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gadgets.boingboing.net - 1/15/2009

Mini-CD-Rs go floppy - Boing Boing Gadgets

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cdr_floppy_disk_35.jpg CD-R discs that come in the shape (but not the feel) of vintage floppies. They're those obnoxious mini-CDs, though, so they only hold 200MB... which is, at least, 138.89 times more data than a real floppy can hold. As mini-CDs, make sure not to cram these into your ...

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technabob.com - 1/14/2009

obsolote floppy disk becomes equally obsolete cd-r disc

— technabob.com — Feeling retro? If you’ve got a hankering to cram an old 3.5″ floppy disk into your computer,... but it has no floppy drive, now you can live out your floppy fantasies by stuffing one into your almost as outdated CD-R drive. These CD-R ... (more) obsolote floppy disk becomes equally obsolete cd-r disc

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youtube.com - 1/10/2009

Boing Boing Gadgets at CES: Day 2 Report (video)

— youtube.com — DAILY CES COVERAGE: http://gadgets.boingboing.net.In today's installment of Boing Boing Gadgets' video coverage from CES 2009 in Las... Vegas:* Rob Beschizza re... (more) Boing Boing Gadgets at CES: Day 2 Report (video)

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youtube.com - 1/10/2009

Boing Boing Gadgets at CES: Day 1 Report (video)

— youtube.com — DAILY CES COVERAGE: http://gadgets.boingboing.net.Greetings from the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Lost Wages, Nevada! Xeni here with... the Boing Boing Gad... (more) Boing Boing Gadgets at CES: Day 1 Report (video)

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Afternoon Linkage for January 14th, 2009
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