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External HD Concept Helps You Visualize Your Data Usage

Trackback — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:35:55 EST

Little LED screens will be the next big thing in cosmetic gadget frippery: the slowly-lowering price of the Optimus Maximus over the next few years will chart this inconsequential revolution. In the meantime: concept art!

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External HD Concept Helps You Visualize Your Data Usage

strider_mt2k — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:53:47 EST

Color that a little differently and you could add more retro appeal by having it form the Partridge Family Bus.

Twill make you happy!

strider_mt2k

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OMG! Ponies! — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:52:20 EST

More Vomitous Pink. When did Paris Hilton start designing gadgetry?

OMG! Ponies!

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Captian_Caveman — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:33:52 EST

@NeoPoliticus: Best Comment ever!

Captian_Caveman

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MikeHinds — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:33:11 EST

@Ben:
Amen on WinDirStat. It takes this concept to a very successful and intuitive implementation.
[windirstat.info]

MikeHinds

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NeoPoliticus — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:44:34 EST

Do you defrag it by playing Tetris?

NeoPoliticus

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aec007 — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:56:19 EST

SOOOOOO.... I guess those long and large squares are the porn videos HUH?

aec007

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Ypoknons — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:09:59 EST

It's more artistic than useful on the hard drive itself, but if it matches with the software display then it could also be a practical display that you can get more detail in the software.

Ypoknons

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Don Tobin — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:50:40 EST

This is like live-action Qix; can't wait for full contact!

Don Tobin

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Repton — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:34:43 EST

..just make sure you get SteerMouse to go with the VX and your MacBook. Logitech's own Mac drivers are awful..

Repton

External HD Concept Helps You Visualize Your Data Usage

danmandle — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:34:21 EST

that pretty nifty, but i love that mouse. I highly suggest getting one. Logitech XV Revolution.

danmandle

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gcreedle — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:28:49 EST

That would have made great Partridge Family swag!

gcreedle

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Zenshai — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:27:19 EST

@Ben: Hey thanks, I was looking for an application like this for a while, had a trial of one foldersizes or something, but it just didnt seem good enough to pay for. This one is better, and free! Thanks again.

Zenshai

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Mayz — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:25:23 EST

thats looks really cool. I love the clean interface

Mayz

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GIZisGOD — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:10:16 EST

LOVE the idea! Wish it was on these flash memory cards I am dealing with right now from several digital cameras. Lets see... 1 2 3 4... 8 CF/SD cards on this desk right now and it would be cool to even show which camera along with how much space is used or left on each card.

GIZisGOD

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Ben — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:52:16 EST

I'm guessing pink represents space taken up by porn? lol

I think I'd prefer to just use WinDirStat, a great open-source windows app that does just this but actually tells you what each chunk is as you hover over it and obviously works on any drive. I use it every time I start running out of space (so like once a week).

Ben

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DirkusMaximus — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:21:42 EST

@scrag: I think that's what it's doing.

and yeah, oakie, e-ink would be a better choice. Heck, I'd even buy it with a grayscale e-ink display.

DirkusMaximus

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discounteggroll — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:20:32 EST

as long as it doesn't have the U3 software bundled with it I'm all ears

::sandisk, if you're wondering, yes; i'm looking RIGHT at you::

discounteggroll

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scrag — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:16:40 EST

This would work better if the pattern was representing something akin to the SpaceMonger application.

scrag

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92BuickLeSabre — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:08:11 EST

As long as there is no text on those pretty colors, I'm okay.

92BuickLeSabre

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oakie — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:02:03 EST

drive communication is bi-directional, be it usb or firewire. the computer could analyze the drive in real time and send back display info. color e-ink would work perfect in this instance as you could maintain the cushion map even when disconnected/powered off.

oakie

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tigga76 — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:01:56 EST

The blocky interface is not sexy at all. I think something like a pie graph or bars would be more attractive than little pink squares but I think they will get it right by the time its finally ou of concept phase.

tigga76

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Pablos102030 — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:50:41 EST

I would buy it. If it was blue and green instead of pink and purple.

Pablos102030

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gimpbully — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:48:19 EST

hm, wouldn't you need the controller to actually understand the filesystem in use at that point? Kinda pidgeon-holes you to a select few supported by the electronics

gimpbully