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.

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.

DomainMonster.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 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

These USB fish are rubberized drives giving them a very unique shape and bright, vibrant colors.  I don’t think the typcial computer geek would appreciate these, but for someone a bit more into aquatic life these could be of interest.

First up:  USB Swordfish

Second Up:  USB Grouper fish

Third:

How To Make a Favicon for a Flash Drive

In the heat of getting a new site launched over the weekend, I needed an .ico Favicon for the website.  I came across this free on-line tool which made everything a snap.  No software download, no .exe to load…just down and dirty ico creator.  Today I thought it would be a great review [from original post] to go over How To Make a Favicon for a Flash Drive.

It’s just several easy steps.  Lets begin.

1. Using a program to create an image file, make a jpeg for what you want the ico to look like.  You can use something as simple as Microsoft Paint or something as fancy as Photoshop.  When you make the jpeg, make the overal shape square.  Try and keep the logo simple – simple will translate best into an ico file.
2. Browse to Chamie and click the “Favicon from Pics” link.  Upload your file.  Chami will automatically generate your ico file.  Chami gives you some great options for the USB favicon file.  You can get a static image or an animated .gif file.
3. Once you have the .ico file, save that image to the root of your USB flash drive.
4. Next, open Notepad in Microsoft [or any plain text editor] and type the following:

[autorun]
icon=favicon.ico

Save this to the root of your USB stick as “autorun.inf”

Once you’ve done all the above,