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ubergizmo.com - 1/15/2009

Floppy CD-R Disc

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We all know that floppies have gone the way of the dodo for quite some time already, and so have CD-Rs. What happens when someone is stuck with nostalgia for old stuff? Well, that results in the Floppy CD-R disc , of course. They look like a standard 3.5" floppy, but turn the square body ...

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technabob.com - 1/14/2009

obsolote floppy disk becomes equally obsolete cd-r disc

— technabob.com — Feeling retro? If you’ve got a hankering to cram an old 3.5″ floppy disk into your computer, but it has no floppy drive, now you can live out your floppy fantasies by stuffing one into your almost as outdated CD-R drive. These CD-R ... (more) obsolote floppy disk becomes equally obsolete cd-r disc

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gadgets.boingboing.net - 1/15/2009

Mini-CD-Rs go floppy - Boing Boing Gadgets

— gadgets.boingboing.net — cdr_floppy_disk_35.jpg CD-R discs that come in the shape (but not the feel) of vintage floppies. They're those obnoxious mini-CDs, though, so they only hold 200MB... which is, at least, 138.89 times more data than a real floppy can hold. As mini-CDs, ... (more) Mini-CD-Rs go floppy - Boing Boing Gadgets

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ubergizmo.com - 1/19/2009

CD Disc Packaging

— ubergizmo.com — We've seen what an optical illusion the Floppy CD-R Disc was last week, and here we are with another unique design - the CD Disc Packaging by designer Adam Faja. Adam Faja has decided to use a black floppy disk case (of the 5.25" variety, of ... (more) CD Disc Packaging

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CD-R Fashioned To Look Like Obsolete Floppy Disk
OhGizmo! — ... and disguise it as a dead piece of technology. I’m not necessarily implying that we’re going to stop seeing CD’s in the near future, but I can count the number of times I’ve burned a CD in the last year on one hand. I usually just copy files onto a flash drive, or email the file if it’s small enough. With their relatively small (200MB) size and $10 per disc price tag, they aren’t good for much more than nostalgia. [ DesignBoom ] VIA [ UberGizmo ] ...