6 Cool USB Flash Drives

A good friend used to be head of technology at a global bank and about five years ago managed a project that involved buying 3 terabytes of storage at a cost of $1,000,000 per terabyte. You can now buy the same amount of storage from Staples for less than $100.

The sad thing about technology is that as soon as you buy something there’s already a similar product that is faster, lighter and cheaper. With disk storage, USB flash drives are now so cheap that many companies give them away. But the following half a dozen drives will cost you. And they are all cool enough to warrant a few dollars 🙂

1. Hungry? Try these donut flash drives:

2. Not safe for frequent flyers! This hand grenade version is definitely something you will want to leave at the office:

3. It has to be 5pm somewhere! For the party animal this Budweiser drive ensures you are never far from refreshment:

4. Need to eat with that beer? The sushi USB flash drives are as beautiful as the food they are based on:

5. Here’s a green version for the ‘huggers’:

6. And finally, for the CSI addicts out there, the incredibly gory severed finger drive:

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6 Cool USB Flash Drives

A good friend used to be head of technology at a global bank and about five years ago managed a project that involved buying 3 terabytes of storage at a cost of $1,000,000 per terabyte. You can now buy 4 terabytes of storage from Staples for less than $90.

The sad thing about technology is that as soon as you buy something there’s already a similar product that is faster, lighter and cheaper. With disk storage, USB flash drives are now so cheap that many companies give them away. But the following half a dozen drives will cost you. And they are all cool enough to warrant a few dollars 🙂

1. Hungry? Try these donut flash drives:

2. Not safe for frequent flyers! This hand grenade version is definitely something you will want to leave at the office:

3. It has to be 5pm somewhere! For the party animal this Budweiser drive ensures you are never far from refreshment:

4. Need to eat with that beer? The sushi USB flash drives are as beautiful as the food they are based on:

5. Here’s a green version for the ‘huggers’:

6. And finally, for the CSI addicts out there, the incredibly gory severed finger drive: