USB finger drive concept attempts to keep up with reality

Yanko Design is certainly home to many far-fetched, never-to-be-realized gadgets, but this so-called You-SB finger drive isn't one of them. In fact, it's already a bit behind the curve. Apparently, after losing a finger in a motorcycle accident last year, Jerry Jalava took advantage of the situation to get a 2GB USB drive installed in his new prosthetic finger, which he's happy to inform us stores the Billy Linux distribution and the movie Freddy Got Fingered. The drive is even removable to allow for upgrades or different drives for different tasks. Can a pico-projector finger be far behind?

Read - Yanko Design, "You-SB"
Read - Jerry Jalava's Flickr page

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[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 3:40PM]

pic on the left is cool and pretty funny how he had it installed. pic on the right is just wierd.

[inteller Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:12PM]

wow, Marilyn Manson looks really hung over.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:21PM]

I can't imagine how he would have to constantly undergo operations every 2 years to keep up with Moores.

He should've got the 32GB variety.

MOAR.

[htd Posted Mar 10th 2009 3:42PM]

you-SB, LOL, ROFL

[ikrolm Posted Mar 11th 2009 1:27AM]

yah, imagine needing to keep your finger plugged into your computer the whole time you access your data X(

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 3:47PM]

could be worse. could be a zip drive....

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 20th 2009 6:26PM]

"Flesh"-based memory is more reliable.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:38PM]

BUT WILL IT BLEND AND PLAY CRYSIS AT THE SAME TIME???

[Hazman Posted Mar 10th 2009 6:23PM]

Having already lost one finger, I can't imagine him going too near blenders for a while.

[Doh Posted Mar 10th 2009 3:59PM]

Wow an entire 2GB!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:51PM]

i know, couldn't he at least thrown a 8gb in there?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:12PM]

If you're going to put flash-based memory in your finger, at least make it a lot of flash-based memory!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:00PM]

I bet his robot girlfriend will be pleased

[AppleDrink Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:23PM]

No, she wants something bigger that 2...

AHAHAHA!

[corp Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:11PM]

i laugh at my own jokes too

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:13PM]

Hopefully I won't be running into him any time soon.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 7:35PM]

I bet his girlfriend like to be uploaded, if you know what I mean

[RogueGenius Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:00PM]

Well, that's how you give your computer "the finger".

[superhobo Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:00PM]

Don't You dare finger my PC.
You don't know where it's been.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:00PM]

So does the finger come off or does he have to hold his finger in the USB port like the little Dutch Boy in the dyke? Kind of puts a cramp in the ol' typing position.

I guess this is truly a "digital" gadget.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:36PM]

I see what you did there

[OneLove Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:10PM]

The dyke wouldn't be pleased about that. :)

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:04PM]

Go Go Gadget USB Drive!

[OriginalJosh Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:06PM]

damn, i just missed it, gadget def had one of these, or at least a laser

[AppleDrink Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:05PM]

FREAK!

Wow a usb finger.... lame.... ass.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:06PM]

Hope he never slips up and digs up his nose with that finger.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:52PM]

That's where he interfaces with the digital camera in his prosthetic eye.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:06PM]

I can recall 10 separate occasions where I have not been using both hands to operate a computer and have wished to stick my finger in a usb port (I could use my hands to tally that up). No wonder it's only 2gb, filling up anything that's much more capacious in one sitting would be a pain.

[ChrisAre Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:50PM]

Wait, did you tally those up before or after you read this post? "This is the 10th time today I could have used a flashdrive in my finger. Oh well, time to read Engadget..."

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:06PM]

but does he front a No-Wave band?

[rudolphe Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:02PM]

No i think he uses it for his Blitzkrieg.

Zing!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:07PM]

I just hate when i have my "you SB" in my computer and i can't type cause my hand is stuck in my friggin computer!!!

[solarpos Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:12PM]

How Keanu of him, or how Gibsonesque!

[roman1290 Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:13PM]

It's a good thing he didn't lose his cock in that motorcycle accident.

[nsdcx Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:16PM]

hehehe

[Ksult1 Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:27PM]

Haven't you ever wanted to make love to your computer?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:17PM]

Robot chicken?

[SOOPERGOOMAN Posted Mar 10th 2009 6:05PM]

HAHAHAHAHAHA FOR REAL

Vibrating Finger............

[Dr Spaceman Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:16PM]

Yeah, who needs to type with both hands whenever they're using external storage, anyway?

[kamenwati Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:21PM]

Oh you wacky Cylons and your crazy things.....hmm Caprica 6 can I see you for a sec.....

[emikey Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:21PM]

But will it blend?

[Anticrawl Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:21PM]

32gb drives only cost like 50-80 bucks. Shoulda went with one of those instead.

[ethana2 Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:26PM]

The drive is even removable to allow for upgrades

[CtrlBurn Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:24PM]

That guy's never been on a motorcycle. I'm calling shenanigans.

[ethana2 Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:28PM]

....?

[CtrlBurn Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:53PM]

He drives a Civic. I've seen it. It's the one with a Razed in Black sticker on it. The license plate says "REPTYLE".

[smash579 Posted Mar 10th 2009 11:55PM]

pic?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:25PM]

I can just see it now... geek loses hand, geek needs new pc, geek installs atom powered prosthetic hand.

[ethana2 Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:33PM]

I'd suggest ARM, in celebration of that he still has two.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:39PM]

That's not a thumb drive...