The Beatles discography 2009 remastered Limited USB Release

On 7 December 2009, The Beatles Stereo Box Set was also released as a limited edition of 30,000 apple-shaped USB flash drives.

 

 This event marks the first appearance for the Beatles catalogue in a high-resolution digital format being encoded in 44.1 kHz/24-bit FLAC format. CD-standard is 44.1/16-bit. The 16 GB flash drive also includes 320 kbps MP3 copies of the albums, a specially designed Flash interface, and all the visual elements from the box set — the mini-documentary films, original UK album art, rare photos and expanded liner notes.

The custom designed flash drive was created by Aderra Media Works, a subsidiary of Aderra Inc.