Thumb Drives That Purrrrr

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Let's kill all the thumb drives

Let's kill all the thumb drives 06/24/2004 10:00 AM
Don't blame the technology. A refreshingly reasonable piece from a mainstream newspaper breaking down people's fear of technology as a springboard for outright condemnation of that technology when it's used for bad things.

USB Thumb Drives as ... Fashion
Statement?

USB Thumb Drives as ... Fashion
Statement? 09/23/2004 03:15 PM

IFD-iV Flash Drives Masquerade as ATA
Hard Drives

IFD-iV Flash Drives Masquerade as ATA
Hard Drives 07/15/2004 08:59 AM

For embedded computing hackers, mass storage (like hard drives) is often the most frustrating piece of the puzzle, as the fragile and power-hungry spin of the hard drive is usually the last non-solid-state part in the whole deployment. And while most engineers will just use a Compact Flash card, sometimes the only option is an ATA (hard drive) connection; that's where the IFD-iV flash memory parts from IO Data Device Corporation come in. Basically just flash memory drives, the defining feature of the IFD-iVs (besides fairly rugged operating specifications) is that they use the standard ATA connection of a hard drive, meaning they can be deployed in place of hard drives when necessary. Models up to 2GB in capacity will be available for around $2,100 -- maybe we'll just deal with the fragile hard drives instead.
Read - Flash memory ATA hard drive [TechJapan]

Update: Reader Tom Lee brings up a much cheaper option for hackers on a budget (after the jump.)

BlackBerry Thumb

BlackBerry Thumb 02/01/2005 09:09 PM

For now, you can file the 'Blackberry Thumb' issue along side the folder where you would have kept your worries about cellphone radiation, had you not forgotten them since that tumor pressed too firmly into your hippocampus. Sure, dinking around on thumbboards probably isn't exactly the optimal use of your opposable digits, but it's likely no worse than the dreaded "Nintendo Thumb" that struck down a whole generation of good typists, who now are cursed with occasional involuntary run-ons of 'ABABSELECTSTART.' Until this doctor in the UK can actually point to a documented case of someone suffering from tendentious, I think I'll keep promoting the thumbboard as one of the best mobile input devices we have ABABSELECTSTART available. (Thanks, Aaron!)

Blackberry use 'can damage thumb' [BBCNews]

Microsoft under your thumb

Microsoft under your thumb 09/08/2004 08:54 AM
New keyboard and mouse from the company's hardware division include fingerprint readers.

Another thumb-shaped thumbdrive

Another thumb-shaped thumbdrive 06/22/2005 01:49 AM
Mark Frauenfelder: Here's a more realistic version of a thumb-shaped thumbdrive, which Cory wrote about last November.
Link (thanks, Bonnie!)

Iverson Has Broken Thumb, but Will Play
(AP)

Iverson Has Broken Thumb, but Will Play
(AP) 08/17/2004 11:46 AM
AP - Allen Iverson has a broken right thumb but planned to play anyway Tuesday night against Greece, hoping the U.S. Olympic basketball team can bounce back from an embarrassing loss to Puerto Rico in its opener.

Replacing The Mouse With Thumb Control

Replacing The Mouse With Thumb Control 04/20/2004 02:00 PM
MIT's Tech Review has a short article about a new type of mouse replacement that sounds like a fairly intelligent input device that takes out much of the carpal tunnel risk by recognizing that simple thumb movements can easily designate where you want the cursor to move. So, the device is basically a one-handed, baseless joystick with a flat top where simple thumb movement designate where to move on the screen without much exertion or muscle strain. The side of the device contains typical mouse buttons. Combined with the Twiddler one-handed keyboard, and you could have quite the ergonomic solution to computer input, while also allowing for mobility with wearable type computers. Of course, as with any such devices, if the learning curve seems to be too much, it will never catch on. That may be the case with the one-handed keyboard, but the mouse replacement might not be such a big stretch.

text messaging and the return of the
thumb

text messaging and the return of the
thumb 08/13/2004 04:00 AM
All Thumbs, Without the Stigma .. NYT

nytimes.com/2004/08/12/technology/circuits/12thum.html
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Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB Thumb Drive
Review

Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB Thumb Drive
Review 06/23/2004 11:12 AM

Microsoft Proposes Thumb-Driven
Interfaces

Microsoft Proposes Thumb-Driven
Interfaces 04/17/2005 02:54 PM

Rules of thumb to calculate company's
value (SiliconValley.com)

Rules of thumb to calculate company's
value (SiliconValley.com) 05/01/2004 06:05 AM
SiliconValley.com - Is search engine leader Google really worth five times as much as Apple Computer and twice General Motors?

Microsoft's New Smart Phone Interface:
Your Thumb

Microsoft's New Smart Phone Interface:
Your Thumb 04/07/2005 05:24 PM
Microsoft Research scientists, in cooperation with University of Maryland researchers, have designed two interfaces to support easier use of PDAs and cellphones. The interfaces allow users to operate the devices using a thumb on one hand. The interfaces target screens from 2 to 5 inches, measured diagonally, with resolutions ranging from 176 x 220 to 800 x 600 pixels.

21 Rules of Thumb – How Microsoft
develops its Software

21 Rules of Thumb – How Microsoft
develops its Software 06/25/2004 02:15 AM
this is among the best bits of free software development advice i've ever seen

21 Rules of Thumb €“ How Microsoft
develops its Software

21 Rules of Thumb €“ How Microsoft
develops its Software 06/26/2004 01:35 AM
21 Rules of Thumb €“ How Microsoft develops its Software .. David Gristwood's Weblog

blogs.msdn.com/David_Gristwood/archive/2004/06/24/164849.aspx
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Ohio Salad Arrives With Piece of a Thumb
(AP)

Ohio Salad Arrives With Piece of a Thumb
(AP) 03/06/2004 02:00 AM
AP - The severed tip of a restaurant worker's thumb was found in a customer's salad.

Keep Your Confidential Data Confidential
With Biometric Fingerprint Flash Drives
and Hard Disk Drives

Keep Your Confidential Data Confidential
With Biometric Fingerprint Flash Drives
and Hard Disk Drives 02/01/2005 09:13 PM
Now you can have safe, secure, portable storage of your confidential business and personal data with the biometric fingerprint ClipDrive Bio USB Flash Drive and the Outbacker USB biometric fingerprint Hard Disk Drive. The devices are non-operational until a validated fingerprint or password is received. [PRWEB Jan 21, 2005]

Gigabyte's USB WiFi adapter + 128MB
thumb drive

Gigabyte's USB WiFi adapter + 128MB
thumb drive 12/02/2003 01:24 AM
Like the Aerielink Wireless Flash Combo we linked to a few weeks ago, there's another second 802.11b wireless USB adapter for PCs that comes with 128MB of Flash memory storage built-in (we'll admit to having a soft spot these sorts of combo gadgets). The GN-WLBZ201 from Gigabyte also comes in a Flash memory-less version, though that's considerably less fun. Read...

Microsoft researchers thumb noses at
digit's limits

Microsoft researchers thumb noses at
digit's limits 04/18/2005 06:16 PM
CNET News.com Apr 18 2005 9:49PM GMT

P900 successor with a tiny, frustrating
thumb-keyboard

P900 successor with a tiny, frustrating
thumb-keyboard 05/04/2004 09:19 AM
Apparently, this is a leaked pic of the successor to the Sony Ericsson P900 (the phone I plan on getting as soon as my first bank-statement appears and I use it to authenticate myself to the dumbass phone company that thinks bank-statements are better ID than Canadian passports). Call it the P901, or the P1000, whatever: it's got a wee keyboard on the flip-down for those who prefer thumbing out their executive haiku to scratching at a recalcitrant handwriting-recognition system. It looks like it might be a photoshop job, but Rojas at Engadget says that MobileBurn, the source, is reliable, and I'll take his word for it. Link (via Engadget)

Pod Secret encrypts data on iPod or
thumb drive

Pod Secret encrypts data on iPod or
thumb drive 08/31/2004 02:28 AM
Pariahware Inc. announced on Monday the release of Pod Secret 1.0, a utility that encrypts files copied to an iPod or USB-based thumb drive. Pod Secret requires Mac OS X v10.2 and costs US$29.95, with a seven-day trial period included. Users who register before Sept. 30 receive a $10 discount.

Woman Served Salad with Human Thumb
Garnish (Reuters)

Woman Served Salad with Human Thumb
Garnish (Reuters) 03/06/2004 02:00 AM
Reuters - An Ohio woman was served a salad containing part of a restaurant worker's thumb sliced off while chopping lettuce, a health official said on Friday.

Oregon green thumb grows grass in Iraq,
sparking online debate

Oregon green thumb grows grass in Iraq,
sparking online debate 01/01/2005 08:35 AM
Oregonlive.com - Sat Jan 1, 01:06 am GMT

Girl's "PlayStation thumb"
study published by medical journal

Girl's "PlayStation thumb"
study published by medical journal 06/24/2005 03:08 PM
News.bbc.co.uk - Thu Jun 23, 01:02 pm GMT

I got 500 2 gig drives and some tape!

I got 500 2 gig drives and some tape! 08/05/2004 05:07 AM
Bored? Flame Wars got you down? Got extra Hardw are? This guy has an idea what you can do with some of those old hard drives. Or maybe you would fancy a 3 D Display? And these guys have my favorite summer project of all. (Props to Boing Boing)

His and Her Flash Drives

His and Her Flash Drives 06/15/2004 08:33 AM

What do you get for the geeky couple who has everything? Besides a set of matching D20s? His and Her 'Lover Disk Angel' 128MB Flash Drives, of course. And as the ladies of Shiny Shiny so adroitly note, the Lover Disks set a good example for any couple by being completely clad in protective rubber.
Read [ShinyShiny]

Torvalds Drives A Mac!

Torvalds Drives A Mac! 03/14/2005 06:07 PM

Technically, it's only an Apple, since he's running Linux instead of OS X. My first question would be why bother, since 90% of what makes the machine is the OS. His response?

As to the why ... Part of it is simply that I wanted to try something else, and I felt like there were enough people testing the x86 side that it certainly didn't need me. Part of it is that I personally believe there are two main architectures out there: Power and x86-64 are what _I_ think are the two most relevant ones, and I decided that I had to at least check the other side of it out seriously if I really believed that.

Fair enough.

via MacMerc.com and ZDNet Australia.

A car that practically drives itself

A car that practically drives itself 03/31/2005 11:25 PM
globetechnology.com Apr 1 2005 3:24AM GMT

The devil drives

The devil drives 05/07/2004 07:08 PM
"A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." - William Shedd Running through the Sahara for a week was just training, my friends. More to come next week....

Pep Boys Drives On

Pep Boys Drives On 05/13/2004 04:55 PM
The retailer continues its remodeling efforts.

Yet More Yet Another Flash Drives

Yet More Yet Another Flash Drives 05/04/2004 04:45 PM
Om Malik points us to news that USB flash drives are "expected to become [the] number one removable solid-state storage format in 2005," according to the USB Flash Drive Alliance, at least. That doesn't seem out of line with personal, anecdotal evidence, although the UFDA's projections of "between 67 and...

New: OWC Elite-AL Pro drives

New: OWC Elite-AL Pro drives 06/17/2005 05:30 PM
Other World Computing announced the Elite-AL Pro series of external hard drives, available in capacities from 80 Gb to 800 GB.

DVD-R drives a new ballgame

DVD-R drives a new ballgame 01/25/2003 08:51 PM
Do a Google search and you'll find dozens of companies that will receive your original footage in most any format and return it with a burned DVD. ...

OWC FireWire 800 Drives 1.05

OWC FireWire 800 Drives 1.05 11/06/2003 05:02 PM
Perform this update to prevent loss of data when using the drives in conjuction with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther.

Permissions and USB key drives

Permissions and USB key drives 05/24/2004 10:44 AM
I just got my first USB 'key disk' and tried using it with 10.3 to move my files between home and work. Since I work in the Terminal a lot, I immediately noticed that the MS-DOS FAT format of the key drive changes all your p...

Hardware drives IBM in Q2

Hardware drives IBM in Q2 07/15/2004 06:40 PM
The Register Jul 15 2004 10:49PM GMT

How IT drives Ferrari's success

How IT drives Ferrari's success 09/06/2004 10:42 AM
ZDNet Sep 6 2004 2:27PM GMT

The Rest of Sony's USB Drives

The Rest of Sony's USB Drives 06/21/2004 12:22 PM

I guess that Pocket Bit Pro 2GB USB hard drive wasn't the only USB device announced by Sony today, although the rest are these Yet Another Flash Drives, which Sony has updated across the line. The Pocket Bit U-Mini D (USM-D) are 30 percent smaller than previous models in sizes up to 256MB. The USM-F include a fingerprint sensor for security, although it only comes in a 128MB flavor. The USB-BMS is a 128MB model that includes a Memory Stick PRO slot, which would make it a bit more handy than just a generic Memory Stick PRO reader, if that's the flash memory format you're locked into you've chosen. And finally, the USM-E, which isn't really that special except that it's the largest of them all, capacity-wise, at 512MB.
Read [TechJapan]

Related
Sony Pocket Bit Pro, 2GB USB Hard Drive [Gizmodo]

Examiner shortage drives up pay

Examiner shortage drives up pay 05/17/2004 07:21 AM
An exam board has raised its pay rates for markers by about 25% in some subjects to try to tackle a shortage.
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