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ohgizmo.com - 11/5/2008

USB Floppy Is Impractically Nostalgic

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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 something, we had to put one of these disks into ...

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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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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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ubergizmo.com - 11/7/2008

Floppy USB Version 2.0

— ubergizmo.com — 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 ... (more) Floppy USB Version 2.0

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Floppy Disk USB Drive
GeekAlerts — ... using it for creating new fun and geeky items. We have previously seen the obsolescent storage medium serve as a base for things like notepads, bags and clocks. And now Ashish Chaudhary has used the floppy disk to create a USB flash drive with a retractable connector. Head over to the nostalgic-futurism blog to see a larger photo of the Floppy USB. (Interior Design Room via Likeccol via OhGizmo) ...

USB Floppy-disc-shaped flash drive
TechChee.com, shop online for gadget, gizmo and hot tech stuff — ... gadget is actually a USB flash drive that is shaped like a 3.5-inch floppy disc. In fact, the storage capacity of this USB floppy flash drive shall be up to the Gigabyte standard instead of the mere 1.44MB. It’s just a concept at the moment. Maybe it’s for the sake for those who miss the old-day floppy discs a lot. It isn’t any practical thing for us. The USB connector of this USB Floppy flash drive slides out, when you move the disk’s metal cover to one side. [image] via [ohgizmo] This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 at 10:38 am and is filed ...

USB floppy thumb drive
CrunchGear — Concept of a USB thumb drive shaped like a floppy disc. Smile. It’s nostalgic. Nosfut via likecool via OhGizmo