The Top 10 Weirdest USB Drives Ever 189
Ant writes "Fosfor Gadgets lists the top weirdest USB drives ever, including photographs. Sushi and shrimps look yummy." From the article: "We start off with the least weird USB drive, and it's the iDuck from the Japanese company Solid Alliance. They are available in six different colors and the version on the picture even lights up when it's plugged in. It's cute so it's not that hard to understand why it's popular, right?"
twisted? (Score:5, Funny)
but then ...
Rip the head of the cute Barbie doll, and plug it into your PC.
can you say TWISTED???
Re:twisted? (Score:5, Funny)
Though I think they have it backwards, the head should be the drive, pluggin the body in is just absurd.
Re:twisted? (Score:1)
KFG
Re:twisted? (Score:1)
And haveing a Barbie body sticking out of ones computer is just a tad too much, now haveing a Barbie head sticking out is more managable.
Though then again, those heads always get lost.
Re:twisted? (Score:5, Funny)
Of a Barbie!?
KFG
Re:twisted? (Score:3, Funny)
Dumb Blonde (Score:2)
Re:twisted? (Score:4, Funny)
USB Dildo [blissbox.com]?
USB Dildo [myfunlink.de] with Bluetooth...
Theres more than one... lol
Re:twisted? (Score:1)
Re:twisted? (Score:3, Informative)
That was the link under the blurb. I don't think that is a photoshop...
Fear not the power of power tools (i.e. Dremel and drill press) and some 5 minute epoxy on making one.
Re:twisted? (Score:2)
Since it was homemade I dont really consider it in the same category as the rest of the products since it'd be easy for someone to make all kinds of strange USB drives at home. Example: hollow out a snickers candy bar and shove a USB drive in there! Tada! I now have one of the weirdest USB drives ever!
Re:twisted? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:twisted? (Score:1)
Re:twisted? (Score:3, Funny)
My analyst told me
That I was right out of my head
The way he described it
He said I'd be better dead than live
I didn't listen to his jive
I knew all along
That he was all wrong
And I knew that he thought
I was crazy but I'm not
Oh no
KFG
Re:twisted? (Score:2)
Re:twisted? (Score:3, Funny)
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Re:twisted? (Score:4, Funny)
It has excellent Debian Sid support, I've heard.
Re:twisted? (Score:2)
Before you post on how vapid this story is... (Score:5, Funny)
Anything, even the weirdest USB drives ever, could only improve on the sad, shallow life you now lead.
except for me, uhmmm... I'm doing research... drawing statistical relevance from the /. polls.
Before you post on how shallow this story is... (Score:3, Funny)
Of course my life is shallow. I'm the lifeguard for the kiddie pool.
Re:Before you post on how vapid this story is... (Score:1)
Re:Before you post on how vapid this story is... (Score:2)
Well, when you edit it like that, it is. :) Seriously, root beer & tequila? Why not just go all the way and combine everclear & kool-aid.
If this is the weirdest they've got, then (Score:5, Funny)
Re:If this is the weirdest they've got, then (Score:2)
Please tell me I did not just read that.
You've got to be kidding me.
Re:If this is the weirdest they've got, then (Score:2)
sweet baby jesus
no more room in your manger
tucked in my anus
Which is, I believe, intentional and perhaps not original, but nonetheless hilarious.
Re:If this is the weirdest they've got, then (Score:2)
$word=~s/^[^a-zA-Z]+//g; #make lowercase
my @count=$word=~/[aeiouy]+/gi; # base count is # of vowel groups
my @trailinge=$word=~/[e]$/gi; # count traiing Es (-1 to syllable count)
my @trailinged=$word=~/ed$/gi; # count trailing EDs (-1)
my @threevowels=$word=~/[aeiou]{3}/gi; # count three vowels in a row (+1)
my @ded=$word=~/ded$/gi; # if word ends in 'ded', trailing ED rule doesn't apply, add one
my @apot=$word=~/sn't/gi; # count ap
Easy to lose flash (Score:3, Interesting)
Obviously whoever wrote this forgot about TransFlash cards in cell phones such as my i870. Try keeping a spare one of those out of the vacuum cleaner.
Easy to lose flash-Presto (Score:2, Funny)
Disappeared in a flash, did it?
Re:Easy to lose flash-Presto (Score:2)
Re:Easy to lose flash (Score:1, Funny)
Why do I think this is a clever goatse.cx-esque troll? Imagine the Google results that will return.
Cheers.
Re:Easy to lose flash (Score:2)
Anyway, TransFlash is a real type of flash card.
Take a look: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TransFlash [wikipedia.org]
Besides, there was a Slashdot article about TransFlash being renamed to microSD (that's microSecureDigital).
USB Elmo knows your name... (Score:5, Funny)
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000100066100/ [engadget.com]
Re:USB Elmo knows your name... (Score:2, Funny)
Who said artificially intelligent, nuclear powered, tonka-tough toys bend on makeing sre your children eat their breakfast and do their homework?
iDisk (Score:5, Interesting)
* There's a joke in there, somewhere. Go nuts.**
** Yeah, I know.
What would be stranger (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What would be stranger (Score:1)
Re:What would be stranger (Score:4, Funny)
I certainly can't envision something like THAT coming around to bite us in the ass.
Re:What would be stranger (Score:5, Funny)
You're responding to The Amazing Fishboy, you insensitive clod!
Re:iDisk (Score:1, Troll)
Re:iDisk (Score:2)
So I take it you don't want to actually put data on it?
Re:iDisk (Score:2)
Re:iDisk (Score:3, Informative)
Not quite as minimalist, but more ergonomic, and probably more durable are these products (which may be simply wrappers around the iDisk.):
Re:iDisk (Score:2)
iDisk (Score:2)
Has anyone out there ever used a usb drive this small, and was it effective?
Re:iDisk (Score:2)
It's convenient, but the bits are so small.
Re:iDisk (Score:5, Funny)
It's convenient, but the bits are so small.
I concur. I used it to store a Word document (a research paper). When I read it off the disk, the average font size had gone from 12 to 6. That's some serious bit shrinkage. The shrinkage seems to occur in all the critical places.
I used one to store my bank account information, and found that my money was convered from dollars to cents.
However, that doesn't compare to the horrors that will befall the user that attempts to use this drive to store their pr0n collection, and views the result.
Re:iDisk (Score:3, Interesting)
I noticed that SolidAlliance makes almost all of these products, and they can be purchased from SA-Store [sa-store.com].
Re:iDisk (Score:2)
Yeah, unfortunately the prices are about the same as from the site in the article, twice or more what you'd pay for a regular USB stick. I like the sushi ones, but I don't want to pay that much of a premium.
How very Japanese, though, to offer them in a "family set" and "dinner set" along with a mug showing the Chinese characters for various things eaten as sushi.
Re:iDisk (Score:2)
Nevermind, somebody will eventually place the right numbers into the wrong fields, and you'll be able to purchase one for only 0.83 cents.
Re:iDisk (Score:2)
Re:iDisk (Score:5, Informative)
http://sa-store.com/shop.php?category_id=52&item0
Price: 4,980 Yen ($41.50 USD)
Re:iDisk (Score:2)
is there a translation please? (apologies!) (Score:2)
Also would you know if they post overseas?
I have to admit I quite like the idea of a tiny memory stick....
Re:iDisk (Score:2)
Re:iDisk (Score:1)
http://sa-store.com/shop.php?category_id=52&item0
Re:iDisk (Score:2)
Re:iDisk (Score:3, Interesting)
Yep. I have 2 of these. [pqimemory.com] They both fit in my wallet, much of the time just like a credit card w/o any special case.
What makes no sense to me is why are the thick drives selling so well, when the slim ones can't get shelf space? There are no benifits to the thick ones over the thin ones -- and I consider the Iomega Micro Mini to be one of the thick ones.
More wierd stuff from SolidAlliance... (Score:5, Informative)
http://sa-store.com/shop.php?category_id=25&item0
more food
http://sa-store.com/shop.php?category_id=40&item0
shinto amulet
http://sa-store.com/shop.php?category_id=50 [sa-store.com]
USB camera (from the old Gegege-no-kitaro cartoon)
http://sa-store.com/shop.php?category_id=48 [sa-store.com]
mice
http://sa-store.com/shop.php?category_id=46 [sa-store.com]
These things make me very proud of being a Japanese, hehe...
(Yes, we do have a sense of humor, albeit a rather wacky one.)
Re: (Score:1)
Re:More wierd stuff from SolidAlliance... (Score:2)
Forget the thumb drive! (Score:5, Funny)
Weird? Weird! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Weird? Weird! (Score:1)
Re:Weird? Weird! (Score:2)
Weird to your mother (Score:1, Redundant)
No digg--er, lame.
Difficulting rating of creating a weird USB drive (Score:2)
Re:Difficulting rating of creating a weird USB dri (Score:2)
I wouldn't want my SO quizzing me on where else my USB drive had been recently...
I'm still waiting (Score:5, Funny)
Damn you... (Score:2)
Re:I'm still waiting (Score:1)
"lol no its not its a marital aid."
Build it (Score:1)
Build it yourself based on an existing USB drive, like this one [svardh.com] for example. Plus I bet its size would match the scale of you e-penis ! Enjoy :)
Almost a slashvertisement (Score:2)
Re:Almost a slashvertisement (Score:1)
yes, actually. I was expecting atleast 9/10.
This is a read-only one but... (Score:3, Funny)
USB Bible [skymall.com]
Pray tell, (ok, pun not intended), what is the point of this thing? Is this for when you really need that Jesus fix, and are at a computer with no net access? I don't get it...
Re:This is a read-only one but... (Score:3, Informative)
Delivery would be a pain though. I would suggest DHL, as they have those nifty flying vans that could probably pull alongside the plane. Pay for the "ship it right now" shipping, as the 2-day delivery option isn't very useful when you really need a guidance system.
Re:This is a read-only one but... (Score:2)
Not that weird... (Score:2)
4 is tiny, so it could be a very good purchase, although the combo USB/SD drives would be more useful.
As for the rest... just WHY??? Who wants to make their USB thumb-drive 10X bigger so it can look like sushi?
This would have been a good top 3 list...
Feed readers? (Score:2)
Re:Feed readers? (Score:2)
http://www.x-tremegeek.com/templates/searchdetail
There are also a scad of usb coffee warmers, which I will admit would have been convinient when I was still working as an analyst because my coffee was almost always cold by the time I got to finish it.
Re:Feed readers? (Score:2)
stickers for ya.
Re:Feed readers? (Score:2)
Re:Feed readers? (Score:2)
Old news (Score:1)
Wouldn't wanna... (Score:1, Funny)
I like number one... (Score:2)
Don't forget the penknives! (Score:2, Informative)
iDisk + something nefarious? (Score:2, Interesting)
Weird? Not weird enough! (Score:2, Funny)
Fruit F*cker (Score:2)
This is just an ad (Score:3, Informative)
Compare the items in the article to:
http://www.dynamism.com/solidalliance/pricing.sht
Having said that, I will say that the barbie USB port is just freaky. Wow.
USB Drives using fake chips (Score:2)
More information about the one I found at:
http://www.mways.co.uk/rom_use_only_usb_key.html [mways.co.uk]
Jolyon
Make Yourself a Custom-Made USB Drive (Score:2)
"Thumb" drive... (Score:2)
Disappointment! (Score:2)
Are we related... (Score:1)
Re:Nice, but... (Score:2)
Digg this: (Score:2)
I like Digg just as much as the next guy and read it frequently just to get a zeitgeist of interesting tech news, but for interesting discussion on the story, I come to Slas
Re:Digg (Score:2)
Even better, I saw all of these drives separately, before there was this article.
Re:Security (Score:2)
Oh, wait...