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USB Thumb Drives as ... Fashion Statement?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the not-just-for-data-any-more dept.

The Fun Guy writes "The New York Times has discovered USB thumb drives: "In some cases, flash drives have suddenly become so commonplace that, as with cellphones, their owners are adding fashion touches [DNA must be on file to read] to lend them a personal identity." Apparently, the most important thing about thumb drives is not that they are cheap, fast, durable, easy to use or hold a lot of data, but that wearing one around your neck identifies you as one of the techno-congniscenti, especially if you personalize it with stickers."

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  1. iomega usb thumb drives SUCKS by PhiberOptix · · Score: 5, Informative

    i dont know (or care) about stilish thumb drives, but one advice >>

    dont get near those crap iomega usb thumb drives. Our ti manager thought they looked cool, and bought about a dozen of them. 3 months later, all of them were broken and were replaced by cheaper and better ones made by kingston.

  2. JOGR 1GB... by Physics+Dude · · Score: 5, Informative
    This is the best thumb drive I've seen. It's waterproof, shockproof (encapsulated in superball material so it can take 1000G's of abuse). ;)

    Brand: JOGR
    Capacity: 1 GB
    Interface: USB 2.0
    Price: $105 shipped ;)

    I love this thing!