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Steampunk USB Key is Full of Win and 100 Year Old Parts

Posted 06/10/09 at 07:30:44 AM  by Paul Lilly

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We may have found the perfect accessory for steampunk fans who already own a steampunk USB charger and 8 foot tall themed case mod to match. If this sounds like you, then you'll probably be stoked about the 'Mechanical Memory key Number 3.'

Carved from wood and utilizing pieces from at least 6 different pocket watches (some over 100 years old!), the designer, Rob Smith, claims he spent about 10-12 hours constructing the 16GB USB thumb drive. Adding to the aesthetic appeal, 26 rubies reflect light from the drive, and when plugged in, it glows green from beneath the gears "giving the key a good sense of movement."

So the question is, which is cooler - the steampunk USB key or Transfomer USB drive?

Image Credit: Rob Smith

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TAGS: storage, Flash Drive, Memory, hardware, steampunk, usb key
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avatarDefinately the steampunk key

Submitted by b_c_pc on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 11:16am

*Very* nice!  The steampunk key is definately the cooler of the two.

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avatarPeter Griffin

Submitted by linkmaster6 on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 9:30am

Freakin Sweet steampunk for originality and all the effort

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avatarMust...buy...steampunk...USB...key...

Submitted by Saiyan Monkey on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 7:52am

You know, my trousers got all kinds of soggy when I saw that Transformers USB key. Now they're absolutely flooded. This is WAY cooler than the Transformers key. This is the veritable epitome of one object being cooler than another. 'nuf said.

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avatarwhat he said

Submitted by nekollx on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 8:11am

what he said

 

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avatarThis is way cooler than the

Submitted by neo1piv14 on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 7:20am

This is way cooler than the transformer. There's a ton of work that went into this thing, and it looks amazing.

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