nosfut.blogspot.com - 11/5/2008
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floppy usb is a simple idea which brings together two great icons of future and past of computer age, usb and floppy disc. Many of us floppy was a wonder product of our age and now usb has become a must have for (almost) all of us. floppy-usb is modern tribute to an old nostalgia.
likecool.com - 11/5/2008
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likecool.com —
Floppy USB Gear | Design The Floppy Usb
is a simple idea, which brings together two great
icons of future and past of computer age, usb and floppy disc ! This floppy disc USB drive has a retractable USB plug. Cool design! I miss the floppy disc time, ...
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Floppy USB | Design | Gear
ohgizmo.com - 11/5/2008
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ohgizmo.com —
By Evan Ackerman Come, children, gather around my
rocking chair and I’ll tell you about how back
in my day, we had to carry around these things called floppy disks if we wanted to move information from one computer to another. To print ...
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USB Floppy Is Impractically Nostalgic
etsy.com - 11/3/2008
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etsy.com —
Four floppy disks have been reproduced in felt
form and hand sewn for use as a coaster
or to display in your home, office or dorm room. Red, yellow, green and blue are available as well as black. Mix and match colors or request all four in one color. ...
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: thegeekery :: Floppy Disk Coaster Set
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Floppy Disk USB Drive
GeekAlerts —
... dead when it comes to data storage, but it sure is alive and kicking when it comes to using it for creating new fun and geeky items.
We have previously seen the obsolescent storage medium serve as a base for things like notepads, bags and clocks. And now Ashish Chaudhary has used the floppy disk to create a USB flash drive with a retractable connector.
Head over to the nostalgic-futurism blog to see a larger photo of the Floppy USB.
(Interior Design Room via Likeccol via OhGizmo ...
USB floppy thumb drive
CrunchGear —
Concept of a USB thumb drive shaped like a floppy disc. Smile. It’s nostalgic.
Nosfut via likecool via OhGizmo
Concepto: Diskette USB versión 2.0
Gizmología —
... Lamentablemente este es sólo un concepto creado por el admin de Nostalgic Futurism pero con lo simple que debe ser de fabricar probablemente no tardemos en ver a alguna empresa asiática en crearlo. ...
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