There are skateboard and surfboard ones, lego and wood ones.
There is even a turd shaped one.
The ten ugliest thumb USB drives of all
by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | December 7, 2011 12:59pm PST | Image 1 of 10
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The drive that started me on my quest for the ugliest of ugly USB thumb drive. The designers can't decide whether to go this “masterpiece” a chicken foot or turkey foot, I just call it ugly. No birds—I hope—were harmed in the creation of this 4GB drive.
Credit: Abulous Flash Drives
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The diamond pig one isn't even ugly. Get a grip.
That skull USB drive isn't ugly... it's BADASS! It would be even more BADASS if it were a Cylon from the 1st Battlestar Galactica series.
@dsf3g
then you are probably in the target demographic.
then you are probably in the target demographic.
@Citizen Gkar
25 years ago... LOL! Though even then I wasn't Goth.
25 years ago... LOL! Though even then I wasn't Goth.
You can find many strange usb drives here: Dealextreme.com
under: Consumer Electronics ?? Storage USB Flash Drives
this is of course in Hong Kong so maybe there tastes are a little different...
under: Consumer Electronics ?? Storage USB Flash Drives
this is of course in Hong Kong so maybe there tastes are a little different...
This phrase was in the newsletter description of this gallery.
Our director brought this one back from Hong Kong. Pretty tasteless! It doesn't actually come with any memory installed, which considering then that it is totally useless I think it becomes even uglier. Fun gallery.
Remembered this one from a while back...how's about Jerry Jalava's prosthetic thumb, or is that "finger" drive??
Link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10196121-1.html
Link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10196121-1.html
Since I started using Dropbox, I hardly ever use a usb drive any more. Perhaps to hold my Powerpoint pres when I'll have to use somebody else's laptop.
@Mike Van Horn Er, maybe because you have to, well, download/upload with dropbox? Seriously, it's like you've never had to move anything bigger than a word document before.
Eh, a lot of these are amusing more than ugly. None of these drives are really for you...they're for annoying your buddies and such. There's even a few in there that would get an "Oh, that's cool" reaction.
Not to mention that syringe USB is totally awesome, even coming from a guy who's terrified of needles.
Not to mention that syringe USB is totally awesome, even coming from a guy who's terrified of needles.
Ha! There you have it, SJVN, when you write an article that doesn't blindly extol the virtues of non-Microsoft products you can write interesting material. Congrats on an amusing piece. Much appreciated.
Lets rename this item "10 novelty USB drives ranging from funny to inappropriate of all"...
I would call them all stupid, I buy plainold drives, for one, they are cheaper and do the job just fine. Why anyone would wnat anything like these, i don't know.
@dhays
I use SD cards in a USB adapter. The price is about the same and you can carry more SD cards in less space. I typically carry 3 to 6 16GB cards and others of smaller sizes around with me, and yes, the wallet I carry them in is on a leash, sort of.
I use SD cards in a USB adapter. The price is about the same and you can carry more SD cards in less space. I typically carry 3 to 6 16GB cards and others of smaller sizes around with me, and yes, the wallet I carry them in is on a leash, sort of.
Maybe those are ugly but this one has taste,
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/heineken-beer-bottle-usb-2-0-flash-jump-drive-green-4gb-39642
though, it might be better if they had gotten the exact tint of green right.
Thanks to rby09 for the url and pointer.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/heineken-beer-bottle-usb-2-0-flash-jump-drive-green-4gb-39642
though, it might be better if they had gotten the exact tint of green right.
Thanks to rby09 for the url and pointer.
The USB Humping Dog isn't a thumb drive, just a USB gizmo. It has no data storage feature.
isn't decapitated. He's getting a brain implant. There, doesn't that make you feel it is less ugly already?
I've got the ugliest one! A Shrek drive. Fry's was giving them out free after rebate for Black Friday!
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