It's pretty obvious that Cat from TechieDiva knows where I'm comin' from on this. I'd like to see a show of hands of all the people that have dropped cellphones in toilets. I personally once deep-sixed a brand new Treo 600. That was two years ago, and losing the numbers stored on my cell phone today would be comparable to putting a bullet through my laptop. I'd wind up in the fetal position on the floor of my creative compound.

To safeguard against this potentially crippling loss of data six one trick ponies have come into my life. These little gems backup all the data from a cell phone to a specialized thumb drive. It's a great little piece of dedicated data recovery hardware that’s dead easy to use. Simple push button operation takes data from the phone to keep it safe, and a second button puts the data back on the phone. There's a USB interface for taking the backups to your computer for a double measure of redundancy. Phones from Motorola, LG, and Samsung are supported, but there are individual backup drives for each type of phone so be sure to check the compatibility list before buying.