Realistic Looking Skull Seconds As USB Hub
USBFever rolled out a Gothic looking Skull shaped USB hub. Almost good enough to be a prop for CSI, the skull hub includes a tray for collecting your cr&p.
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Matt LeBoff
Kicking around in technology since 2002. I like to write about technology products and ideas, but at the consumer level understanding. Some tech, but not too techie.
Ultra HD from Pure Digital USB Flip Camcorder
Pure Digital announced the second gen Flip camcorder. The Flip Ultra is now available in HD. It now includes a transflective display so it’s easier to see playback in the bright light. The FlipHD still has the embedded FlipShare software to quickly and easily share files and of course includes support for both Mac and PC.
USB Snake Video Borescope – View What You’ve Never Wanted to View
The new USB video borescope from USBFever gives you the chance to check things out that you’ve never wanted to see. Ok maybe that’s a bit odious [and suggestive], but the option is available considering the water resistant camera head and tube.
Sleeptalking USB Stick
Here is a tricked out USB stick that does the downloading work while your PC is in standby mode. The sleeptalking USB stick is aptly named, Somniloquy [medical term for talking in your sleep] and provides a great service when you take a closer look.
What Is USB 3.0 Cable Difference
The second half of this year will be exciting for GetUSB.info as USB 3.0 products and devices make it’s way into the retail space. Today we are going to start off with one of the first products, the USB 3.0 Cable.
Sugar Labs Intro’s Sugar On A Stick
Sugar Labs coined the phrase, “One Laptop per Child” and today they are getting us one step closer with Sugar On a Stick.
Sugar On a Stick is the Linux operating system fit to run off any USB drive. Fit to run on any computer setup. The Sugar Stick is based off the Fedora LiveUSB package and boots into Linux. The package will keep all data usage on the drive so the host computer stays clean.
The Sugar Stick is intended to run on any legacy hardware configuration, so if you’ve got a moment, download the package, put it on a stick and give it a try.
Check out the full website:Â SugarLabs.org
Source:Â Betanews.
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New York Port Authority Approves Statue Of Liberty USB Drive
Not really, but if they had too – they would. The Statue of Liberty USB drive is a perfect replica of the original at Liberty Island. The manufacturer put great detail into make sure the smallest grooves and carves match the real Statue of Liberty.
Belkin USB Micro Cigarette Charger
I’ve seen plenty of cigarette USB chargers, but this one design from Belkin out does them all. It’s not bulky. It will sit flush in your car. It’s got feedback via the blue LED light. It’s iPhone compatible, meaning it’ll charge anything. Only $15 USD. Awesome. I went to buy it on-line and it’s not yet propagated into the e-commerce sites, but give it a couple weeks. It’ll be there.
Titleist – Number One In USB Golf Balls
We’ve seen some crazy USB drives in our day, and today I’m dropping a note on the latest update. Today I bring you the Titleist USB golf ball. I don’t believe the Titleist USB golf ball is available at retail stores – this image looks like a virtual drawing – but sure would be cool.
No BS – Self Destructing USB Flash Drive By Fujitsu
Don’t get too excited — the flash drive doesn’t blow up and take everyone with it, nor does it spit out harmful biochemicals for mass destruction. Rather, the Fujitsu USB flash drive will self-destruct using a much less flamboyant method: it will erase itself.
The drive is a prototype design where the internal workings include a processor and battery, and after a certain amount of time, the data on the stick will erase itself. Or self-destruct.
But just in case this method is a bit too hard-core, Fujitsu has an alternate method for data protection. The second method includes an auto-erase feature if the USB flash drive is used to copy files to an unauthorized workstation or server. Using the Fujitsu re-direct software as the backbone, it can prevent data from being uploaded to file-sharing networks, sent as e-mail attachments, or printed, according to Fujitsu.
Since this is just a prototype, you’ll need to wait a bit longer. But for those who are impatient, GetUSB.info knows of one flash drive which already offers USB Copy Protection. The drive will also copy protect PDF files, Flash, MPG, and a host of other multimedia files.
How To: TV Spy Remote To Wreak Havoc
So lets clarify exactly what I’m talking about here…a TV spy remote is a device that allows you to control someone else’s TV without being around, thus wreak havoc in their life. After all, what could be more upsetting then turning off the TV at your neighbors house during American Idol or watching Jack Bower kick a$$ in 24? I don’t think there is a greater pleasure. Since you can’t buy a TV spy remote at buy.com or Amazon, or anywhere else, check out this TV Spy Remote tutorial I found at Instructables.
How To: Make USB Volume Name Longer Than 11 Characters
By default the Windows operating system assigns the Volume name of a USB stick as “Removable Disk.” However, there are times when you need a different Volume name…and many times the USB Volume name needs to be longer than 11 characters. Using the standard Windows “Rename” function, limits you to only 11 characters. You can’t always get what you want with just 11 characters…so how do you make the Volume name of USB stick longer than 11 characters? It’s easy, with the help of an inf file. An INF file (or Setup Information file) is a plain text file used by Microsoft Windows for installation of software and/or drivers. Today we are going to use the .INF file to increase the length of our USB Volume name past 11 characters. For those of you who are familiar with .INF files here is the meat of the answer:[autorun] Label=type whatever you want hereFor those of you less familiar with .INF files they are extremely easy to make and use. For the USB Volume name this is what you do: Continue Reading