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Technology Bytes: 120 Years of National Geographic in Your Backpack

by Michelle Schusterman Dec 31, 2009

Every page of National Geographic from 1888 to 2008, including all articles and photographs, is now available for purchase on one light-weight hard drive.

While having the entire magazine collection would fill your shelves with that cheery yellow color, this is probably a better option for travelers. National Geographic has collected all of their writing, photos, maps, even the accompanying advertisements, digitally reproduced in high resolution on a 3″ x 5″ hard drive.

A few features include:

- Use Geobrowse—a visual geographic search tool—to find articles, photographs, and maps about the location you choose
- Browse special “read lists” from National Geographic or personalize your archive by creating and saving your own lists of favorite articles
- Test your knowledge of subjects including exploration, the environment, geography, history, cultures, and more with a trivia game that links to related articles
- Includes a bonus DVD with tips on how to take better photographs, an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how National Geographic Magazine is put together, and interviews with NGM photographers revealing the backstory behind their famous photographs
- USB cable included
- Partitioned hard drive includes separate space for 100GB of your personal files

This collection can only be shipped in the U.S. or Canada.

Price: $199.95