Dane-Elec has also cleverly includes both the Mac and PC reader software for its file format on the flash drive.

ENGADGET: Switched On: More options for getting from scribble to screen

Though the new PCs have more processing power than older HP thin clients and are equipped with wireless connectivity, they have no hard drive and carry just enough flash memory to host the software necessary to wirelessly connect to a data center or to the Internet.

FORBES: HP Thinks Thin

Under its shiny new skin, new hardware and software, such as a slimmed down version of Apple's OS X operating system and a flash memory drive, instead of the current iPod's mechanical hard drive, could keep the new device thin and light.

FORBES: The Next iPod

Also, the magazine states the console has a "large amount of flash memory, " so that no matter what hard drive you end up with, you'll always have the system software running from the included flash.

ENGADGET: Reason #437 for all that bulk: PS3 has a PS2 inside