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WilHarris · 2nd Jan 2007, 13:51

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/01...y_a_usb_stick/

samkiller42 · 2nd Jan 2007, 13:52

ha ha, thats quality

Sam

oddball walking · 2nd Jan 2007, 13:55

Cool

Iv'e got a USB stick with no cover i should give it a go.

Lazlow · 2nd Jan 2007, 13:55

I'm surprised no-one has thought of this before! I may give it a go, seeing as how cheap they are now anyway...

bubsterboo · 2nd Jan 2007, 14:52

Now thats a usb stick i want!

DXR_13KE · 2nd Jan 2007, 15:46

i am making one out a small plush doll that i will integrate into my key ring.....

Paradigm Shifter · 2nd Jan 2007, 16:59

Looks cool. Might be a bit of a pain to keep in a pocket like I do my others, though.

Should be relatively easy to do as well - all that would be needed is a smallish USB flash drive, a stick and some PVA glue.

jezmck · 2nd Jan 2007, 17:52

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Originally Posted by The Article

Making your own USB stick would be pretty easy - get the memory, hollow out a stick, glue it in. Simple, no?

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Originally Posted by Paradigm Shifter

...Should be relatively easy to do as well - all that would be needed is a smallish USB flash drive, a stick and some PVA glue.

[USRF]Obiwan · 2nd Jan 2007, 19:17

wait while your wooden floor gets eaten by termites or woodworms that are comming from the sticks. Its the area of a new spreading virus....

MrBurritoMan · 2nd Jan 2007, 21:00

well i think its kinda funny that they want to out-source it to the local prison. that's what we should be doing with our prisoners. put them to work.

when i read the little preview of the article i thought it said that they got wood to actually be used as some of the bits in the actual circuitry itself...wow i must be tired...

overdosedelusion · 2nd Jan 2007, 21:39

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Originally Posted by MrBurritoMan

well i think its kinda funny that they want to out-source it to the local prison. that's what we should be doing with our prisoners. put them to work.

Damn right. Turn prison back into a punishment. take away their TV, take away their kettles, their loo seats, and the springs in their beds, and replace them with tedious, boring tasks.

I too thought they managed to turn wood into a storage device! but it wouldn't surprise me, not after i read about Rainbow Storage it wouldn't surprise me, although the claim of 450GB per sheet is a bit over estimated =P

Still way cool looking, i like the middle one ^^

Tyinsar · 2nd Jan 2007, 21:49

Some of those shapes definitely should NOT go in a pocket plus I bet they block adjacent ports. An interesting novelty but ...

Constructacon · 2nd Jan 2007, 22:12

Did anyone else get wood when they saw those?

/hides

overdosedelusion · 2nd Jan 2007, 22:30

we'll let you have that one based on it's cheese factor

saxman · 3rd Jan 2007, 01:45

I have made things like this before. I got bored and had a flash drive I broke the casing on but the drive still worked fine. I used smaller more stick like pieces. rather than the large branches.

Aankhen · 3rd Jan 2007, 04:40

Great idea, but I'm not sure how those drives are eco-friendly. Plus the concerns mentioned above about how they wouldn't fit into a pocket and would probably block adjacent ports.

Firehed · 3rd Jan 2007, 04:49

Cool little novelty thing... I've got an old 16MB stick (that cost about as much as a 2GB stick does now

) that I might do this with.

DXR_13KE · 3rd Jan 2007, 19:53

pendrive + chess peace.... nice....

speedfreek · 4th Jan 2007, 04:39

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Originally Posted by Tyinsar

Some of those shapes definitely should NOT go in a pocket plus I bet they block adjacent ports. An interesting novelty but ...

But you cant say it wouldnt be cool at least for a little bit.

Tyinsar · 4th Jan 2007, 06:51

It would be cool IF it had a cap made from the same piece of wood.

as for the "eco-friendly" bit: an interesting piece of marketing but I think they'd be doing more for the environment if they left the twigs in the forest.

/me grabs a bigger stick to club Constructacon.

2nd Jan 2007, 13:51	#1
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MrBurritoMan Hypermodder Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: infront of my monitor Posts: 606	well i think its kinda funny that they want to out-source it to the local prison. that's what we should be doing with our prisoners. put them to work. when i read the little preview of the article i thought it said that they got wood to actually be used as some of the bits in the actual circuitry itself...wow i must be tired... __________________ World Famous Slacker doing what he does best...Slacking!! -=www.X-INfERNO.com=- A website dedicated to all things cool, sweet, righteous, and so on...

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saxman Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hick Town, USA Posts: 153	I have made things like this before. I got bored and had a flash drive I broke the casing on but the drive still worked fine. I used smaller more stick like pieces. rather than the large branches.

3rd Jan 2007, 04:40	#16
Aankhen Supermodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: India Posts: 406	Great idea, but I'm not sure how those drives are eco-friendly. Plus the concerns mentioned above about how they wouldn't fit into a pocket and would probably block adjacent ports. __________________ It sure took me a long time to realize I hadn't changed my forum settings since returning from Canadia-land.

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Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match. Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An hour north of Boston Posts: 12,576	Cool little novelty thing... I've got an old 16MB stick (that cost about as much as a 2GB stick does now ) that I might do this with. __________________ hire me @ eric-stern.com - web developer and php ninja pics @ my smugmug :: Twitter @firehed :: blog @ firehed.net 40D\|580EXII\|285HV\|AB800\|70-200f/4LIS\|17-50f/2.8\|150f/2.8Macro\|50f/1.8 MacPro @ 8x2.8GHz, 10GB FBDDR2, 3TB HD :: MBP @ 2x2.2GHz, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HD

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DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,485	pendrive + chess peace.... nice.... __________________ RENEGADE X CONTEST! <---- CLICK if you want to win a free Command & Conquer 4 beta key!

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Tyinsar 6 screens / 1 card Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: AB.CA Posts: 2,005	It would be cool IF it had a cap made from the same piece of wood. as for the "eco-friendly" bit: an interesting piece of marketing but I think they'd be doing more for the environment if they left the twigs in the forest. /me grabs a bigger stick to club Constructacon. __________________ It's not about how life treats you, it's about how you treat life.