gadgets.boingboing.net - 1/15/2009
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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, make sure not to cram these into your ...
technabob.com - 1/14/2009
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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but it has no floppy drive, now you can live out your floppy fantasies by stuffing one into your almost as outdated CD-R drive.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 ...
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obsolote floppy disk becomes equally obsolete cd-r disc
gadgets.boingboing.net - 1/9/2009
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palmpre.jpg There was a glow on the face
of every Palm employee we saw today, and deservedly...
so: the new Palm Pre is a hail mary product. It's probably going to save the company. And it is, in many ways, better than the iPhone. Brownlee and I got a ...
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Seven features that make the Palm Pre better than the ...
gadgets.boingboing.net - 1/20/2009
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scrabble1.jpg During the waning moments of the worst
parties, someone always pulls out Scrabble (a game I...
hate) and tries to win me over from my face-curdled loathing by insisting I must be good at it, since I'm a writer. My response to this assertion ...
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Retro Floppy Won't Fit in Tight Slots
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... before we even get to the price.
A 50-pack of rewritable discs can be picked up for a few bucks these days, which makes the price of these novelties even more shocking. A single floppy will cost a hard $10, plus another $4 for shipping. Insane.
Much better, and a great idea for a future how-to project, would be to hack a USB stick together with a floppy. That way you could cram a fistful of Gigabytes into a mere 3.5 inches.
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Afternoon Linkage for January 14th, 2009
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... 14th, 2009 By Vince Veneziani January 14, 2009 Comments (0) Filed under: Features Steve Jobs may be leaving Apple temporarily , but here at Gearfuse, we’re cranking out superior links at the speed of light. The gorgeous Sophia Lamp nVidia presents gaming in 3-D Holy shit, that is a lot of LEGO bricks A badass folding axe right out of the future And speaking of LEGO, here are logos done in LEGO Red Bullnatomy Floppy or CD-R? You decide Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon Linkage? E-mail us: ...
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