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Cake Royale USB Drives Are Delicious, But Deadly For Children

Not since the USB Food Hub from Solid Alliance have we seen a peripheral that made us actually want to put it in our mouths and swallow. These Cake Royale series drives range from chocolate, to some yellow looking one, to a white one with strawberries on top, and finally a fruity one. Can you tell we went to culinary academy for three years? No price yet, but the release date is sometime in May. [Vavolo via Nexus404]

3:15 PM on Thu May 8 2008
By Jason Chen
1,587 views, 33 comments

Latest by gtpooh: @Atsumi: That's what she said? more »

usb drives

FLX USB Drive Is Uncircumcised, Convenient

The FLX USB drive prototype, designed by Jacek Ryn, while convenient, is not actually flexible. It's got an accordion-like sheath covering it that pushes back to reveal the plug when you shove it into the USB port, and snaps back when you pull it out. Kind of like an uncircumcised, um, you know. And that cuts down on plastic materials, so it takes up less space in your pocket. Yep. [core77]

8:00 PM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By matt buchanan
9,732 views, 38 comments

mimobots

Cooking Hell Kitties and Pirates: Tokidoki Mimobot Artist Series

The latest batch of mimobot designer flash drives for Spring continue their artist series, this time fronting Italian artist Simone Legno's Tokidoki brand. There's just three in the set, but they're all pretty awesome: Pirate Nero, obviously a frickin' pirate; Pastaio, who looks like demon kitty chef; and Meletta, which has a monkey on it. They're 1, 2 and 4GB and are fast enough for ReadyBoost. As always, you're not paying for the guts ($40, $60, $100) but the candy coating, which we still think is pretty sweet. [Mimoco]

7:00 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By matt buchanan
2,031 views, 10 comments

Latest by dangster: I love Tokidoki. I've sunk several hundred dollars on their purses and accessories. Although $40 is admittedly a bit much for a 1gb drive (especially when I can get a 4gb drive for less than that), I think more »

security

Personal Pocket Safe USB Drive So Secure It Has Its Own PIN Pad

There are plenty of secure USB drives, but the Personal Pocket Safe has to be the paranoid PC users' best friend. Its inventor CHDT Corp. calls it the first "encrypted, epoxy coated, pin-protected smart drive." It comes with the expected security features, such as military-grade encryption, safekeeping of passwords and other sensitive info and a track-covering feature that makes sure no one can trace its presence once it's removed from a system. To top it all off, though, the drive has its own rubber-key PIN-pad, so that you can key in your own 4-to-10 passcode. No passcode, and the thing goes into full lock down. More »

2:43 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Wilson Rothman
5,685 views, 26 comments

Latest by USA2Mexico0: Yeah, if you are serious about encrypting your USB drive, get an Ironkey, or use encryption software on a regular USB drive. This thing isn't in the same class as an Ironkey, and putting a pin pad on the outside more »

concepts

Chocolate Bar USB Drive Concept Does Not Melt In Your Mouth or Your Hand

This USB Drive concept is pretty neat because of its modularity combined with a touchscreen in the middle used to organize files. The idea here is that files could be organized however you see fit into each "chunk" and taken elsewhere in your pocket for use on another computer. While this can be done to a lesser extent with a USB hub and a handful of flash drives, the main appeal of this concept is its design, which is quite tasty. [Yanko Design] More »

9:30 PM on Wed Dec 12 2007
By Adrian Covert
4,148 views, 22 comments

Latest by coolwizardz: nice concept .. i liked it very much .. ------------------ Tech Wizard - [www.coolwizardz.com] more »

peripherals

Gizzy and Maggie, Flash Drives Disguised as Maggots or Worse

Meet Gizzy the Data Worm (pictured at left), and her maggoty friend Maggie, who both appear to be stomach-turning creepy-crawlies but actually can pack 4GB in the USB flash drives nestled snugly in their plushy little bellies. Hey, is that thing named "Gizzy?" We've been called that before. Could they have named it after our humble website here? Nah. Our namesake wouldn't be so, uh, gross, would it? Wouldn't it be more sophisticated? Anyway, if your taste leans toward plushy maggots or unidentified hairy squirmy worms named Gizzy, consider dropping around 66 bucks for each of these. [NifNaks, Via Boing Boing]

11:11 AM on Thu Nov 15 2007
By Charlie White
1,313 views, 4 comments

Latest by Electric Wolf: Try the Giant Microbes site. They have them all and that's probably where Think Geek buys them from. [www.giantmicrobes.com] more »

tops

RooKaps Replace Your Army of USB Drives' Lost Heads

I love useful useless pieces of plastic. RooKaps are just such micro-wonders that come in a rainbow of colors. They're just replacement caps for USB drives, but the small city of headless drives I have wandering around my desk make them oddly compelling. Not so compelling is the price, though, with clear ones running $16 for 12, and the colored ones hitting $16.29 for ten. I mean, they're little pieces of plastic, they're not worth a whole dollar each. Oh, and I'm not sure who "asked" for the $3.99 ones with matching lanyards, but I'm pretty sure they fail at life. [RooKaps via Everything USB]

4:00 AM on Fri Nov 2 2007
By Matt Buchanan
1,506 views, 3 comments

Latest by bermack7679: Some one has too much free time on their hands-did we really need "matching caps and lanyards" for replacement caps? Think any one would even notice that your stuff is color coordinated? I have lots of useless odds and ends more »

do not eat

Doughnut-Shaped USB Drive Reminds You It's Time for Lunch

What is it about doughnuts? We love 'em. This one's a USB drive, and it looks so scrumptiously delicious with its shiny chocolate glaze, you might have a hard time not taking a bite out of it. It's made by Redismo, a Chinese company whose creations you may have seen before, such as a miniature hamburger-shaped USB drive, or one that looks like a tiny loaf of bread. We'll give you a sneak preview: Coming up for November, the company has USB drives shaped like whiskey bottles, safety helmets, bowling pins and light bulbs. But for now, you can get this USB drive for just $3.63, that is, if you buy 500 of them. Right now, we feel like we could eat 500 of them. [Valvalo, via Technabob]

1:00 PM on Tue Oct 30 2007
By Charlie White
2,283 views, 10 comments

Latest by Doughnut USB Device: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic? on geeksugar -- Geek is chic.: I've already eaten a plastic pumpkin worth of Halloween candy in the last week, but this Doughnut Shaped device has me salivating and ready for a bakery run. more »

usb

USB Drive For Winos With Cash

This USB drive is more than its wine-shaped exterior would suggest. It's a tool for the hardcore wine enthusiast. Features include; 1GB of memory, wine related ringtones (eh?), desktop wallpaper, a screensaver, a wine tasting demo by Michel Rolland (who?), and privileged access to the BeWineConnected Club. The most interesting feature however, is the inclusion of the wine cellar management software "Open Cellar" that allows wine lovers to manage their collection from any computer. If you think that all of this may be a little excessive, I agree. Then again, I don't have the cash to buy and stock a cellar, and Miller Light gets me drunk just fine. Available for around $50 [BeWine via Apartment Therapy]

7:40 PM on Thu Oct 11 2007
By Sean Fallon
2,355 views, 4 comments

Latest by Spaceboy: miller lite can get someone drunk? what are you, like, 5? more »

usb drives

ATP Petito Turns Flash Drives Pink, Nuzzles Up to Breast Cancer Foundation

What do you do if you sell USB flash drives that have quickly turned into commodities, and you need a fresh sales angle for one that's been on the market for well over a year? Why not paint it pink, and exploit those unfortunate ladies suffering with breast cancer? More »

9:15 AM on Tue Sep 18 2007
By Charlie White
1,177 views, 8 comments

Latest by ovariancancerprognosis: Excellent...because aside from saving lives contributing with the cause of the pink tape we are acquiring a product that is very useful for all, as it is the USB more »

usb stink-o-rama

FlashKey Fruit-a-Roma Drive, You Need One Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle

You know USB flash drives have reached commodity status when manufacturers get so desperate for differentiation that they decide to make them smell good. That's these FlashKey Fruit-a-Roma USB drives' claim to fame, giving you a choice of strawberry, grape, orange or apple scent in capacities from 128MB to 4GB. It's not entirely clear whether their sweet smell is kicked up even more when you plug them in, nor was pricing announced yet, either. Come to think of it, these drives are the opposite of a freebie flash drive we received one time. More »

12:30 PM on Wed Jul 25 2007
By Charlie White
1,539 views, 6 comments

Latest by omg-ponies: @primetime4: It's not a U2 reference; it's a Gloria Steinem reference, as in "A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle." more »

28 days later

Corsair Survivor Flash Drives Good For Mudslides, Deep Sea Hijinks, Zombie Attacks


Back in March, we introduced you to these ruggedized babies, but didn't have any specs or pricing, let alone a picture of one stuck in the mud. Now we're good to go. There's piping hot info and another, more explanatory pic, after the jump. More »

6:15 PM on Mon Apr 30 2007
By Wilson Rothman
6,133 views, 14 comments

gadgets

Store All Your Stuff On This Little 4GB Pill

Want USB storage? Take a pill. You might have trouble swallowing this pill because it's 2 inches long, but hey, if you do end up ingesting this thing for whatever reason, you'll be happy to know you can store 4GB of your favorite data internally, until it comes out the other side. More »

9:26 AM on Mon Apr 9 2007
By Charlie White
3,170 views, 8 comments

peripherals

TRUS USB Solar-Powered Flash Drive Shows Remaining Capacity

The TRUS USB drive has a feature we wish all USB flash drives had: an indicator showing remaining capacity. It's green, too, soaking up just enough solar power to run its LED LCD, clearly showing you how much drive space you have left without the need for plugging it into a USB port and checking for yourself. More »

3:30 PM on Fri Mar 23 2007
By Charlie White
1,949 views, 9 comments

peripherals

Corsair Flash Survivor USB Drives Can Go Through a War Unscathed

Corsair rolled out these Flash Survivor USB drives at CeBIT, displaying them in 4GB and 8GB capacities. While these aren't exactly portable like some of the tiny thumbnail-sized flash drives we've seen, these look like they could withstand a direct hit from a nuclear weapon. More »

1:40 PM on Tue Mar 20 2007
By Charlie White
2,820 views, 8 comments

peripherals

S.T. Dupont Creates Palladium Flash Drive for the Well-Heeled

Isn't this the prettiest little USB flash drive you've ever seen? S.T. Dupont calls the design etched on its front the "diamond head pattern," and it's made out of palladium. More »

1:08 PM on Fri Jan 19 2007
By Charlie White
804 views, 11 comments

peripherals

James Bond's USB Thumb Drive: Kills Men, Stores Data

When James Bond isn't too busy killing Russians, blowing things up and banging 10s, he's bringing his valuable data with him wherever he goes. Word is he uses this special edition Micro Vault James Bond USB drive from Sony. The drive comes pre-loaded with the trailer for Casino Royale as well as four high def wallpapers from the film. Even nicer is the Virtual Expander program that compresses certain types of files so as to "expand" the storage size by up to three times. More »

3:10 PM on Mon Nov 6 2006
By Gizloco
710 views, 8 comments

Latest by JasonCo: "banging 10s" HA! I love it!!! Best line I've heard all day. more »

gadgets

Mini Guitar USB Drive Packs 256MB of Mojo

We've heard about guitars that connect directly to a PC via USB, but here's a 256MB USB thumb drive that looks just like a tiny guitar. No, it's not an actual working model of a guitar, and even if it were, your fingers would have to be the size of a pinhead to play it. More »

11:12 AM on Tue Oct 24 2006
By Charlie White
1,520 views, 6 comments