crunchgear.com - 10/30/2008
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With a lot of sanding and basic woodworking skills, you can turn your plastic thumb drive into a classy wooden drive. Let me show you how.
Skill Level : Moderate
Build time: 5-7 days
Tools needed:
Band saw, table saw, or miter saw
Scroll saw
Belt sander
Clamps or bench ...
techeblog.com - 11/3/2008
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techeblog.com —
The handmade Jupiter wooden mouse "moves in the
direction and velocity according to the tilt of the...
spherical device, which rests comfortably in the palm of your hand." Video after the break. The Jupiter mouse not only brings a refreshing natural ...
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Wooden Mouse
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DIY Wooden USB Flash Drive
Ubergizmo —
... Crunchgear has a tutorial on how to create your own Wooden USB flash drive that will surely be one-of-a-kind once you're done with it. The build time is approximately 5 to 7 days, so don't start to think that you can make a fortune out of this since you can basically churn out 6 of these each month at the most. The whole reason behind the long waiting period consists mainly of glue and poly drying time. Before you start, make sure you have the following items in stock :- ...
Crea tu propio pendrive
Gizmologia —
... ¿Eres bueno en manualidades y más de una vez te preguntaste cómo crear tu propio pendrive? Bueno, esta es tu oportunidad. La gente de CrunchGear hace una detallada lista de lo que necesitas y te explica paso a paso cómo crearlo. ...
‘fix’ USB drive with passive port cover
CrunchGear —
... . Just look at it. Brilliant! The silicon cover naturally expands and covers the male plug when it’s not in the computer. To bad it’s just a concept so until it hits the market, I’ll stick with my wooden thumb drives. ...
An $85 wooden iPhone case
CrunchGear —
... From one woodworker to another, huge props for this wooden iPhone case. I have been wanting to turn out a similar case for my BlackBerry Storm but I never envisioned the correct design; appareantly he did. ...
A bunch of random flash drives
CrunchGear —
Got a DIY itche like I do? Need some inspiration? You may wanna check out these 35 creative USB flash drives for some creative juice. Some can be constructed with nothing more than a Dremel and super glue.
Like this LEGO drive. Take three approperiate size LEGO blocks, glue two together, and carefully cut out the top LEGO to fit the flash drive. Put the flash drive in the cut out and glue the top LEGO on. Easy. Others, are a bit more involved but still cool to look at.
11 Best Wooden USB drives : Style and Eco-Friendliness intertwined
Gizmo Watch —
... The best thing about this one is that it is a DIY and well, if you are an aesthete, like Matt Burns, you can build yourself a nice, laminated and glossy, wooden USB drive. But, it will take you almost a week of hard labor to build it. No, it’s not a Gargantuan USB, just a normal one. I know what you are thinking, why waste a week on something this stupid, when a plastic-coated, non-eco-friendly USB just suffices the task. Answer to this question escapes my mind, but the closest I can get is, beauty is timeless. Anyways, Matt used mahogany wood, for the outer shell and ...
Look, a hand carved, Alien-themed flash drive for sale
CrunchGear —
... I can appreciate this hand carved alien flash drive after making a few wooden flash drives myself. It’s clever, seems well done, but is it really worth $155? [ ...
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