Seagate claims that in the world of consumer electronics, there is an abundance of external hard drives that still require additional power adapters, and with technologies like 10Gbps USB Type-C capable of delivering up to 100 watts at 20 volts over a single cable, this really does not have to be the case anymore.Seagate is calling its power adapter-less technology ?Ignition Boost,? which allows the drive to operate solely from USB 3.1 Type-C bus power without a dedicated power source.The single-cabled Innov8 external hard drive features all-aluminum housing with a chiseled design and basically looks like six Pop Tarts stacked on top of one another. It measures 208mm long by 123.6mm wide by 36mm tall (8.19 x 4.87 x 1.42 inches) and weighs 1.5kg (3.31 pounds).Seagate's Innov8 8TB HDD is a recipient of this year's Red Dot design award, and the design was created in partnership with Huge-Design, a firm that has contributed to top consumer brands in the past including Nike, HP and GoPro.