Man turns finger into storage

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Apologies to Baldrick #

Posted Tuesday 17th March 2009 22:56 GMT

His little false USB finger looks like a willy. Which is ironic, because my willy looks like a little USB finger.

Anonymous Coward

ackward... #

Posted Tuesday 17th March 2009 22:56 GMT

Love to see him trying to use it with an older machine with no front-panel USB ports. Or a rack-mount server and a KVM.

Anonymous Coward

OK #

Posted Tuesday 17th March 2009 22:56 GMT

I know this is the "digit"al age and all that. But am I the only one wondering which appendage will be the next to get "digit"ised. Guess it should first be "Bobbit"ised.

There was an old article about artificial testicular transplants, which rounded off the subject with "these are more ornamental than functional". I feel said implants can now be made functional - maybe for data storage. Or perhaps stick a processor in and include it in the "cloud". Or probably as a spare charger for your mobile. Whatever floats your boat...

Martyn

taking it too far #

Posted Tuesday 17th March 2009 22:56 GMT

brings a whole new meaning to the term thumb drive now doesnt it

John

awkward? #

Posted Tuesday 17th March 2009 22:56 GMT

I'm sure i won't be the only one to point this out, but won't it be a little awkward to type with one finger of one hand stuck in a USB port?

steogede

Thumb drive #

Posted Tuesday 17th March 2009 22:56 GMT

On a more serious not - I Personally, would have gone for a miniature bluetooth optical mouse, but that would probably required more to be amputated - it would have the advantage that it could glow like ET's.

Having a finger in the USB slot must make typing rather tricky.

Anonymous Coward

where did he buy it... #

Posted Tuesday 17th March 2009 22:56 GMT

...a joke shop?? That better not be the best 21st century prosthetics can do!

LaeMi Qian

Seems inconvenient to use. #

Posted Tuesday 17th March 2009 22:56 GMT

Loose the use of one hand while accessing data. And don't sneeze in the middle of a save.

Why not just stick a stick behind the ear now we have all stopped smoking and using pencils?

Or find a convenient orifice (keep the lanyard on or a trip to the ear/nose/throat specialist or the proctologist may be in order).

As the girl in Running Man said when asked where she smuggled the data tape: "None of your business"

Cameron Colley

Nothing to see here. #

Posted Tuesday 17th March 2009 22:56 GMT

He stores a small USB memory stick in something he puts over his finger-stump -- so either he types one-handed or it can be removed, so it's hardly part of his body.

What he needs is a inbuilt WiFi detector with a red LED that flashes faster as the signal becomes stronger -- that would have me reaching for the hatchet.

Anonymous Coward

MMMM #

Posted Tuesday 17th March 2009 22:58 GMT

Does this mean he's gone digit-al?

Charlie Barnes

Well... #

Posted Tuesday 17th March 2009 22:58 GMT

That's handy... Thumbs up for this idea... Brings a whole new meaning to fingering a host...

Allan Rutland

Am I missing the... #

Posted Tuesday 17th March 2009 22:58 GMT

WHY?!

Simon Williams

Life imitates Trek #

Posted Tuesday 17th March 2009 22:58 GMT

Everything from Star Trek gets here eventually -- usually sooner than you expect. Didn't Data have a lot of controls and probably positronic storage, under a fingernail?

Pyros