Hard drive case with USB hub and card-reader

This hard drive enclosure doubles as a USB hub and triples as a multi-function card-reader. If only it were about half the size and bus-powered, it'd go straight in my gadget bag.

MX-3 is a multifunction drive kit which works as USB2 Hard Drive/ 7in1 Memory Card Reader/ USB2 Hub in one unit.

It can read and write 7 types of memory cards including MMC, SD, MS, MS PRO, CF and MD.

You can use the extra USB port as a Hub connecting any kind of USB devices. As the USB port provides 5V- 500mA, you may use bus-powered USB devices without external power adapter.

Link (via Red Ferret)

Update: Stewart says that you can get cases like this in all shapes and sizes in Hong Kong, and provides a link to info about one he scored. Sounds like a sweet device: "Functionally, it couldn't be simpler: it displays the amount of free space on the hard drive when you press the On/Off button. Insert a card, and it displays the amount of data on the card. Press Copy and it copies the data from the card to the hard drive (note: it creates a new directory on the hard drive every time, so there’s no risk of filename clashes and unintended overwrites). It leaves the card intact, so I delete the photos off the card using my camera."