Dialog05 created a USB fine art exhibition for “Objects between analogue and digital. What is the difference between analogue and digital, physical and virtual? What connects and bridges these apparently different worlds?”Data Injection
Not only for data junkies, also in the event of a virus or simply for your daily data rations.
Car engine light on? This USB powered gadget, CarMD, will help you diagnose the problem before reaching out for help. Several steps will give you the negotating power to insure a good deal on fix-up.
myPodder might be the easiest way to manage your audio and video podcasts. It’s a U3 podcast management utility that is free of charge. You can select single episodes or entire seasons with your subscription and syncronize with the U3 myPodder client. Podcast Ready allows you and your friends to share your favorite podcast episodes with each other easily. Search, browse and share podcasts for free and have them downloaded directly to your U3 smart drive. You can sign up for a free account at PodCastReady.com
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Could Turbolinux really develop a true portable PC which fits on a flash drive? Turbolinux introduces (what I call) their version of U3 called Wizpy. The USB Wizpy device is 60GB of flash storage with 1.71 OLED display and together with Linux create a portable computer system. The flash device then uses any PC for it’s input capability (monitor, keyboard and mouse) to function as a normal PC. No files, records or maleware are left on the host computer system after disconnect. Along with running Linux,
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These twistable iPod and MP3 player speakers add a level of clutter to any computer desk, unless you are a 13 year old looking for something goofy. The Tangle Toys Tronics DNA Speakers are available for around $60 USD the DNA is for Dynamic Neural Audio sound which give the speakers an omni-directional sound for simulated surround-sound. Connect via USB or stuff it with a couple AA batteries
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Here’s a little How To for obtaining a complete 360º model of any object. Just four items are needed. 1) Free software from Institute for Robotics, Germany. 2) USB Webcam. 3) 90º angle backdrop. 4) Laser from local hardware store.
The heavy lifting is done by the free software which has an advanced algorithm that automatically puzzles together the scans made from different sides.
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Sony GT Series car stereo grows with feature-packed USB head unit. Via USB you can connect any music source to the Sony head unit for mobile music. Two models are available, the CDX-GT610U / CDX-GT616U and play MP3, WMA or AAC formats from any digital music source, CD or USB. With the new model Sony introduces a ultra-precise 24-bit D/A conversion and Xplod circuitry to ensure incredibly clean, dynamic reproduction of digital music.
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Protect your identity in a wireless environment with this free (after rebate) Kensington Personal Firewall USB key. The dongle will not interfere with corporate firewalls or anti-virus software. $30 price tag less $20 mail-in rebate and $10 discount after Google Checkout = FREE.
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Inspired by Mickey Mouse, A-Data has a Mickey sports collection flash drive to make mass storage fun. The Mickey USB flash drive(RB18) comes with two capes, one with a smiley face and another as a brushed impression – basically Mickey’s head and ears. A-Data has made the Disney flash drive water-proof to sport him up a little. Looks like there will be more styles rolling out to include
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Ahh, the wonderful things you can do with U3…like stash arcade games on your flash drive so the boss wont know. Forget about Christmas Turkey and step up to Christmas Chicken in this festive edition of Chicken Invaders 2
“In the first chapter of the Chicken Invaders saga, you defended earth against an invasion of intergalactic chickens seeking revenge for the oppression of their earthly brethren. However, as you were clearing out the last of the chicken invaders and were looking forward to a double chicken burger
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Vafor is into the spirit with their Santa flash drive. As with the PQI flash drive the USB connector is retractable for cap-less protection against damage. Size ranges from 128MB to 2GBs but the manufacturer only has them available in the UK or China so it looks like US folks better order today to get that Santa flash stocking stuffer.
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GetUSB.info stumbled upon this one while researching another product, ACP-EP Memory teamed with Burton Snowboards to introduce two different styled USB flash drives or Snowdrives. With a cool rubberized feel, these snow board shaped UFDs have authentic Burton graphics of the legendary Custom model and the Vapor model. The LED light to indicate activity appears at the head of the board. Capacity ranges from 512MB to 2GBs with 2 year warranty.
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