Geekology » Top Ten Flash Drives
1MahjongDisk by Bronon$190
I know what you’re going to say: 200 bucks for a dinky flash drive is preposterous. But, these boxus, sandalwood, amobna and pteroceltis tatarinowii wood drives are slicker than any overpriced it-brand accessory. What’s more, the 8 and 16 GB Mahjong drives by Bronon can be made to order with custom tile designs and comes with a super slick leather holster and loop.
2Tonia Welter Cuff€185
The made-to-order USB Jewellery by Tonia Welter are so very bling-worthy! This unisex USB bracelet is my favorite and comes in black, red or dark brown. Although the line is carried by a few boutiques across the globe (Le66 in Paris, Dijitalfix in Brooklyn, Simon und Renoldi in Köln, and Monaco’s Best Friends Joailliers), it seems you can email orders straight to the designer as well.
3Memory Key by Arturo Jimenez for Imm Living$33
This nifty little flash drive from Imm Living is style steps above it’s LaCie competitor, iamaKey. The 2GB Flash key is available in metallic purple or glossy blue. Attach it to your key ring and you’ll always know where your data is (erm, unless you tend to loose your keys) or grab some twine and wear it as a necklace!
4Kikkerland Loop Memory Key$75
We’re big fans of NYC’s Kikkerland (that’s “froggie land” in Dutch), having previously reviewed their adorable Electroman and Hubman ports. These slick 2GB Toshiba Loop Memory Drives by Dutch designer Richard Hutten are equally wish-list worthy and come with a matching colored lanyard. Available in orange, light blue, black and white!
5Hacoa Animals$89
Hacao, a Japanese design firm with a mind-blowing line of wooden office and home gadgets, has designed a collection of geometric 1GB animal Flash Drives in light and dark wood. Choose from the duckie, hippo, piggy, elephant or pup. Stay posted for more on the must-have gadgets at Hacoa!
6Mimobot Urban Treeson$25
The Mimobot flash drives have made their mark on the design world, even finding their way into the MoMA store, and the company’s collection of kawaii critters has grown to include many artist editions including models by FriendsWithYou (check out a previous post featuring the FriendsWithYou gang), Tokidoki, and Bubi Au Yeung’s Urban Treeson (above).
7East by Imm Living$35
Another quirky drive from Imm Living, the East 2GB USB Drive is part of their hand symbol collection including West, Peace, Word Up, Change, Rock Out, and Vulcan. “Meanings sometimes evolve through technological advances. The Hand Sign USB key pays respect to the remarkably expressive human hand.” — Imm Living
8Clé byAMTN/A
Another Lo’s List favorite (we featured her ring in our Top Ten Fashion Scout post), Alissia Melka-Teichroew aka byAMT has just released what seems to be the prototype for a laser-cut plexi USB flash key in black and white versions. I can’t wait to get my paws on these – they look like they’re straight out of Alice in Wonderland! Not to worry – we’ll update as soon as we figure out where to buy!
9Split Stick by Quirky$25
So basic – so useful. These Split Stick 4+4 GB USB drives are simple genius. As an OCD neat freak, I hate the feeling that I spend half my day organizing files, links, emails, etc. With this two-for I can keep 2 projects out of each others’ hair while on the go. Thank you Quirky.
10Rei Ayanami USB Drive$62
Look, sometimes you just have to go the fun route. This 4 GB Rei Ayanami USB drive from Japan’s Neon Genesis Evangelion series would be perfect for storing personal snaps and fluffy miscellanea. Other kawaii characters available at Geek Stuff 4 U include Kaworu Nagisa, also from the Evangelion franchise, Izumi Konata from the Lucky Star manga by Kagami Yoshimizu, Ranka Lee from Macross Frontier, Lupin III by Kazuhiko Kato (aka Monkey Punch), and Sheryl Nome from Macross Galaxy.
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