Archive for July, 2009

Atari 2600 USB Mass Storage Device

Written by Richard Blanchard on July 7th, 2009. Posted in Flash Storage, Useless Novelty

A dude named Robotic Evil introduced a new version of his Atari USB case collection.  This time an Atari 2600 cartridge.  Bulky in design, but cool in style the USB Atari case is getting 2GB of inserted flash memory.

USB Atari

Given the size of the cartridge, it might be more appropriate to stuff a Western Digital Passport USB hard drive in there and really make some good use of the space.

I also think he could tip the scale of coolness with a retractable USB cable rather than the clunky one attached.

However; kudos to Robotic Evil for even thinking it up in the first place.

Free 2GB Flash Drive With dot ASIA Domain Reg

Written by Richard Blanchard on July 6th, 2009. Posted in GetUSB Dealz

free 2GB flash riveDomainMonster.com is giving away a 2GB flash drive with new registrations for .asia web extensions.  The offer is good only while supplies last.

Even if you don’t have business in Asia today, it’s still smart to get the domain name because I’ve seen plenty of domains get snatched up with me-to or look-a-like sites for the real American or UK company.

Now is a good time with a 2GB UFD bonus.

Here are some details for the required two year agreement from Domainmonster which is one of the top 50 fastest growing ICANN accredited registars:

Once you’ve purchased your qualifing .asia domains at Domainmonster.com you’ll receive an email directly from info@freeb.asia (the .asia registry) 5 days after your registration¹. Once you receive the email containing your redemption code and qualifing domain, you can go to freeb.asia to confirm your shipping details.

Your USB Drive will be shipped to you within 28 days of successfully redeeming your code at freeb.asia. No other purchased is req.

Enjoy.

Happy 4th of July 2009

Written by Richard Blanchard on July 4th, 2009. Posted in Video

Happy 4th of July for those of you located in the USA.  I found this themed USA Flagged Flip MinoHD which you should consider if you don’t have one.  I just recently made the switch from MiniDV video tape to a solid state memory video recorder like this MinoHD.  It’s so much nicer because there is no more transfer of analog to digital process.

USB USA

With the USB Flip MinoHD you just connect via USB and start downloading your video.  This translates into doing

How To: USB Cigar With LED at Tip

Written by Richard Blanchard on July 2nd, 2009. Posted in USB Hacks, USB Tutorials

How about a real Cigar that glows when connected and stores data on the USB memory?  You can build this authentic smelling USB Cigar flash drive yourself in jest 10 or so easy steps.

USB Cigar  How To

Before you get started, here is a list of items you’ll need:

MNEMOSYNE USB Cube – It’s All a Puzzle To Me

Written by Richard Blanchard on July 1st, 2009. Posted in Flash Storage, Hand Crafted USB, Useless Novelty

The MNEMOSYNE USB cube is an artistic 3 dimension puzzle hiding a 16GB USB key inside.  The product is made by SolidAlliance, which based on their past products, is all a puzzle to me.

MNEMOSYNE key

I can understand the artistic point of all this, but take that away and this is what you have:

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