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Bringing back the floppy disk for the 21st century
You remember the floppy disk, I'm sure. A once-useful storage device with a drive built into every computer, it could hold just over 1MB of data, which is basically nothing nowadays. That's why you never see them anymore. But come on, you've got to admit that you have a soft spot in your heart for the resilient little things.
This awesome USB floppy disk makes the lovable little square relevant again. It can be plugged into your USB drive and can then store GBs worth of data rather than MBs, and it even has a built-in stand that flips out so it can stand up next to your computer. And it's just as portable and durable as you remember it. How awesome is this?
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By WorkinOnFriday at 4:09 PM ON 10/10/08
Just don't let this get thrown in the trash with all the other floppies when you clean out your desk.
By CoolProducts at 5:18 PM ON 10/10/08
These definitely are a pretty cool idea as a substitute for boring,plain flash drives
By ITrush at 11:28 AM ON 10/11/08
This is beautiful.. I really like the idea.
By f6film at 8:49 PM ON 10/12/08
This has already been done. C-Net podcast, Insider Secrets, 3/19/2007, "Make a Floppy Flash Drive".
By Cave Man at 8:05 AM ON 10/13/08
You mean floppies aren't being used any more?
By m3kt3k at 2:52 PM ON 10/13/08
I miss the floppy :-( it was always like (do I still have my data DO I) Kinda like when they worked winning on a lottery ticket. Maby to bring that back these could randomly just erase all your data. Just for Fun.
By Jen at 3:35 PM ON 10/13/08
Sorry, I just think this is silly... Nostalgia gone wrong this time.
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