USB effects your everyday life. It really does. We’ll show you how.
USB technology is the leading connectivity standard for consumer electronics. GetUSB.info takes a look at these products and other fun USB Gadgets to show how USB affects your everyday life, it really does. We talk about USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Wireless USB and soon to be USB 3.0. We have USB hacks, tutorials and general USB information. Welcome and enjoy.
This should really be a post about a DIY project. This custom flash drive stores your data and gives you a post-it note dispenser to write down what’s on the drive.
You can buy the official version for about $30 overseas [here] or you could spend a few hours this weekend and create your own. What you need: Flash drive, wood, post-it note pad.
Step one. Shape some wood to about the size you’d like to make the USB stick and post-it note paper. About 3/4inch wide and 3 inches long.
Step two: Cut out a part of the wood block to place (more…)
Skype has been a great resource for those social butterfly’s who must talk 24/7. It allows them to speak with anyone in the world at an extremely low price. Well, the new Plantronics USB phone would be a great addition to those talk-a-holics.
Besides the standard phone features, the Plantronics Audio 1100M includes speaker phone capability to let the entire family join in.
Plantronics teamed with Microsoft to officially support their Office Communicator 2007 platform with the Plantronics 1100M. The Plantronics MCD 100 USB speakerphone, also announced today, is an option for those conducting group conference calls via Office Communicator 2007. It provides 360-degree room coverage so more than one person can participate in a PC-based audio conference. To achieve call clarity, the MCD 100 includes acoustic echo cancellation, noise suppression and equalizer algorithms embedded within the product.
Here is a guy with a bit too much time on his hands and clearly in the need for a healthy meal. Check out this USB tutorial on making a USB popcorn maker:
Engadget reported on this just a few minutes ago, “USB cake design worst birthday surprise in history” but I beg to differ…at least for a guy like me.
True this USB birthday cake is ridiculous looking, but for a guy like me who spends most of his days working with, or thinking about USB, I would LMAO if this was presented to me.
So good on you, Mr. Birthday Cake Designer.
Although Engadget did have some good comedy with their post: (more…)
GetUSB.info has a category called “Useless Novelty” and it’s used for those gadgets that really don’t make sense, or just ridiculous. Scrolling through just the first two pages we have items like: USB Breast Warmers, USB Volcano or USB Cabbage.
Today I add to the list with the USB construction set. Sure the photo looks cool and sure it seems like fun if you’re an 8 year old, but is it really worth it?
I guess if you have a train set with a laptop that sits in the middle of the track you could make up “a scene” but that’s far and few between.
On the slight chance you are excited about this useless novelty item, you’ll need to source it from an on-line vendor since the USB construction site is only available in Japan. Cost is about $20. (more…)
USB Tutorial: Turn a USB stick into a Hard Drive or Local Disk
This is a very valuable tutorial, especially if you are looking to partition a USB stick. Another application for turning a removable drive into a local disk, is that now many software programs can be loaded directly to a USB drive. The first program which comes to mind is iTunes. I know you need My Documents and a Local Disk to install it, so after this tutorial, I’ll try installing iTunes and share the results.
The process of turning a USB stick into a hard drive is fairly easy. However, there are limitations. For example, this works best with Windows XP operating systems. You also need to update the drivers for the device for any computer you are going to use. Typically, this isn’t a big deal as you can easily do this for your work and home computers. However, this isn’t a great solution if you are trying to create a partitions USB stick for distribution to many possible users [say trade show give-away].
Gizmodo did an interesting post today, it’s as though they knew I purchased an iPhone over the weekend. Yes, I’m part of the “cool kid crowd.” Giz did a post on a new iPhonecustom flash drive. It’s a cute little thang, with two eyes, a red dot mouth where the home button is and two munchkin feet.
By pulling the top rubber lid, you expose the USB for connection. No word on the price, but you can visit the site if you really need one. (more…)
This is a very valuable tutorial, especially if you are looking to partition a USB stick. Another application for turning a removable drive into a local disk, is that now many software programs can be loaded directly to a USB drive. The first program which comes to mind is iTunes. I know you need My Documents and a Local Disk to install it, so after this tutorial, I’ll try installing iTunes and share the results.
