storage on technabob...

wii remocon pocket keeps your wii-mote and nunchuk cozy

filed under: video games

Do you constantly leave your Wii-mote lying around? Do you find it stuck under the couch cushions between some moldy Fritos and loose pocket change? Maybe it’s time you found a place to keep your controller so it doesn’t keep getting lost.

The Wii Remocon storage accessory from Hori Japan couldn’t be simpler…

click to continue reading »

November 11th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

race car usb memory card reader has flat tires

filed under: gadgets

Most of the USB memory card readers I come across are rather pedestrian. Conversely, this one is rather automotive.

ElectroJoe’s Motor Maniac is a 16-in-1 memory card reader that looks like a (slightly deformed) little red race car. Now it’s anyone’s guess why the wheels are sticking out at a weird angle, but you still get the point that it’s a vehicle…

click to continue reading »

October 21st, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

lacie 5big network drive looks like hal 9000’s brother

filed under: computing | design

Designer Neil Poulton got the inspiration for the domed glowing light on the outside of his latest hard drive design from the red light on the face of HAL 9000, the infamous computer from 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The new LaCie 5big Network storage array is designed for small and medium workgroups looking for a ton of storage at a reasonable price…

click to continue reading »

October 12th, 2008 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

new kids on the wooden block: animal usb drives

filed under: gadgets | just plain fun

Marubeni USB Wood Memory Animals

Marubeni InfoTec will be coming out with 10 different wooden animal USB drives. There are 5 different animal shapes, and they come in maple or walnut.

I can’t find out too much more info about these cute flash drives, but the 411 is that they’re coming out in Japan on September 1st…

click to continue reading »

August 27th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

giant led clock big enough to hold your cd collection

filed under: design | timepieces | video

Now, most of us have moved on from compact discs to digital media players these days, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t still have to find a place to store our old CD collection, right?

This ingenious storage system doubles as a giant LED clock, so you’ll actually be getting some utility out of an otherwise single-purpose bookshelf…

click to continue reading »

July 31st, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

meninos hard drives turn storage into mini works of art

filed under: computing | geek art & craft

Pringles Hard Drive

When is a hard drive not just a hard drive? When it’s a tiny work of contemporary desktop art, of course.

The artists of Brazil’s Meninos design studio first started out making these custom pop art hard drive cases for their friends. Now they’ve had the brilliant idea to release their wares to the rest of the world for us to enjoy…

click to continue reading »

July 30th, 2008 7 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

iomega hip flask storage: don’t drink and hard drive

filed under: computing | gadgets | just plain fun

Hmmm. Would you rather be caught drinking on the job, or sneaking sensitive company data out of the office? Now you don’t have to choose, thanks to this new portable hard drive that looks just like a hip flask…

click to continue reading »

July 26th, 2008 3 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

art lebedev’s data dolls store nothing but themselves

filed under: design | geek art & craft

Art Lebedev Matroshkus

If you’re unfamiliar with the Russian craft of Matrushkas, they’re those little stacking wooden dolls that fit inside one-another, gradually getting smaller and smaller. Designer Art Lebedev has taken these traditional dolls and put a geeky spin on them, adding data storage measurements to each one…

click to continue reading »

June 17th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

build an ssd raid array using compact flash memory cards

filed under: computing | hacks-mods

Compact Flash RAID SSD

Got a couple of spare Compact Flash memory cards lying around? Why not turn them into a high-speed, redundant drive array? With this new drive module, you can create your own solid-stated RAID array in seconds.

Simply plug in up to three Compact Flash cards, and this nifty device will set up a RAID array between them, which you can connect to your computer’s high-speed SATA port…

click to continue reading »

June 13th, 2008 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

more posts »

Page 1 of 512345Next »

got a tip?
e-mail technabob!

get more from technabob

browse posts by category

sites technabob likes

Technology Blogs - Blog Top Sites

what are other people reading on this site?