Jun 20 2009

16 Bizarre USB Flash Drives

Posted by Minh Nguyen aka Cuti in Gadgetry

Most USB flash drives can be quite boring and lame. Fortunate for us creative designers from all over the world have created some outstanding USB flash drives that can help us transfer our files in style. Below are some of the most innovative flash drive designs that can get you into serious trouble if you’re viewing this during work. Surf carefully my friends.


USB Gold Bar
The Gold Bar USB Drive can be yours for $27 via USB Geek.
usbgoldbar
 
USB Bacon
The bacon USB flash drive has a capacity of 4GB and costs $28 plus shipping… Mmm yum. [brando]
usbbacon
 
Mechanical USB Flash Drive
Unfortunately, this item is currently out of stock as of June 19, 2009. [etsy]
usbmechanical
 
USB Transformers
Similar to Optimus Prime in the film Transformers, the tranformer USB flash drive can be converted from a flat car-like shape to a robot panther. The flash drive are scheduled to be release in September 2009, but you can be preorder it for $42.99. [bigbadtoystore]
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USB Budweiser
Budweiser’s promotional USB thumbdrive may be a cool gadget to show off to your friends, but it will cost you $250 a piece. [cnkpromos]
usbbud
 
Canon USB Flash Drive
For the price of $103 USD you can get yourself a sweet miniature Canon USB flash drive. The mini DSLRs has a build-in LCD screen that actually lights up, 2GB of internal memory space, and the best part is that it even comes with a removable tripod lense. [ebay]
flashcanon
 
USB Wine Cork
The USB Wine Cork are personally handcrafted by artist Arwye Wan and will cost you anywhere from $54 to $114 depending on capacity. [yankodesign]
usbcork
 
USB Teddy Bear
Give her this and she will snap his head off and stick it in a computer. The Teddy Bear USB Drive can be hers for $17 via USB Geek.
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USB Cereal Spoon
This DIY USB cereal spoon flash drive was created using Bran Flakes cereal, a silver spoon, and lots of glue. Priceless… [techeblog]
usbcerealspoon
 
Taco Bell Border Sauce USB Flash Drive
Inspired by the famous Taco Bell hot border sauce. [molotalk @ flickr]
usbhotsauce
 
USB Lipstick
Another custom made USB flash drive created from a real lipstick. [divine_harvester @ flickr]
usblipstick
 
USB Nail
The USB Nail flash drive was created by a company in The Netherlands called Plankton. A 2GB USB nail drive will cost €32 Euros, approximately $46. [technabob]
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Aloha Style Surf USB Flash Drive
Small enough to fit into your wallet, big enough to store all of your MP3s. Pricing varies between $19.98 - $24.98; Unfortunately, its not available at the moment. [walmart]
usbsurfdrive
 
R2-D2 USB Flash Drive
The R2-D2 USB Flash Drive LEGO Figure is available from 123smile’s Etsy shop for $49.95. Similar to all other cool USB flash drives, this one is also unavailable at the moment. [geekalerts]
usbr2-d2
 
USB Wooden Clamp
Simple ideas are best. Unfortunately, this simple design will set you back at $41 a pop. [poor.pl]
usbwoodenclamp
 
Unmasked Star Wars USB Flash Drives
Gotta save the best for last. A company called MIMOBOT is currently selling Star Wars USB flash drives that features a removable helmet, which lurks the scarred countenance of Anakin Skywalker underneath. They are quite a bargain. Dark Vader Unmasked will only cost you $19.95. [mimoco]
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