CurrenKey Coin-Shaped Flash Drive: It's Almost a Good Idea [Storage] (3)
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Kudos to LaCie for making their flash drives more portable—although, the coin-shape may prove problematic. It won't be long before your sensitive data ends up in the hands of some Starbucks employee. It is definitely thicker than a traditional coin, but the metal exterior of the USB 2.0 drive enhances the illusion, making it easy to lose in a pocket full of change. Still, at $20 for the 4GB version and $30 for the 8GB ...
Kingston unveils 64GB DataTraveler 150 for $177 (22)
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You've got entirely too many RAW files and uncompressed David Bowie albums to be slamming everything onto a 16GB thumbdrive, so Kingston Technology's coming to the rescue with a new pair of ultra-spacious DataTraveler 150s. Arriving in 32GB and 64GB flavors, the DT150 becomes the largest in the outfit's entire DataTraveler line, and it even works with Windows, OS X, Palm OS and Linux! Both sticks come with a five-year warranty (as if you won't ...
USB Drive Proves Fertility Conventions Give Out the Best Swag Ever [Sperm Storage] (43)
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Attendees can get some pretty cool swag at big conventions, but I have yet to see a product as functionally hysterical as this sperm-shaped USB drive handed out at the American Society For Reproductive Medicine's (ASRM) 2008 conference. I'll tell you what—whipping this thing out at while using your laptop at Starbucks should prove interesting. [Thanks Eric!]
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Richard said:
SUPER DUPER!
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Wayne said:
Want, for some reason...
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nonameplayer said:
I think I know a few people who would want this.
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Wao said:
囧 ～～～
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Greg Morgan said:
Plug this and in 9 months your laptop gives birth to a PDA.
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Ryan said:
I WANT ONE (million)!
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Aaron H. said:
FertilityTies can use this along with the Baby Glue. :/
USB Drive Proves Fertility Conventions Give Out the Best Swag Ever [Sperm Storage] (14)
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Attendees can get some pretty cool swag at big conventions, but I have yet to see a product as functionally hysterical as this sperm-shaped USB drive handed out at the American Society For Reproductive Medicine's (ASRM) 2008 conference. I'll tell you what—whipping this thing out at while using your laptop at Starbucks should prove interesting. [Thanks Eric!]
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nonameplayer said:
I think I know a few people who would want this.
Microsoft Denies Paying Nigerians $400K To Ditch Linux (6)
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Da Massive writes "Microsoft has denied paying a Nigerian contractor $400,000 in a bid to retard Linux's movement into the government sector. Media reports alleged that Microsoft had proposed paying that sum to a government contractor under a joint marketing agreement last year, in order to persuade the contractor to replace Linux OS with Windows on thousands of school laptops. Although a joint marketing agreement was drafted to document the best practices for using technology ...
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Will said:
Very smart Nigerian. MS couldn't pay him $400k to use Windows.
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Terrence said:
Hmmm if any country would be willing ot take bribes and not be shy about it it would be Nigeria...
Why I am bullish on iPhone Web; Looking at my wifes iPhone (2)
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I picked up my wifes iPhone today and wasn’t at all surprised to look at the AppStore icon and see a bazillion updates showing in the badge icon. To explain, I will pick up Emily’s laptop and find Software Update bouncing for its life. “Look at me! Please, it’s been months!” Em doesn’t seem to notice this: “I don’t look down there.” Huh :) If the leaping icon doesn’t do the trick, a badge on ...
Battle of the thumb drive linux distros (9)
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We were expecting eye gouging and body slams, but this review of several thumb drive Linux distributions will do. They compared Damn Small Linux, Puppy Linux, Xubuntu, and Fedora. They don’t mention why they chose these four specifically, as UNetbootin has many many distributions available. They put each through its paces, listing common issues and boot up speed. Their conclusion was that puppy Linux was preferable as it has a graphically nice interface and the ...
DIY: Wooden USB thumb drive (6)
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With a lot of sanding and basic woodworking skills, you can turn your plastic thumb drive into a classy wooden drive. Let me show you how. Skill Level: Moderate Build time: 5-7 days Tools needed: Band saw, table saw, or miter saw Scroll saw Belt sander Clamps or bench vise Utility knife Wood glue Sandpaper 000 & 0000 Steel wool Respirator or at least dust mask 6 pack of beer General notes: This project isn’t ...
Butterfly Knife USB Drive Slashes Your Computer With Storage [USB] (4)
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It may not help you much in a fight, but at least you won't lacerate your own hand while flipping this butterfly knife (or bali-song) USB drive. It has room for 2GB of data and the nerd-friendly design is far superior to the stupid food shaped flash drives we see so often these days. Although, the beer-filled flash drive may give it a run for its money. [Benchmade]
Crapgadget: gizmos to scar your USB port for life (1)
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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Peripherals Some things just shouldn't ever be plugged into your USB port. Not even that dusty, never-to-be-used socket in your 16-port USB hub. The gadgets you'll see below are among the worst of the worst, with some being so awful, they almost deserve a purchase just to give you a laugh live and in-person. Seriously, just listen: an actual "thumb" drive, a USB key doused in cabbage, a mousepad that doubles ...
Maratona de filmes! (1)
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Nessa semana, o Espaço Unibanco de Cinema, realizará mais uma edição da Odisséia de Cinema, um evento que reúne filmes e balada no cinema! A Odisséia de Cinema terá edições em setembro, outubro e novembro e funciona da seguinte forma: Comprando um ingresso para o evento, pode-se assistir a até 3 filmes durante a madrugada, sendo uma pré-estréia, um filme-surpresa e uma estréia da semana. E durante os intervalos, DJ’s irão assumir o comando e ...
Desktop Media Puts Removable Drive Icons on Your Desktop (1)
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Windows only: Free utility Desktop Media does the simple but immensely helpful task of putting instant icons for removable media on your Windows desktop. That means no more clicking through to "My Computer" to grab pictures off your thumb drive, CD, external hard drive, or whatever else you normally plug in. We've featured similar software before, but Desktop Media uses far less memory than such programs—in fact, just 1.6 MB on my Vista system. No ...
Run Xbox Media Center from a USB Drive [XBox Media Center] (3)
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We've shown you how to turn your classic Xbox and Mac into a super-powered media center using Xbox Media Center, but what about everybody else? Well, if you've got at least a 1 GB USB drive and a computer that can boot from it, you're in luck. LiveXBMC, a blend of the XBMC and Ubuntu Linux, lets you do all the same big-screen media playing, file sharing, DVD ripping, and other media center goodness without ...
USB AutoRunner Quick-Launches Thumb Drive Apps [Featured Windows Download] (1)
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Windows only: Freeware application USB AutoRunner automatically launches documents or applications when you plug in your USB thumb drive. We've explained in the past how to auto-run apps or documents when you insert your thumb drive by making your own autorun.inf file—a Windows default convention for automatically launching files. USB AutoRunner creates this file for you, so setting up a working autorun.inf file is as simple as telling USB AutoRunner what you want to launch ...
Terabyte nanotech thumb drives around the corner? (1)
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Filed under: StorageWired has a write-up of a new storage technology developed at Arizona State University that could produce flash thumb drives capable of storing terabytes of data in the near future, that also happens to be cheaper and more energy efficient than flash memory. The new technology has been branded programmable metallization cell, and differs from present storage technologies in that it "creates nanowires from copper atoms the size of a virus to record ...
