Kingston is celebrating the Chinese Year of OX by releasing its new DataTraveler Year of the OX Special Edition USB Drive. It’s only available in 4GB.

• Size: 2.21″ x 0.87″ x 0.41″ (56.10mm x 22.10mm x 10.30mm)
• Capless slider design
• Retractable USB connector
• Red and gold casing
• Keychain loop
• Interface:Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Certified, Standard USB 1.1
• Plug and play compatible
• Sustained Data Transfer Rate – Read 1.5 Mbps and Write 6 Mbps

Make this a gift to you Chinese friends this Chinese New Year. You can get yours here. Read the rest if you want to know a little story about the year of OX.

Legend
According to Chinese legend, the twelve animals quarreled one day as to who was to head the cycle of years. The Gods were asked to decide and they held a contest: whoever was to reach the opposite bank of the river would be first, and the rest of the animals would receive their years according to their finish.

All the twelve animals gathered at the river bank and jumped in. Unknown to the ox, the rat had jumped upon his back. As the ox was about to jump ashore, the rat jumped off the ox’s back, and won the race. The pig, who was very lazy, ended up last. That is why the rat is the first year of the animal cycle, the ox second, and the pig last.

Chinese Year of the OX
The Ox is a powerful Chinese Horoscope sign which symbolizes wealth and prosperity. People born in the year of the Ox are usually very hard working. Being admirer of power and possession, this Chinese Horoscope sign like to depend on itself to achieve all kinds of great things.