Cheap ‘n’ Snazzy Way to Give Old 2.5-Inch Drives a Second Chance
Sure there are other ways to enclose old 2.5″ drives, but have you ever seen a more elegant one for 29 bucks? The Addonics Snap-In ExDrive25 promises hot-swappable connections via USB 2.0 and eSATA (if your PC can support it). Since eSATA can...
OWC’s Triple-Interface Mercury-on-the-Go 500GB HDD
The Mercury-On-The-Go from OWC is a somewhat tempting three-way connectible 500GB portable HDD. Component-wise there are no surprises, under the hood is a 2.5″ 5400 RPM Hitachi Travelstar 5K500 with an 8MB cache. With Firewire 400/800 and USB 2....
Bonanza Banana Flash Drive Has a Bunch of Memory (8GB, Actually)
When I saw this Bonanza banana, I thought of this. Eddie Murphy stuck one up a tailpipe, now you can stick a banana up your USB port—well, you can stick it wherever you like, it’s Friday and we’re all adults here. The fruity flash dr...
Vista Update Scrambling USB Devices, SP1 Auto-Rollout Stalled?
An update that went out last week for Vista to patch security holes in Windows Defender (ironically) is apparently knocking out some USB devices like mice and keyboards, so that they stop working entirely. Microsoft actually admits the issue: “W...
Sawed Off USB Flash Drive is Badass in a Nerdy Kind of Way, Just Like You
This might look like the world’s dumbest criminal stole your printer by sawing through the USB cable rather than just unplugging it, but it’s actually a totally badass USB flash drive. It’s actually a relatively simple DIY project, s...
USB Hub Spider, So Cool It’s Scary (Does That Count?)
The itsy bitsy spider ran up the water spout.Someone grabbed its limbs and tore them all right out.Up came the modder holding USB,Until the itsy USB Spider killed him in his sleep. UPDATE: Yes, it appears to be a crap. How humiliating.
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Brando’s Jaw-Tastic Solar Charger Will Power All Your Gizmos
This mashup from Brando takes some of Thanko’s electric vampire universal charger idea and the “survival” solar charger and mixes them into one multi-purpose device. Its adjustable contact teeth mean its jaw can grab onto and charge ...