Without much fanfare, German firm RaidSonic Technology has let loose a new storage accessory bearing the Icy Box brand, a smooth, aluminum-covered docking station that can be used to quickly access data found on internal drives, and even to clone a drive, without the assistance of a PC.

Codenamed IB-120CL-U3, RaidSonic's 2-in-1 dock/clone station can hold two 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA drives, has Hot Plug & Play and Hot Swap functionality, and features an USB 3.0 interface. The device can be found priced as low as 39.95 Euro.

The new ICY BOX IB-NAS6220 is a network storage for networking people who love music and movies, who want to share this love with friends and family and who are no IT-experts. The new ICY BOX IB-NAS6220 combines what commonly exists in separation: store your own data; enjoy your own data like movies and music wherever the Internet is available; confer rights to use while maintaining the control.

The NAS6220 has space for two 3.5" SATA HDDs with up to 2 TB. All data can be made available to the home network and are thus accessible through the Samba server. Also the printer server can be shared. For the installation you don't need special IT skills. If you can use a computer you are also fine with the NAS6220.

RaidSonic introduced a pair of USB 3.0 compatible 2.5-inch SATA 3 Gb/s drive enclosures, the IB-230StU3-G and IB-223StU3+. The former sports a brushed metal body, with vibration-dampening rubber inlets, while the latter comes in white (IB-223StU3+Wh) and black (IB-223StU3+B) variants, with a polycarbonate body and a silicone sleeve to absorb mechanical shock. The IB-230StU3-G is priced at €26.90, and IB-223StU3+ at €23.90.

RaidSonic is ready with three new external storage solutions that make use of USB 3.0 SuperSpeed interface, in its Icy Box series. To begin with, the Icy Box IB-230StU3 is a compact enclosure that makes for a portable, pocketable solution that can house a single 2.5 inch SATA HDD or SSD. It gets a healthy dose of brushed metal and aluminum overalls that keep it light and sturdy. It uses USB 3.0, and is backwards compatible with USB 2.0. It will ship next month for 27 EUR a piece.

Next up, is the Icy Box IB-330StU3 enclosure, which although portable, is fit for the desktop. It can house a single 3.5" HDD or SSD. It has silicone inserts for noise dampening. Again, it uses USB 3.0 for connectivity. This one is slated for an April 2010 release, and will be priced at 39 EUR.

Lastly, there's the Icy Box IB-RD4320StU3-B desktop enclosure. It can house two 3.5" SATA drives with RAID 0, 1, 0+1, and JBOD support, and USB 3.0 interface to let you make use of the transfer speeds. Its release date and price are not known at the moment.