Store your digital bits in an analog tube. Analog vacuum tube that is…

Audiophiles and a few other geeky dablers are this day and age really the only individuals who would have or still be around vacuum tubes. Once a staple of electronics, they are now relegated to niche products and audiophile equipment among others. When geeks get bored, they improvise and create Frankenstein gadgets that at times truly wow us all. While this particular mash up doesn’t necessarily “wow”, it is helluva cool none the less. The creative folks over at CF14 Industries have taken your ordinary vacuum tube and rammed the internals of a flash drive inside. The result? The coolest flash drive I have seen yet bar none. Nothing says geek like vacuum tubes. The only downside I see is the now grossly undersized 512MB storage limit. Other than that, I want one. Also, the abuse and daily wear and tear flash drives are subject to leaves me a tad worried for the lifespan of this particular drive. Try to be careful with it, will ya! Instructions on how to build your own can be found here.

Source: Geeky-Gadgets, Gadget Venue, Hacked Gadgets

Why Novelty Flash drives are nothing but “Novelties”

Flash drives are a dime a dozen these days with so many different shapes, sizes, colors, etc. It seems like everything is getting the USB innards rammed inside of them in order to squeeze out a few more pennies in sales in these trying economic times. While the more mainstream drives tend to be boring sticks of black and grey, novelty flash drives of cute little critters and last nights dinner have been popping up…everywhere. So just how useful and fast are these novelty things? Test Freaks has gone ahead and done the unthinkable — they have put together a comparo featuring 36 different novelty flash drives. The results aren’t pretty if you enjoy “expressing yourself” via flash drive and speed. You can’t have both. Hit up the link below for the full comparison and again…if you crave individualism and speed…get ready to weep.

Novelty Flash Drive Comparo

Source: Gizmodo