March 27, 2006
Flash Memory Jewellery
The Inquirer reports that Kingmax has presented USB sticks as fashion items in form of jewellery at the CeBIT IT trade show in Germany. A bracelet with an ultra thin usb stick was shown, as was the picture flash memory ear ring. While not particularly attractive yet, there is certainly an opportunity for jewellery designers to experiment with pendants with enclosed flash memory, given the minute size of the flash chips these days. Storage capacity ranges from 256MB to 1GB.
[…] As wearable technology USB flash memory devices come in all shapes and forms. I mentioned the USB wristband and the USB earrings. dialog05 have taken this current trend one step further and created a range of unusual USB design studies. My personal favourites are the USB bra, where the USB connectors serve as the front buckle to open the bra - fittingly titled “unplug and play”, and the USB stethoscope, which maybe one day could become a real device for downloading patients information, who knows. […]