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 4:59PM]

I see what you did there!

[rudolphe Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:03PM]

So wrong, lol

[Blackflag486 Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:30PM]

Wow Edward Scissorhands for the freaking LOSS....

[PeterFnet Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:34PM]

Stupid concept. Can he take the finger off? There is no way I'm keeping my hand in the damn usb port while i'm transferring data

[Raul7 Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:41PM]

Wow. Do you guys read the post at all?
"The drive is even removable to allow for upgrades or different drives for different tasks."

[Gad Get Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:43PM]

Good thing this isn't your-SB finger, eh?

[PeterFnet Posted Mar 10th 2009 4:51PM]

yes I read the post. Says the drive is removable for upgrades. Doesn't mean the finger can come off or the drive comes out easily.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:08PM]

Well it defeats the object of having it "installed" if he has to get complicated surgery every time he wants to update.

[Kgg Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:03PM]

This guy makes cutting of your finger cool!

[KGB Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:06PM]

So what does he do in times he gets a Virus? Drink Nyquil or sue NOD32?

[(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 anyway!

[roosta Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:31PM]

i think a digit-al media player and a earphone would be pretty cool. or a bluetooth headset for when his phone rings. maybe make it vibrate too. could be um, interesting.
what swapping it for something like a laser pointer? accelerometer so he can control things at the click of his fingers? god these finger jokes are getting bad....

[A7 Posted Mar 10th 2009 5:45PM]

eww, wives and girlfriends around the world shudder

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 6:06PM]

This is useless since you have to keep your hand glued to the usb slot while you access the thumb drive (tee hee).

A finger laser pointer seems the most natural (and awesome) to me.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 7:40PM]

Go to his other photos and check them out.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerry_jalava/3344184187/in/set-72157615074278472/

[iqbalj Posted Mar 10th 2009 6:13PM]

Fingering porn just took on a whole new meaning ;)

[Sofabutt Posted Mar 10th 2009 6:19PM]

This guy and the Zune dude should hook up and go out on a date.

[BigD145 Posted Mar 10th 2009 6:26PM]

Is it in yet?

[BigD145 Posted Mar 10th 2009 6:26PM]

That's what she said.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2009 6:30PM]

I hope ejecting isn't to hard for him, you don't want to have any accidents now

[Michalis Posted Mar 10th 2009 7:02PM]

marilyn manson unplugged

[ch3burashka Posted Mar 10th 2009 7:25PM]

That's horrible security though.

If I ever lose a finger (somehow...), I'll totally do this.

[MarqBland Posted Mar 10th 2009 8:19PM]

So wait...if he holds a magnet in his hand and it erases his uhh...finger...what happens in that case? Does he truly have a useless finger then?

[hh83917 Posted Mar 10th 2009 8:44PM]

LOL, I can't believe people are turning into R2D2s....

[tonymrep Posted Mar 10th 2009 10:01PM]

First Jimmy Fallon on engadget and now this crap? Oh, and the first time Jimmy Fallon was on I left a comment calling him a hack and it got deleted by the mods. Boo!

[darok3k Posted Mar 10th 2009 11:29PM]

this is pretty disgusting, maybe he should get rid of all his fingers and installing/surgery with 32 gigs each.. that would so be epic and sick.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 11th 2009 12:29AM]

2GB? His finger is already obsolete.

[DaRockwilder Posted Mar 11th 2009 1:00AM]

Creepy... but makes you think what he would be using had he lost is *head*!! Oh, never mind, he would be using a *thumb drive*...?!?LMAO

[egress63 Posted Mar 11th 2009 1:04AM]

Sounds cool, but think of this - all the time he wants to use the data on the USB drive, his finger must remain in the USB port... ugh..

[watercloset Posted Mar 11th 2009 1:35AM]

One of the pictures on his flickr page shows him fingering his Macbook.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerry_jalava/3344184187/in/set-72157615074278472/

[albin2189 Posted Mar 11th 2009 3:36AM]

I think he should put a laser beam inside instead of an usb.
would have been cooler.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 11th 2009 6:40AM]

what happens when he wipes his ass??
what happens when he travels into the US? (well i assume he is american, but anyhow) wouldnt the Border patrol confiscate his finger? (which they actually can do, stupid american laws)
what if he got a virus? are there doctors that can take care of both virus types? will this be a profession we will see soon (Doctor med. and IT)

[NickNick Posted Mar 11th 2009 7:05AM]

he is ROBOCOP

[grgcombs Posted Mar 11th 2009 10:47AM]

Good luck typing while plugged in there genius.

[fLim Posted Mar 11th 2009 1:31PM]

What could this look like?

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We will never know...