Ahhh, we’ve recycled yon calculator watches for the hipsters and we’ve even given them back their 1950s nerd glasses.  Now they want our VHS tapes and since they’re one step into the garbage, we guess we’ll relent on this one as well.

Back in the days of the Sony Walkman, VHS tapes roamed the earth, wild and alert, awaiting for their next playtime and now, with a little help from our friends, you can step back into the 80’s time machine with VHS tape hard drives.  Yep, you heard right.  VHS tape hard drives.

These tapes have been gutted and configured in a way that you can use your old Muppet Movie to hold external hard drives of various capacities, ranging from 320GB to 500GB, 640GB and even on up to 750GB.  Wowzers.  The pictured Star Wars hard drive is of the 750GB variety and is sure to fit any and all hipster needs, for $130 that is.

You never know when you’re going to need a waterproof USB drive and that’s why the Centon DataStick Sport is here, or on Woot rather.

This 64GB Waterproof USB Drive from Centon is the perfect drive to withstand all that you dish out in your busy life with a waterproof  up to 1.8M, shock resistant case, 64GB of memory and leak-proof Cap Design.

And of course you’ll be happy to note that there’s a perfectly round hole in the casing for your favorite carabineer, lanyard or key ring.  All this for a mere $49.99 plus $5 shipping.  Hello!

So you wanna store a bunch of information, but you wanna keep it cute and fashionable as well.  Now you don’t have to choose between brains and looks with the new Red Apple USB Drive.

Allowing up to 8GB of all the information you can find and being, well, basically as cute as a button, this USB drive is the perfect gadget accessory for 2011.  The drive features a strap so that it can easily be used as a keyring and provide a handy dandy way of toting around that novel you’re penning.  Cost, $66.

With a 3.5-inch drive and USB 2.0 adapter that is upgradable, you can shell out $250 direct from their site and immerse yourself in the hard drive data storage of your wildest imagination.  Well, maybe not your wildest imagination, but at the very least the cheapest of dreams, right?

Compatible with Mac, Linux and Windows platforms, the NAS 1TG is a reasonable $229, with third-party service integration like Flickr and mobile starting around $20.  Any takers?  Yeah, we’re not really that excited either.

It is a combination of USB Hub with 2 ports + memory card reader + SATA Hard-Drive Dock. A useful 3-in-1 gadget for every geek, right? The dock is compatible with many memory cards, including SDHC, MMC, CF 1, and even more if you use an adapter.

As for the special feature, it comes in a shape of a “One Touch Backup” button which makes it easy to backup all the data from the computer, into the 2.5” or 3.5” hard-disk.

Priced at $53.

- Convenient and trendy design
- Weight: 236g

In case you don’t know, the Quadra is a good looking external hard-drive with 4 connection modes, more specifically USB 2.0, FireWire 400, FireWire 800, and eSATA. The best transfer speeds can be achieved while using the eSATA mode, in this case it goes up to 110MBs. On the other hand, if you make use of FireWire, the speed goes down to 80MBs.

In the inside you’ll find two hard-drives of the 2.5-inch type, which makes the final cost of the 1TB Quadra model approximately $600.

Mac users require Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later, while Windows users must have 2000, XP or Vista.

Unlike other external drives that need a powered cord in order to work, the Apollo is powered via USB, and only measures “half an inch thick”, plus “0.35 pounds” on the weight.

Currently there are 2 models available with 160GB and 320GB, but in the upcoming weeks (summer time) there will be a huge 500GB model in the stores. For now, the known price is $150 for the smaller model, and $223 for the middle one.

Outside, the design is claimed to be durable but upscale with a brushed outside and chrome trim.

The last one to be added to the list is the eGo Leather Portable Hard Drive, and like the name suggests, there is “genuine” leather involved in the case, so it can protect the data from bumps, falls, and other tough environments.

On the storage field, the eGo Leather Drive has 250GB and the usual USB 2.0 interface. According to Iogear, the 250GB is good enough to store 1 million photos, more than 4 thousand hours of music, and close to 300 hours of video content.

The USB interface is used in 2 ways: to transfer content, and to provide energy, which means there is no need for an AC adapter.

• Secure – EMC® Retrospect® HD software license included for backup.
• Rugged – Drop Guard™ technology means the eGo is super durable.

The 250GB eGo Leather Portable Hard Drive costs $150.

It can clearly replace the (sometimes) expensive external drives, and since it is compatible with both 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drives, there isn’t much to worry about. The maximum storage capacity it can handle is 2TB with a RAID 0 setup, and its connection type is USB 2.0.

No info on the price or availability date.