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The Top 10 Weirdest USB Drives Ever

Posted by Zonk on from the mmmm-dimsum dept.

Ant writes "Fosfor Gadgets lists the top weirdest USB drives ever, including photographs. Sushi and shrimps look yummy." From the article: "We start off with the least weird USB drive, and it's the iDuck from the Japanese company Solid Alliance. They are available in six different colors and the version on the picture even lights up when it's plugged in. It's cute so it's not that hard to understand why it's popular, right?"

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  1. Re:twisted? by IvanTheViking · · Score: 3, Informative

    Barbie USB

    That was the link under the blurb. I don't think that is a photoshop...
    Fear not the power of power tools (i.e. Dremel and drill press) and some 5 minute epoxy on making one.

  2. More wierd stuff from SolidAlliance... by pario · · Score: 5, Informative

    sushi disks
    http://sa-store.com/shop.php?category_id=25&item01 _id=37

    more food
    http://sa-store.com/shop.php?category_id=40&item01 _id=60

    shinto amulet
    http://sa-store.com/shop.php?category_id=50

    USB camera (from the old Gegege-no-kitaro cartoon)
    http://sa-store.com/shop.php?category_id=48

    mice
    http://sa-store.com/shop.php?category_id=46

    These things make me very proud of being a Japanese, hehe...
    (Yes, we do have a sense of humor, albeit a rather wacky one.)

  3. Re:iDisk by SaguratuS · · Score: 5, Informative
    To be specific, you can buy the IDisk here:
    http://sa-store.com/shop.php?category_id=52&item01 _id=78

    Price: 4,980 Yen ($41.50 USD)

  4. Re:This is a read-only one but... by ebuck · · Score: 2, Informative

    Well, if it's in the SkyMall magazine, I guess you could use it as a backup guidance system.

    Delivery would be a pain though. I would suggest DHL, as they have those nifty flying vans that could probably pull alongside the plane. Pay for the "ship it right now" shipping, as the 2-day delivery option isn't very useful when you really need a guidance system.

  5. Don't forget the penknives! by amarc · · Score: 2, Informative

    VICTORINOX SWISS MEMORY USB http://www.swissknifeshop.co.uk/swissmemory_standa rd.html 64mb - 1gb It's even penguin friendly!

  6. This is just an ad by rubberpaw · · Score: 2, Informative

    This is just an ad for Dynamism's USB products.

    Compare the items in the article to:
    http://www.dynamism.com/solidalliance/pricing.shtm l

    Having said that, I will say that the barbie USB port is just freaky. Wow.

  7. Re:iDisk by cmason · · Score: 2, Informative
    I agree that a tiny (keychain) USB drive would be useful, but I'm a bit worried about that product's lack of metal shield and case: does it stay in? Does it get crudded up?

    Not quite as minimalist, but more ergonomic, and probably more durable are these products (which may be simply wrappers around the iDisk.):

    --
    "If you are an idealist it doesn't matter what you do or what goes on around you, because it isn't real anyway."-R.P.W.