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It doesn’t seem all that long ago when little USB, Flash memory “thumb drives” came in sizes such as 32MB, 64MB, 128MB and so on.

But now – get ready for this – Kingston Technology has just announced that they’re marketing a 128 gigibite Flash drive compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux computers. Wow!

The new password protected DataTraveler 200 (DT200) line of portable drives includes a 32GB, 64Gb and the world’s first 128GB USB Flash drive.

“The new DT200’s robust storage capability lets consumers store complete libraries of music, photos and videos. It is also a great tool for business users who carry around large databases or files,” according to Andrew Ewing, Kingston’s USB business manager.

Now the bad news. The 128GB drives are built-to-order only. If you want one you have to place an order through an e-tailer or reseller.

Notice, I’m haven’t mentioned price yet. The 32GB drive comes in blue or black and has an MSRP of $120. The 64GB drive (yellow or black) retails for $213.

I hope you’re sitting down for this one… The special-order, 128GB Flash drive comes only in black – and will set you back a whopping $546!

Luckily, this costly memory investment will be backed by a five-year warranty and Kingston’s 24/7 tech support

Research in Motion has announced a new member of the 3G BlackBerry smartphone family, the Tour (AKA the 9630).

This phone was designed for to replace older CDMA handsets including that large, clunky, long-in-the-tooth, model 8830 “World Edition” smartphone that Verizon has been selling for awhile.

The most important feature of the Tour is that it lets you communicate on 3G, EV-DO Rev. A networks here in North America, as well as 3G UMTS/HSPA (2100 Mhz) and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks overseas.

The new “candy bar style” handset also sports:

A full QWERTY keyboard
A full HTML Web browser
480 x 360 display
Removable/rechargeable 1400 mAh battery (5 hours talk time/14 days standby)
3.2 MP camera with flash, variable zoom, image stabilization, autofocus, and video recording
256MB Flash memory
Hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot (16 GB now, 32 GB soon)
GPS (geotagging support, BlackBerry Maps and other location based apps/services)
Voice activated dialing
Enhanced background noise cancellation
Low-distortion (that’s their description, not mine) speakerphone
Bluetooth (2.0) support

And, of course the phone comes standard with RIM’s BlackBerry messaging services and the company’s new BlackBerry App World.

As for availability, the RIM press release states that “the BlackBerry Tour smartphone is expected to be available this summer from carriers in North America.” In this country that means expect a version for Verizon and another for Sprint.

One last point, despite the onslaught of iPhones, Android phones, Palm Pre phones, Symbian phones, Windows Mobile phones, and all the others, a whole lot of people still buy and use BlackBerrys.

RIM President and Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis reminds us: “BlackBerry continues to be the top selling smartphone brand in North America,” and adds “we are proud to add this powerful new 3G world phone to our successful product portfolio.”