Posted on 03/18/2009 12:15:37 PM PDT by Squidpup
Jerry Jalava has built a special prosthetic finger which contains computer storage for photos, movies and other useful files.
While the prosthetic looks like a normal finger Jerry can peel it back from the 'nail' and plug it into the USB slot on his computer using it as an additional hard drive.
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Using a traditional prosthetic finger Jerry has been able embed a 'USB key' - like the ones used in traditional flash drives - giving him the world's only two gigabyte finger.
The finger is not permanently attached to his hand meaning it can be removed when plugged into a computer.
"It is not attached permanently in to my body, it is a removable prosthetic which has USB memorystick inside it," said Jerry.
"When I'm using the USB, I just leave my finger inside the slot and pick it up after I'm ready."
Jerry said he is already thinking about upgrading his faux finger to include more storage and wireless technology.
"I'm planning to use anther prosthetic as a shell for the next version, which will have removable fingertip and an RFID tag," he added.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
I’ve heard ‘em called “thumb drives” before, but never “ring finger drives.”
}:-)4
He really can give you the finger
Thought those were called Thumb Drives?
He won’t have to worry about losing his memory later in life.
“Looks realistic”? Maybe if you’re a BORG...
James Bond is jealous.
A pirate came into town, having not been there for a while. He went into the local tavern and sat down at the bar. The bartender noticed him and said, “You haven’t been here for a while. What happened to you? You’ve lost a leg, and now have a wooden leg, and a hand, so you have a hook on your arm, and an eyepatch covers your eye.”
“Aye,” said the pirate, “I lost me leg battlin’ the Spanish in the war. I lost me hand in the battle between us and another ship.”
The bartender asked, “Did you lose the eye in a battle also?”
“No,” sighed the pirate, “I lost that from seagull droppings.”
“Seagull droppings? How could you lose an eye from seagull droppings?”
“First day with the hook.”
Kinda gives a new meaning to the term “digital storage”.
Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.
“Sixfinger, Sixfinger, man alive,
How did I ever get along with five?”
Oh, yeah, I wanted one of those in first grade.
Upgrades are gonna be a bitch.
“Because it doesn’t feel like [toilet paper].”
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