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Finnish Guy Gets Prosthetic USB Finger Storage

Posted by samzenpus on from the I'd-still-choose-a-shotgun-leg dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Jerry had a motorcycle accident last May and lost a finger. When the doctor working on the artificial finger heard he is a hacker, the immediate suggestion was to embed a USB 'finger drive' to the design. Now he carries a Billix Linux distribution as part of his hand."

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  1. Secure in their persons... by JayPee · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm curious about the 4th Amendment aspects of this.

    Since U.S. customs can pretty much search your laptop with impunity at the border, what about this thing since it's part of your "person".

  2. Re:Cool by denzacar · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Just a couple of nights ago, I was thinking about something similar. Not "where's my knife?" but regarding prosthetic limbs.

    Why are researchers out there trying to recreate five-fingered prosthetic hands when for example three-fingered hand could do most things you need thumbs for?
    Two extra fingers could be used for detachable USB drives, bluetooth communication with a "palm-computer" built into the hand, mobile phone, mp3 and video players...

    Talk to the hand could get a whole new meaning...

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    Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens