Archive for October, 2008

Nanovision's Mini Monitors Are Strangely Cute, Sort of Useful

They're not much more useful or cost efficient than a second or third regular-sized display, but Korean company Nanovision's soon-to-be-released 7-inch mini-LCDs — model-named MIMO — are novel, and probably a bit more convenient to hook up thanks to a USB interface. Two models will hit the streets ……

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Budweiser Offers Beer-Filled USB Drive

BoingBoing informed us yesterday of Budweiser's newest promotional tool — a USB thumbdrive filled with that company's amber elixir (or something masquerading as the golden brew). This is an unabashed attempt to market Bud to… Well, actually, we have no idea who would particularly care about this t……

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USB Webmail Notifier Lights Up When You've Got Mail

The reams and reams of spam found with every check of our inboxes here have quashed the surge of emotions we used to experience when that new-mail notifier started blinking. So, we went looking for something to help get our e-mail groove back, and we've found it: the USB Webmail notifier. It's a litt……

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Cellphone, USB Drive Gets Modeled With Meat

We deeply apologize to all the vegetarians in the crowd, but this was just too grotesque to overlook. We're not exactly sure of the whos, whats, whys, and whens behind all this, but apparently some butcher-to-be found enough spare time (and enough fresh meat) to create a wallet, a set of keys, a 3G-capab……

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TrekStor's Stylish USB Stick Doubles as Bottle Opener

Is this a bottle opener that also functions as a flash drive, or is this a USB stick that just so happens to double as a bottle opener? While pundits debate that one, we'll step in to tell you that this brilliant creation from the minds of TrekStor includes a solid, brushed aluminum housing, USB 2.0 conn……

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