data with you in a compact package. No need to cart around floppies anymore. The real challenge is that the USB fobs are not small. They are one more thing to forget. If you attach the fob to your keychain, your keys are suddenly to large for your pocket or worse, you have to deal with a rather large presence up front that interferes with the nice press lines your cleaner was so nice to put on the pants. Why buy an additional gadget for portable storage when you can increase the functionality of something you already have and use daily. Enter the Laks USB watch.

The 512MB model is priced at $199.99 with smaller sizes available for as low as $99.99. It doesn’t look half bad either… When connected to a USB port, it appears as a USB mass storage device and is even bootable. Imagine how impressed your friends will be when you boot Linux up off of your watch. It weighs 1.5 ounces, ships with a two year warranty, is shock-proof, and is water resistant to 20 meters. Better let the USB connector dry first though.

Have a look over at ThinkGeek.

Check out the Laks Watch Company website for more cool watches. They even have an MP3 player watch.