Getting back to his roots, Designer Mac Funamizu takes inspiration from the Japanese Soma-Toh or a revolving lantern for this gimmicky Funny USB Memory Stick! Involved here is a transparent USB memory stick with alluring lights to represent facts. Example: no lights = empty stick; pink light = images stored; blue = documents & green = movies. And when the lights fill up the tube, it simply means memory is full. A delightful design, which is a tangent from the Swarosvki and gilded ones presently in the market.

Designer: Mac Funamizu

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Designed by Jeremy & Erin Fortes | Country: United States

“The face of Marrow is three people. But behind the scenes there are about twenty of us with a strong background in branding and design from all disciplines - from naming and writing, to print and packaging, to interactive and animation (not to mention music production, which is really what this is all about!)

We realized that it was essential for us to bring the same kind of inspiration to the branding of our own work as we would expect ourselves to deliver to any of our clients. Our first CD, ‘Quiet Desperation’, was beautifully designed, but it was still just a CD - and CDs aren’t enough anymore. Thinking outside of the CD case was liberating.

We started brainstorming knowing two things - we wanted our music on a USB drive and we wanted the packaging to be humorous -  a bright, glossy coating to the darker themes of the music. After about an hour, the plans for ‘Sunshine Enema’ were fully realized - we would have a USB drive shaped like a pill nestled inside a pill bottle. Cotton and child proof cap, of course. The bottle would be sold inside of our own Marrow prescription bag, along with a t-shirt if desired. The bag would be stapled closed with our custom “dosing instructions” to aid any listener in how to use their new medicine, along with contraindications, common uses, and warnings to let the prescribed know that “There is no recommended dose. You are on your own.”

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What’s the consensus, do you use external harddrives to keep your information safe, or do you trust the USB? Or GASP do you keep your important information on your computer itself?! This is blasphemy. This is madness! Your stuff can be totally accessed there! Don’t you know about the dreaded hacker gang Gonna Getchas? They’re harsh. Well! Designer Yun Hwan Sung has a handle for you. It’s called “Bill’s USB.”

What does Bill’s USB have to do with informations security? It’s a lock! Turn one knob, turn the other, and when the combination is hit, you may access the USB. Simple as that.

Oh and it’s a ring!

Quite clever, yes?

Designer: Yun Hwan Sung

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Ever picked that USB flash drive up and wondered, gee, I know I’ve got some super important stuff on here that I can’t get rid of yet, but I wonder if there’s enough space left for my new drunken bash photo collection? I wonder that all the time! About the space, not so much the drunken bash. But you never know! That’s what this design is all about! Check the percentage – or the MB! – or the name!

This super-simple USB flash drive device holds files. It plugs into your computer, really simple, and holds items like a folder would, helping you transfer from one computer to another.

But that’s normal! What this one innovates on is the display. Where most flashdrives are blank or just have the size of the drive printed on the side, this one has a display which shows the actual space left! Not only that, when plugged in, this lovely thang has options to change that display to things like percentage, names, symbols, lots o’ stuff.

How it keeps enough power to display these things when it’s not plugged in is beyond me, but may well be a super-secret guarded by this fantastic designer indeed.

Designer: Sokolova Ekateryna

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Juice is quite the apt name for this multifaceted charger. It sports a USB outlet at one end, and two slots for charging batteries at the side. These side slots are called Air Holder and can hold two different sizes in battery for recharging. The main unit works as an AC adapter and stores “juice” for your devices. LED lights on the body indicate charge-levels and the whole thing is offered as a sleek ingenious mobile charger.

Cool to know that this design will be out in Japan and Taiwan early next year…US will soon follow.

Designer: Hiroaki Tanaka for Nobil

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What would we do without USB flash drives and gadgets? Some USB drives are so cool you might drool, while some are just bizarre. Whatever you might be inclined to like, you can probably find a USB-powered gadget or flash drive to meet that desire. If you are shopping for your special geek, don’t forget we all love the portability of our music, books, pictures and data. Here are 50 geektastic USB gadgets and funky USB flash drives.

IronKey USB

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So you like security, huh? This secure 4GB or 8GB USB storage is the IronKey S200 self destruction enabled flash drive. It has strong AES 256-bit hardware encryption and active malware defenses. IronKey claims to be the highest L3 security level. There are 4 levels in total, with the highest validation for products that operate in physical unprotected environment. As a flash drive, IronKey S200’s dual-channel architecture SLC NAND boosts performance for small file operations, optimizing the drive for virtual machines and bootable mobile desktops alike.

Teeniest flash drive around

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This teeny tiny drive is the smallest we’ve seen and is barely bigger than the tip of your pinky. It’s less than 4mm thick, but comes in 8GB, 16GB or 32GB! You could store up to 16 full length ripped movies, 20 full days worth of music, more than 16,000 five megapixel photos, or 320 meters worth of shelved books. Sure, it’s so small you could easily lose it, but it comes with a chain to help keep it around.

Too Cool, Don’t Drool

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This steampunk USB flash drive glows when it’s plugged in. If you want one, get in line. These 16GB USBs sold out in one day at Etsy even with a price of $165. The bottom left flash drive might seem to be so boring that you yawn at first, but when you realize what it can do you might think it’s pretty sweet. It’s a Kids Online Guard USB stick that will protect your kids from certain Internet sites but can also lock your computer down if you want. Your rugrats can pound at the keys and your programs, documents or entire computer is safely locked. The last USB drive is so cool, you might drool. This Swiss Flash USB Knife is the ultimate geek multi-tool. It’s available in 4GB, 2GB, 1GB capacity and it includes a red LED light, ballpoint pen, knife, scissors, file with screwdriver and keyring.

Credit Card USB Drives

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If you like to flash your credit card around, this might be for you. Or you can tuck it away in your wallet with your other credit cards. The USB drive is located on the back side. These are available in 2GB or 4GB, also disguised as American Express or Santander Platinum. If it gets ripped off, instead of simply having your identity stolen, you can lose your data too.

Aroma USB

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Aroma therapy has reached a new level. If you plug in any of the above USB flash drives, you can scent the air around your computer. These USB fragrance dispensers come in a variety of colors and shapes. Aroma USB can also be branded for your business and customers while providing a calming, energizing or clarity scent.  The two USB drives on the bottom left are from Scent Drive who offers another 98 designs to suit your mood. Causal to luxury fashion as well as exotic scents are available in 2GB storage capacity.

Lighter USB

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Electronics and fire have never been friends and you could even say they are essentially sworn enemies. But in the case of this USB flash drive, they have decided to call a truce. This flash drive has an ample 8GB capacity and the lighter is refillable. The USB connector slides out of the bottom of the metal case, using a small slider lever located on the side of the lighter.

iTwin Wireless USB Device – Connect 2 Computers

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iTwin’s device consists two USB drives that also come as a wireless USB data bridge. When you need it, you can separate them and plug them into separate computers to allow instant sharing of files. While the amazing part is, according to the designer of this device, you could plug one end on one computer and other end on another computer somewhere else in the world that has internet connection, and that’s it, you could instantly access and transfer data between those two computers. iTwin brags of being hacker-proof, but if you know anything at all about hackers . . . you never throw down a dare like that or else someone will gladly prove you wrong!

All Kinds of USB Gadgets & Drives

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Are you rougher than a cob? Well then safely encased in a tough rubberized shell, the top left 1GB – 8GB flash drive might be for you. On the upper left, Axxen’s iPassion USB Flash Drive resembles an 18K gold bar with 2GB and 4GB storage capacities. If you love baseball, then Centron Electronics has come up with 30 MLB logos for you to choose from with 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB storage capacity. On the bottom left, USB Insert has flash drives with branded trademark or logos to reach target audiences through their colorful USBs. Finally on the lower right, this is a low-fat, high-bandwidth solution to your networked cooking needs. The George Foreman USB iGrill allows you to download recipes, enter type of food, weight and desired degree of doneness so you can cook and eat without ever needing to leave your computer.

Seriously? Probably Gag Gifts

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What do sticks, hacked, and feathers have in commons? USB flash drives, of course. Perhaps these are closer to gag gifts? The feather flash drive and the hacked USB cable both have 2GB storage capacity. That alone might make them jokes since that won’t hold much. The wooden stick USBs have a variety of wood, colors and storage, but it’s only 128, 256, 512MB, or 1GB.

Meat USB

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Creative people get hungry too. Perhaps that is what inspired these meat and main course USB flash drives. There are a couple varieties of the ever-popular bacon. Then there are BBQ, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hotdogs, pizza, shrimp and even sushi in storage serving capacities of up to 4GB. Hungry yet?

Snack USB

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If the meat was a bit too heavy for you, then here are wide variety of fruits, snacks and desserts. The watermelon, strawberry and banana will hold 4GB of data. Then there are the grapes that are not actually USB flash drives but a grape shaped USB hub. It features three different hubs for your various USB powered gadgets. There are cookies and fortune cookies, donuts and even ice cream which will fill you up from 1GB to 4GB. 1GB is sad, but on the bright side there are no calories.

Lego & Domino USB Drives

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Want to be the coolest kid on the block or have a cool kid on your shopping list? The Lego 4GB USB flash drive comes with a keychain and color coordinated cap for protection. Who couldn’t use another flash drive for storing music, images or files? The one that resembles a domino was actually inspired by the racing world. It’s called the Grand Monaco Collection Series and this titanium superalloy has 32GB of storage capacity.

Data Bloat – Flashbags

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The size of the device changes depending on the amount of data it holds. When the device is about to blow up you will see the familiar error message on your screen: “There is not enough free space”. When switched off the flashbag remains pumped up, so you can estimate with the naked eye how many more pictures, books and music can be transferred into it.

Specialty USB Gadgets

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The Alien Shape USB flash drive has a one meter length USB cable. Instead of letting us know what storage capacity is available, they stress the all-important fact that the inner-mouth pops out. If you have an Alien fan on your shopping list, they would probably have a geekasm. For Star Wars fans, there is Yoda, Master of the Light Warriors. He’s not actually a storage device, but a cool USB gadget nonetheless. It comes with an installation CD to allow you to assign keywords to activate reactions such as a blush on Yoda’s cheeks or to illuminate the all-powerful light saber. So basically if you apply yourself, you can find almost any kind of specialty USB gadget or flash drive. For example, the skull lovers on your list might like the skull USB ring.

Sex It Up Baby

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Sex sells. Clearly this is true for USB flash drives as well as everywhere else. There is the “classy” dog that humps when you transfer data. If you like comedy and sex, not saying your sexual endeavors are comedic, but Ebay has a wide array of USB flash drives such as the choking hazard one. And yes, that is a sperm shaped USB. They are not for sale but were given out at a conference for the American Society For Reproductive Medicine. Can it get more bizarre? You betcha! The USB Pregnancy Test doesn’t allow you to store data but it does lots of analyzing and comes with 20 test strips so you can pee on it again and again.

Ridiculous USB Gadgets

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Some USB gadgets seem to be simply ridiculous. Your office might be dry and boring, but the area around your desk doesn’t have to be. The Stitch Humidifier uses your powered USB port or an AC adapter to pump moisture out through Stitch’s open mouth, making your area more . . . comfortable? Or perhaps you might want to be the first guy in the office with a USB Air Conditioned Shirt? USB-fans blow fresh air into the shirt, powered solely by your powered USB drive.

Wireless USB Device: Wink Glasses That Keep You Awake

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If you are a really evil boss, perhaps you could gain even more disdain from your employees by gifting them with this USB gadget. On the other hand, if you are bored to death and falling asleep at your desk, this might help? Generally, once a person begins to fall asleep, their eye-blinking frequencies will start to slow down. Their eyeslids get heavier and their hold on consciousness starts to fade out slowly at a time. The Wink Glasses technology is based on the blink of your eyes, so the lens will start fogging once a person’s blinking slows down.  This is supposed to keep a person awake and alert while computing for hours.

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We geeks love our gadgets. We get bored with simple office instant messaging to co-workers. We get creative. But of course our creativity ties back into our computers and a USB port. It started with ninja-geeks and weapon-shaped USB flash drives. However, that was not enough to spice things up around the office. The USB arms race began and sneaky office warfare has never been the same. Some USB weapons are fun to shoot at your office buddy, but some are used to strike fear in your cubicle neighbor’s heart. Guard your office, guard your room, guard your computer. Here are 17 USB “weapons” made by geeks for geeks, from FAIL to fantastic.

USB Ninja

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Awaken ninja-geek with these weaponized USBs. First there is a USB knife, a Kunai shaped USB thumb drive with 2GB of storage capacity, a great solution for the Ninja spy. Or how about a Shuriken shaped USB which also holds 2GB of storage capacity that you can sneak out of the building or can throw the star to kill your opponent?  These are perfect for the ninja-geek.

USB Bullets, Grenades, Chainsaws, Bombs

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These are a few more USB weapon wannabes. The flash drive shaped like a large caliber bullet offers geeks both fashion and 1GB of function, plus it might put a bit of a scare into those people who see it. As in don’t anger that geek!  More on the fail side are these brightly colored Grenade USB drives, but they do offer 4GB of memory. These next two should frighten your co-workers at the very least. The i-Saw is USB 2.0 compatible and offers a vicious five-volt trickle of destructive chainsaw power. The Bomb USB is one flash drive that we don’t think people would want to carry around in airports as they might actually get held up by airport security.

USB Tank Missile Launcher Steps Up Office Warfare

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There is no better way to annoy a co-worker than with a barrage of tiny foam missiles with a RC tank that can deliver a payload at a distance from up to 12 feet. It can also be remotely controlled via the included ‘USB Tank’ PC software that allows you to steer the tank and raise of lower the missile launcher. This might offer you some level of deniability since you’ll never be caught holding a remote. There’s no camera on board so you’ll need to have a line of sight in order to properly steer it into position, but it does have a wireless range of about 25 feet to give you a tiny head start when the inevitable and immediate retaliation begins.

USB Powered Gun

Here we begin a tour of USB-powered guns. Get ready to launch your flying foam missile attack on annoying co-workers. These do take some creative thinking, made by geeks to be appreciated by geeks. Those are some things all the USB weapons have in common. We’ll leave it up to you if a USB weapon is fantastic or fail.

DIY USB-Controlled Servo Squirter Water Pump

Straight from a nerd-kit, here is a DIY USB-controlled water squirter weapon. The steps are laid out in great details when you watch the video. The main plus factor to this USB gun is that it does more than fire foam darts or missiles. For example, your co-worker would be surprised to be blasted with water. Or if you have a cat that won’t stay away from your computer, pow-squirt! Kitty should then run away.

Missile Laucher (Lanciamissili) USB

This is a Lanciamissili USB weapon. The USB missile launcher is remotely controlled by a PC with a web cam.That’s right, a barrage of foam missiles and then retribution will be forthcoming from your geeky co-workers. Basically, these USB weapons are all the same, point, fire and shoot. You are free to decide FAIL or fantastic.

Laser-Guided USB Missile Launcher

This USB weapon uses a laser pointer and a web cam. The software tweaked with some custom Visual Basic lines of code equal a laser-guided USB missile launcher.  When a laser pointer is moved into the field of the web camera, the gun turret will move to point and fire its missiles. A person might wonder why you are pointing your laser at them, but they won’t wonder for long  before your missiles attack them.

Wiimote USB Rocket Launcher

This USB weapon is a rocket launcher that uses the Wii remote tilt function to control the launching missiles. Whether or not that pushes this USB rocket launcher from FAIL to fantastic is not clear, but if you are a Wii gamer and would like a USB weapon, then this one might be for you.

Battery of USB Missile Launchers

Clearly this was devised by some ticked co-worker intending to exact a little vengeance. Not a mere USB weapon that launches deadly foam missiles, but instead an entire battery of USB weapons. This is moving closer to fantastic if for no other reason than the chaos it would clearly create in the office.

USB Machine Gun and Rocket Launcher

This modified USB rocket launcher shoots infrared machine gun rounds and foam missiles. One other major difference with this USB weapon is that it was created to do more than wreak office destruction or family chaos. The machine gun can be calibrated to shoot down any remotely controlled toy plane or helicopter.

USB Missile Launcher Pimped to be a Weapon

So we’ve tried to be nice and tried to be polite up until now. This one might have more potential to launch sharp pointy weapons. Put it near to guard your computer privacy and it might work as a deterrent. Yes it gets points for being a USB weapon. Otherwise, FAIL.

USB BB Gun Turret Demo

Straight out of the Virtual Crib is an active defense system. It’s close to deadly and USB-controlled. The creators of this USB weapon suggest that if someone is breaking into your house, you don’t wait for the police to arrive. Instead you drive the thieves out of your house with this USB BB gun. This is much closer to fantastic, shooting BBs and not mere foam projectiles, but the next one is a clear winner.

Auto Targeting Turret Sentry

Now this USB gun is awesome! This one is fantastic! Watch the video and then you too will be wanting one. Lucky you, there is still time before Christmas.

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Apple Corps y EMI nos seducen con la obra completa del grupo en un USB con forma de la clásica manzana verde. El lanzamiento del USB será el próximo 7 de diciembre, costará unos 220 euros y todo hace suponer que no quedará ni un pequeño mordisco ya que sólo caerán del árbol unas 30.000 manzanas, pero quién dice que esto también no sea marketing. Trecool

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My pals at Mimobot partnered with the good guys at Infectious to come up with a plan to find the next design for a mimobot. Grand prize winner gets $1,000. This should be fun!

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