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bookofjoe.com - 3/19/2009

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Just in from Jackson Nash over at Super Forest , news of a Finnish software developer named Jerry Jalava , "... who following amputation of his finger [lost in a motorcycle accident] had his doctor make him a USB drive replacement." See Jalava's full flickr set , whence come the photos ...

protoblogr.net - 3/13/2009

ProtoBlogr.net :: Jerry Jalava

— protoblogr.net — As many of you might have already heard from me or various places on the net after... my motorcycle accident last year I got myself a prosthetic USB finger . After last night when my friend Bergie blogged about this many have contacted me through email ... (more) ProtoBlogr.net :: Jerry Jalava

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Man replaces lost finger with USB drive
DVICE Atom Feed — ... prosthetic fingernail is a 2GB USB drive, ready to pop into any computer. And no, the USB finger isn't permanently attached to his hand. Kinda disturbing if you happen to share a computer with him. Always the developer, Javala is looking to upgrade his finger with wireless technology, RFID tag, and more storage. Just think — a Bluetooth finger. What other body parts can double as storage devices? ProtoBlogr via Book Of Joe

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Man's prosthetic USB finger gives computer the ol' reach-around
news.cnet.com 3/18/2009 — (Credit: Jerry Jalava) This is a story about Jerry Jalava , a Finnish software developer who lost his finger in a motorcycle accident last July. According to his friend, Henri Bergius , when the surgeon assigned to work on Jalava's prosthetic ...

Prosthetic finger doubles as a "thumb drive"
therawfeed.com 3/18/2009 — A Finnish man named Jerry Jalava lost a finger in a motorcycle accident. He got a prosthetic finger, then modded it to include a USB " thumb drive ." (props to MedGadget )

Taking Things too Literally Hits a New High, Thumbdrive
everythingusb.com 3/20/2009 — Well almost, it's more of a ring-finger drive. Seems a creative muse was trying to make up for Darwin's love for all motorcyclists and struck a Finnish man with some inspiration. Jerry Jalava, after losing a finger to a motorcycle accident, crammed ...

USB Ring Finger Driver
medgadget.com 3/18/2009 — Here we have a Finnish invention that may give some of us "whole bodied" another reason to be jealous of folks with prosthesis . A missing finger provides a perfect opportunity to replace it with something more useful for the modern information ...

Now I’ve seen it all: Man replaces lost finger with USB drive — Gadgetell

Section: Computers , Gadgets / Other , Household , Lifestyle A Finnish computer programmer has went ahead and replaced his long finger with a USB 2GB flash drive. Jerry Jalava had his finger severed after getting into a severe motorbike accident last summer. Jalava crashed ...

Now THIS is a thumb drive — IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis

Actually, this particular USB flash-drive might better be called the “ring-finger-drive.” A Finnish man has redefined what it means to carry around a “thumb drive” with you wherever you go. It may not be 100% mobile, but this particular find is too geeky-cool to pass ...

Man replaces lost fingerwith USB drive — Boing Boing Gadgets

Meet Jerry Jalava. Jerry lost half a finger in an accident. The finger is now a USB drive caddy. USB Finger, more details [Protoblogr via Geekologie ]

USB prosthetic finger gives the thumb trick a whole new meaning — Shiny Shiny

Remember when you were an unsuspecting young whipper snapper and your granddad thought it was a good idea to freak the hell out of you by pretending his thumb had been detached from it socket? Well, for this unfortunate person, everyday is a thumb finger trick day. This ill-fated young man lost ...

Cyborg Biker Installs USB Finger — Wired: Gadget Lab

You crash your motorbike and lose a chunk of your finger. What do you do? If you’re Finnish nerd Jerry Jalava, you fashion a prosthetic finger from silicone and install a USB “thumb" drive inside. That’s not all. Jerry has various operating systems installed on the 2GB drive. He ...

USB Finger By Jerry Jalava — Today Gadgets

Here’s a freaking nice USB Finger that have created by Jerry Jalava to replace his left ring finger that was lost in a motorcycle accident. At this time Jery worked as Software Developer and Concept Designer. The USB finger sports a rubber half-finger with thumb(!)drive inside. ...

Guy with a 2GB USB prosthetic finger — Tech Ticker

Shall we term it as the epitome of geekiness? Jerry Jalava, a software developer from Finland amputate one of his fingers because of a motorbike accident and had to replace the lost finger with a prosthetic one. However, the difference between a regular prosthetic finger replacement ...

Geek Replaces Lost Finger With 2GB USB Finger — Today @ PC World

This Finnish computer programmer has the ultimate USB thumb drive - an actual finger that doubles as a 2GB USB drive.

When life gives you lemons, make a USB finger — CrunchGear

Wow. Jerry Jalava lost the tip of his left ring finger in a motorcycle accident and made his own prosthetic fingertip which doubles as a USB memory stick. The prosthetic is removable so, according to Jerry, “when I’m using the USB, I just leave my finger inside the slot and pick it ...