Yeah, it has memory all right…terrifying memories that will keep you up at night. I recall seeing someone develop a computer mouse out of an actual mouse before, but this one is even creepier with red LED eyes that light up with each data transfer.
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Here are the top ten Nerd Approved Gadgets for the week of April 6th-12th, 2009:
Calf Plush Home Gadget Bag Barrel: Crying calf gadget cup is completely absurd.
Heat Sensitive Monkey: Has a color-changing perm.
Spooky Tumblers: Your booze is haunted.
Giant Star Trek Spock Peel and Stick Wall Graphic: Finally, Leonard Nimoy can creepily stare back at you as you sleep!
DIY Art Car Kits: Add to your car’s hideousness.
Even if you are not a fan of the BBC’s Top Gear show, you have to appreciate a USB Memory Stick that is a race car driver that you just have to break in half to use. The lower half is pretty much useless, which many women would argue is about the same for all men.
Product Page (£12.99, about $19, release date June 12)
Somewhat turning the tables on the ubiquitious iPod, this look alike memory stick will let you save data with your faux miniature iPod. Unlike the iPod, this one has some eyes pasted on the screen area that make the whole front look like a face. And the flexible silicon coating makes it simple to get at the USB connector without a removable cover that you would eventually lose. If you are buying this purely for use as a memory stick, it does use USB 2 for faster transfers. That makes it more useful for the people buying it for its novelty appeal as well. Because anything even resembling an Apple product makes it that much cooler.
Product Page (£19.95 1GB, £24.95 2GB)
The USB Piggy has four memory card slots with support for SD, CF, XD, MS, Mini SD, and T-flash/Micro SD.
Just plug his butt into your Windows computer and your ready to go. Definitely an interesting addition to any desktop.
The USB Piggy Card Reader is available from usb.brando.com for $10. More pictures are available after the break
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I’m a nerd – that’s why I write for this site. But you have to draw the line somewhere, and the Cyber Snipa is so far beyond the line that I can’t even see it.
“The hardcore tag houses a 512mb USB memory stick, with an in use status light, ideal for storing all your top secret files. For the old school die hard battle fans out there, the USB Dog Tag has a secondary feature list that would have John Rambo drooling…the seemingly bullet proof brushed steel design is further enhanced by the fact that it houses a stainless steel screwdriver, pliers, and can opener as well as a super bright push button torch light for those moments when the enemy has plied you with weapons, grade cocktails and you can’t find the key hole in the dark. To complete your fully functional field bling, there’s even an authentic army style chain to hang around your neck, just don’t let it fall into enemy hands!”
The Cyber Snipa USB Dog Tags are available for £26.95 ($54), which is probably a little expensive for most 12 year old boys (which I can only assume is the target demographic).
The DataTraveler Reader from Kingston is a USB key that will also allow you to access your memory cards. When you plug it into your system, one drive shows up that allows you to access the USB key memory, and another drive gives you access to the memory card reader. The USB comes in capacities of 1 and 2 GB very soon and a 4 GB version to to follow. The Card reader accepts SD, MMC and SDHC memory cards natively.
For all the odd combinations that have been put out recently, this one seems a bit more useful than most. If you don’t have a reader built into your laptop, this will save you the space of that external card reader. The 1 Gb comes in at a very reasonable $19.99, the 2 Gb at only $34.99.
Convergence, convenience or silly? The N007PEN from Wing Inter is a pen, a USB2.0 memory device, voice recorder and MP3 player. So now that pen you tote around can have satisfy your need for storage or some light music as you go through your business day.
It is available in capacities of 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1Gb and 2Gb. It is charged throught the USB port and gives you 5-6 hours of recording time. Prices are in the $100-200 range.
Gadget Universe has this Home Theater Watch for $149. What do you get for your hard earned dollars? It has a 1.5″ screen with 260k color display. It also has 2 GB of memory to hold your media – which is reasonable for a watch. You can play MP1, MP2, or MP3 and WMA audio files, and allows you to view JPEG images. Being a home theater, of course videos can be played as well. The included software will convert your ASF, AVI, MPEG, WMV, DAT/VCD, and ASX files to the format required for the watch. Just plug the watch in as you would any other USB device.
You can make up your own mind about whether a 1.5″ is large enough to be worthwhile, even if it is “a stunningly LARGE 1.5 inches” per their web page. I also didn’t see anything on the site about how they are supporting 5.1 surround sound.
I did get my invitation for Windows Home Server Beta 2, so I will share with you what I have found so far. I just got the invitation this morning, so a little light on details. I will update with more information after I have loaded and tested with it a bit.
The beta reqiures you to download a DVD ISO image, so if you plan to participate be sure you have a way to create a DVD. The requirements to run it are nowhere near as difficult to meet as those for Vista. Being a server OS, the key would probably to have a large HDD to act as your central repository. I just picked up a 250 GB HDD to use on an older desktop I have lying around.
Hardware Requirements:
- Processor – 1 GHz Pentium 3 (or equivalent) or higher
- Memory – 512 MB
- HDD – 80 GB
- Network – 100 Mbps ethernet
While those are the minimums, their recommendations are a Pentium 4 processor and at least two internal HDD’s with a 300 GB or greater primary (system) HDD. I think 250MB is fine for me to start, I can add another as I see a need. With the hardware requirements so low you can use a pretty old machine, just keep in mind the following: older systems may not have driver support – Home Server is based on 2003 Server, so if 2003 Server supports it, you should be fine; also, USB2.0 support is highly recommended, USB1.1 is just too slow and unreliable.
I probably won’t have this loaded until tonight or tomorrow, the DVD ISO is 1.4 GB and I am downloading it using a wireless connection. Check back with Nerd Approved later and I will have more information on the whole process.
