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ubergizmo.com - 11/7/2008
Floppy USB Version 2.0
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Here is yet another version of how a good old floppy disk is turned into a USB flash drive, taking a totally different route when it comes to being connected. We prefer such clean cut designs, since the sliding metal cover can be moved to reveal the USB connector for a direct connection, ...

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Gizmología:  Concepto: Diskette USB versión 2.0

nosfut.blogspot.com - 11/5/2008
floppy usb
— nosfut.blogspot.com — floppy usb is a simple idea which brings together two great icons of future and past of computer age, usb and floppy disc. Many of us floppy was a wonder product of our age and now usb has become a must have for (almost) all of us. floppy-usb is ... (more) floppy usb
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Floppy USB | Design | Gear
likecool.com - 11/5/2008
Floppy USB | Design | Gear
— likecool.com — Floppy USB Gear | Design The Floppy Usb is a simple idea, which brings together two great icons of future and past of computer age, usb and floppy disc ! This floppy disc USB drive has a retractable USB plug. Cool design! I miss the floppy disc time, ... (more) Floppy USB | Design | Gear
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USB Floppy Is Impractically Nostalgic
ohgizmo.com - 11/5/2008
USB Floppy Is Impractically Nostalgic
— ohgizmo.com — By Evan Ackerman Come, children, gather around my rocking chair and I’ll tell you about how back in my day, we had to carry around these things called floppy disks if we wanted to move information from one computer to another. To print ... (more) USB Floppy Is Impractically Nostalgic

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Concepto: Diskette USB versión 2.0
Gizmología — ... qué? Bueno, básicamente porque no utiliza ningún tipo de cable como la anterior. Lo mejor de todo es que el conector USB se “devela” cuando movemos la placa metálica y, cuando no la necesitamos más, simplemente la guardamos y no nos molestará más. Lamentablemente este es sólo un concepto creado por el admin de Nostalgic Futurism pero con lo simple que debe ser de fabricar probablemente no tardemos en ver a alguna empresa asiática en crearlo. Vía: Ubergizmo Comparte esta anotación ...

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