USB Floppy Drive Concept: Oregon Trail Not Included

Dan Nosowitz — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:30:00 EDT

Designer Thomas O'Connor has come up with a concept to join the legions of goofy USB flash drives with this charming USB Floppy Drive. Take one of those floppy disks granpappy's always going on about, hollow it out, stuff it with some flash storage and a USB dongle and you've got a "sustainable" and nostalgic USB drive. It looks to be a mere concept right now, but I bet an enterprising modder could whip one of these up in no time. [Core77]

7-in-1 Card Reader Includes Floppy Disk for Those People Trapped in 1987

Kit Eaton — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:22:44 EST

Pop this USB 2.0-connected gadget into a spare drive bay in your PC and you will be able to read Smart Media, Compact Flash, Memory Stick, Secure Digital, MultiMedia Card, MicroDrive memory cards and... 3.5-inch floppy disks? You will have to spend $39 to discover if those 1987 backups still have any data. [RedFerret]

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USB Floppy Drive Concept: Oregon Trail Not Included

7-in-1 Card Reader Includes Floppy Disk for Those People Trapped in 1987