Rusted Steampunk USB Drive offers 4GB of storage, free tetanus infection

Steampunk mods are becoming rather more prevalent these days as tech-addled creative types reject modern sensibilities and revert to a non-existent, whimsical past. The latest such escape is called "Rusted Steampunk USB Drive - no.2," a follow-up to an earlier, slightly less rusty object d'USB. It appears to be built around a 4GB SanDisk Cruzer drive, augmented with weathered, laser-cut hunks of metal. The curvy flourish on the front says "You probably shouldn't put this in your pocket," while the dueling swordfish on the back say "I survived a trip to Rapture and all I got was this corroded chunk of storage." Yours for $40.

[Via Geeky Gadgets]

[PlatinumSkeet Posted Apr 28th 2009 9:54AM]

You can find a 32 gig for that price...

[OneLove Posted Apr 28th 2009 10:14AM]

its Rustpunk or Metalpunk. :)

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 11:49AM]

Is this a serious comment?

[SNP Posted Apr 28th 2009 9:55AM]

it's more Conan than Steampunk to me, should have make it copper instead...

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 10:06AM]

Would someone really buy that?

[CreepinJesus Posted Apr 28th 2009 10:22AM]

Don't ask stupid questions.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 10:10AM]

it's stupid

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 10:12AM]

Just an fyi, rust doesn't cause tetanus, puncture wounds that don't allow blood to clean the wound out do.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 10:50AM]

not catchy, but it makes its point anyway

[Freekyfrogy Posted Apr 28th 2009 10:16AM]

Don't be hatin! Haha, I think that thing is pretty sweet =D Sweet enough to justify $40? Eh, maybe. I'm sure enough work was put into it to justify that price.

[Don Corleone Posted Apr 28th 2009 10:24AM]

I like Steampunk crap, but this is stupid. Really, really stupid.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 10:32AM]

It's a neat design, but it looks as if it would get rust on everything it touched.

[Aziz S Posted Apr 28th 2009 10:38AM]

Tetanus Infection? Engadget!

How could you be so funny? ;P~

[Sun3160 Posted Apr 28th 2009 12:11PM]

It's a storage upgrade. Think of all the terabytes of data encoded in the DNA of all the various strains of tetanus this is designed to carry...

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 10:47AM]

It's no TideDrive, that's for sure.

[stridermt2k Posted Apr 28th 2009 10:55AM]

I think I'd rather just epoxy a USB A connector to a railroad spike.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 11:09AM]

There aren't any gears, leather straps, shiny metal, or oversize goggles. It call it a fail.

[atomicthumbs Posted Apr 28th 2009 11:23AM]

I bet the password is Swordfish

[insky Posted Apr 28th 2009 8:00PM]

You notta' gonna' getta' da password outta' me.

[blueskyv201 Posted Apr 28th 2009 11:23AM]

Hehe, I think I have a non-steampunk version of that drive.

[krymson Posted Apr 28th 2009 11:30AM]

rusted junk != Steampunk

[Rick36 Posted Apr 28th 2009 11:32AM]

If that is a real rusted surface then just wait until particles of rust get into the USB socket. It'll be AMF.

[natefish79 Posted Apr 28th 2009 11:50AM]

Mugato will want to add this to his Derelict (dare-a-LEEKt) campain.

[kingofwale Posted Apr 28th 2009 11:53AM]

still looking forward for my raw pig laptop from Meixco.... any day now.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 11:54AM]

Looks like *****junk not *****punk

[atlasfugged Posted Apr 28th 2009 2:11PM]

4GB of lockjaw.

[sebastian Posted Apr 28th 2009 3:43PM]

Yawn

[Wang Tang Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:10PM]

+1 for Bioshock reference, Tim.

[MasterGouken Posted Apr 28th 2009 7:44PM]

Ugly and stupid...