Apricorn, a developer of portable storage products, has a new “ultra portable” hard drive family announced today. The first product of this line up is the Aegis Mini, a pocket sized, 1.8” external drive with USB 2.0 or FireWire connectivity options.

The Aegis Mini, available in 30GB and 60GB capacities, is bus powered and has an integrated cable which wraps around the drive when not in use. The drive protects its data with a 16-point omni directional shock mounting system and comes with a software suite which includes backup software, synchronizing software, encryption software and hard drive health monitor software.