Verbatim Store 'n Go USB HDD Picks up Ceedo

Verbatim is relaunching 4GB & 8GB Store 'n Go USB HD Drives, coupled with something called 'Mobile Launchpad'. This rather generic term refers to the Ceedo-powered platform that lets you run specially-modified applications without tampering with registries and leaving traces on the host. Ceedo actually has its own XP-like start menu that organizes mobile apps in a very familiar way.

A backup utility is built-in to make a copy of all your stuff on your PC. To get you started, the Ceedo directory packs with plenty of apps ranging from Skype 2.0 to Google Talk to Picasa. Lexar also co-branded Ceedo and renamed it to PowerToGo. SanDisk and M-Systems' partners are the primary backers of the competing U3.