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Sep 12, 2007, 01:55 PM
 
by PHILIPS and SWAROVSKI…



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rather cool, huh?
     
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Sep 12, 2007, 02:10 PM
 
I can honestly say I wasn't looking for one of those.
     
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Sep 12, 2007, 02:10 PM
 
Cool, yes.

This is not spam is it?
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Sep 12, 2007, 02:12 PM
 
$ 178, eh ?

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Sep 12, 2007, 02:14 PM
 
I've actually been curious as to why we haven't seen more things like this, considering how flash drives can be integrated in so many designs.
     
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Sep 12, 2007, 02:15 PM
 
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Cool, yes.

This is not spam is it?
The thread title definitely made it look like spam. I hope angelmb hasn't been zombified.

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Sep 12, 2007, 02:17 PM
 
Get it for your geek girl on Valentine's Day and maybe she'll plug your USB device into her port.
     
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Sep 12, 2007, 02:18 PM
 
Originally Posted by turtle777 View Post
$ 178, eh ?

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And only a gb of space.
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Originally Posted by Dakarʒ View Post
Get it for your geek girl on Valentine's Day and maybe she'll plug your USB device into her port.
Welll, that was .... lame.

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Sep 12, 2007, 02:57 PM
 
Doesn't make your hard drive spin, eh?
     
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Sep 12, 2007, 03:20 PM
 
Originally Posted by Dakarʒ View Post
Doesn't make your hard drive spin, eh?
Your hard drive is nothing without RAM, RAM, RAM!

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Sep 12, 2007, 04:03 PM
 
OH....nope not what I was looking for....
but I agree...there are so many things you can put flash drives in why aren't there any more crazy products like this?
If it were something cooler I'd even consider buying it...like I don't know a pen with flash memory instead of an eraser on top

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Sep 12, 2007, 04:15 PM
 
Yeah, where is the Swiss Army knife with flash drive?
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Sep 12, 2007, 04:32 PM
 

I GOT WASTED WITH PHIL SHERRY!!!
     
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Sep 12, 2007, 05:29 PM
 
Originally Posted by design219 View Post
Cool, yes.

This is not spam is it?
haha no way… I just got it inside my inbox today and though it was cool and wanted to share the coolness on it… nevertheless on a second read I understand if I was a fresh recruit it could easily be perceived as spam… sorry about being not that original with the thread title… as for the linked website, well it makes sense to provide it thought, a single image doesn't say too much… no price, no GBs…

As for zombies, I hope not !!, zombies were the reason I wasn't able to play RE4 at all !!
     
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Sep 12, 2007, 05:31 PM
 
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haha no way… I just got it inside my inbox today and though it was cool and wanted to share the coolness on it…
As for zombies, I hope not !!, zombies were the reason I wasn't able to play RE4 at all !!
No, zombies are not the reason, just a deceived fool.

Let me get this straight: you received a spam mail, actually liked it and posted it here on the forms ?

Lordy...

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Sep 13, 2007, 01:59 AM
 
It wasn't spam… a friend sent it, anyway, I don't think it is much different from the topic about that harman/kardon thing which isn't obviously spam neither…
     
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Sep 13, 2007, 04:55 AM
 
Originally Posted by Rumor View Post
And only a gb of space.
What a rip. I paid 20 bucks less for a 16 gig thumb drive, brand new from eBay.
     
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Originally Posted by His Dudeness View Post
What a rip. I paid 20 bucks less for a 16 gig thumb drive, brand new from eBay.
You can get a 2 Gb drive for $18 at CompUSA right now, or a 4 Gb for $29. A 16 Gb drive is huge!
     
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Sep 13, 2007, 11:48 AM
 
This is spy stuff.
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This is spy stuff.
Pff, this is nothing against my 15,000 rpm SCSI drive that I have implanted in my left pinkie.

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Sep 13, 2007, 12:00 PM
 
Men fear you when they know what you can do with just your pinkie?
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Sep 13, 2007, 12:34 PM
 
I don't understand why people go for these "tiny" or multi-purpose USB memory sticks when you can just use one of these.



I keep mine in the coins part of my wallet. Plugs into any USB port I have ever tried plus the great benefit of being able to be used as an SD card in a camera or storage for a PDA if needed.
     
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Originally Posted by jebjeb View Post
I don't understand why people go for these "tiny" or multi-purpose USB memory sticks when you can just use one of these.



Wow, you're right! I can't see any difference.
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Wow, you're right! I can't see any difference.
Ah, yes, but you have to wear one of these ugly things around your neck and the other can be safely stored away in your wallet.
     
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a broken heart?
     
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After you plug it in, it's whole again.
     
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Originally Posted by jebjeb View Post
I don't understand why people go for these "tiny" or multi-purpose USB memory sticks when you can just use one of these.



I keep mine in the coins part of my wallet. Plugs into any USB port I have ever tried plus the great benefit of being able to be used as an SD card in a camera or storage for a PDA if needed.
It won't plug into my MacBook when another USB device is plugged in and it would not plug into my eMac no matter what.
     
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Originally Posted by Railroader View Post
It won't plug into my MacBook when another USB device is plugged in and it would not plug into my eMac no matter what.
Or the ports on the new 'flat' Apple keyboards.
The other thing it wouldn't plug in to (which would be the final killer for me) is the quad USB port on the back of my LG monitor at work*.

* This is the most retarded USB socket design in the history of USB. a Quad set in two rows, the case finishes about 5mm from the set, so its set back showing the metal backplate, then for some reason the USB sockets themselves stand proud of this backplate. All this is round the back of a 19" CRT monitor, so you cant directly see the sockets. I spend a few minutes cursing the designer/engineer who came up with this every time I need to plug in a USB stick.
     
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Sep 13, 2007, 07:02 PM
 
Personally, I think that the necklace is hideously showy and lacking in taste. Swarkovski generally evokes that reaction in me, though. My iMac would probably explode in protest if I ever tried to put something that tacky into one of its USB ports. Also, the ergonomics of the device leave something to be desired; as several people have already pointed out, it would be a nightmare to get into a USB port.

I personally agree with jebjeb's views on flash drives, though I don't like the combo SD/flash drives that much--the take up too much horizontal space for my liking. I use a 1GB PQI Intelligent Stick, which is absolutely tiny, and doesn't hog space around the port. Storing it in my wallet is also a bonus, in my book. I work in offices, wearing a shirt and tie, so I don't think they'd be too thrilled if I turned up wearing that neclace.

I did see a Sony MicroVault Tiny the other day, and I was impressed with it: it manages to be even smaller than the Intelligent Stick.

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As for zombies, I hope not !!, zombies were the reason I wasn't able to play RE4 at all !!
Just to be totally pedantic, RE4 doesn't actually feature zombies at all. And you should play it--it's really, really good.
     
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Sep 13, 2007, 10:19 PM
 
Great. Today I found myself looking at some girl's locket, with a "lock" design similar to the ones in the site, while I was handing her a paper, and wondering whether it might be a USB flash drive. She probably noticed me looking in the general direction, but I doubt she had any idea I was looking at her locket...
     
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I'm sure you were wondering if it was a flash drive... or did you just want to plug it in?
     
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No, zombies are not the reason, just a deceived fool.

Let me get this straight: you received a spam mail, actually liked it and posted it here on the forms ?

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ICynicism is soooo last century.
O'Rly ?

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I think voodoo wins the trophy for Most Cynical Post of the Year™.
     
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I think voodoo wins the trophy for Most Cynical Post of the Year™.
You're the kind of person who obsesses a lot over people.

Here's a tip. Stop obsessing about me.

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You're the kind of person who obsesses a lot over people.
Get over yourself. You're nothing special.

Oh, and stop obsessing over ME.

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You're the kind of person who obsesses a lot over people.

Here's a tip. Stop obsessing about me.

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You're the kind of person who obsesses a lot over people.

Here's a tip. Stop obsessing about me.

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Get it for your geek girl on Valentine's Day and maybe she'll plug your USB device into her port.
She's got the USB key to my heart.
     
   
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