Ninja Kunai USB Drive: the tech equivalent of getting a foreign language tattoo
By Vladislav Savov 
posted Sep 21st 2009 8:08AM
posted Sep 21st 2009 8:08AM
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2 GBs and $125 does not add up, no matter how fancy you dress it up. And this thing does look fancy. If it was $25, maybe...
That's so sick, but I'm not paying $125.35 for it.
Everybody hide your foreign language tattoo.
Matey, why pay for it? Us space pirates just TAKE them things away from them little boys in pajamas. Of course, we don't really know what to do with them once we've gotten them, but it's the principle of the thing what matters. And the rum. Well, mostly the rum. Okay, entirely the rum. Now, what was my point?
Do Chinese people get tattoos with English characters?
Sounds like $125 RMB or HKD so around $20 USD. $125 USD for 2GB? F**K OFF B!tch!
TSA would luv for you to bring that through - TWO reasons to search your data!
this screams virgin....what a rip off for 2gb flash stick...
the inscribed text reads 'kamui gaiden' in Japanese, it's the title of a soon to be published japanese film, see http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156479/
Oh man, you beat me to it by like 10 seconds. lawl
10 seconds? The difference in posting times suggests more like 10 minutes. :P
Airport security will love this. "Sorry sir, you cannot fly with that, all your data belong to us!"
I would agree with that. I do work as a airport screening agent and I would tend to think it might just not pass, depending how big it is.
It doesn't pose threat as itself, but we just don't want passengers to panic when they spot someone in the plane holding on this deadly looking USB key drive. XP
Imagine after that the person decides to shank them with it?
Information kills! *grins*
It says "kamui gaiden". Gaiden = a tale or story, and Kamui is in Katakana so it doesn't have Japanese origin.
However, this is probably a promotion for this movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156479/ called Kamui Gaiden. lol
Truly Individual... except to everyone else that buys one. *shakes head*
Japanese USB Stick, made from secret ninja magic...
So if we're Asian, possibility residing outside the USA, I guess it's still foreign language?
The dig on foreign language tattoos is (most likely) aimed at the idiots who get tattoos in languages that they don't understand, meaning they're at the mercy of the tattoo artist, who can put down just about anything, and have the customer believe it.
It's not "come" it's "cum", e.g:
From Latin cum (“‘with’”).
[edit] Preposition
cum
1. Used in indicating a thing with two roles, functions, or natures, or a thing that has changed from one to another.
He built a bus-cum-greenhouse (= he converted a bus to a greenhouse) that made a bold statement, but the plants in it didn't live very long.
* p. 1926, a. 1950, George Bernard Shaw, Collected Letters: 1926-1950,[1] University of California/Viking (1985), page 31,
He is too good an actor to need that sort of tomfoolery: the effect will be far better if he is a credible mining camp elder-cum-publican.
He said cum.
No, it's come. It's a shortening of "become".
I don't see the point of thi....oh wait it's on the other part!
Good o' Engadget, always keeping it edgy.
カムイ外伝 or kamui gaiden literally means outer legend of the gods (kamui
means god or gods in the Ainu language). Gaiden on the other hand has pretty much become synonymous with the word sequel or in some cases a spinoff. Anyway, most limited edition merchandise sold in japan comes at a pretty high price and is sold in rather small quantities. They serve more of an advertising purpose more than anything else. And it looks like it's working since I want to that movie now. Stupid marketers.
Expensive "designer" thumb drives should be micro sd based so you can upgrade them when storage gets cheaper without throwing them away and buying a new one
Hold on, $125 for 2Gb? Like, seriously? You are aware that I can get the iPod Nano 5th Gen with 8Gb for that on eBay, right? Then again, I don't like iPods (I don't like Zune either) so I'll just go for a very cheap Sandisk and use the rest of the money on children's card games.
This might actually makes you look like a Narutard, hm...
hey...I've always wanted a plumb bob.
but I usually buy mine at Home Depot.
for 4.99.
finally a flash drive cap that is HARD to lose.... that thing is massive!
but it looks like a illegal weapon.
Yeah you'd have that hanging on your keychain and get it out to plug into your laptop and then WHAM, busted by the police.
It is illegal. In many places.
NARUTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let's justify this price, shall we?
#1: Make it no less than 8GB. Preferably 16GB or higher.
#2: Let's remove that crappy metal-plastic casing and make it something legit. At that price, it better be thick, high-grade steel or titanium.
#3: Sharpen it.
Only an utter douche would purchase this atrocity.
Is it aluminium?
@ Captain Drew
FYI, Ninja >>>>>>>>> Pirate
I, too can't wait to take it on a security check point by TSA. $125 = hours of fun interrogation and anal probing.
looks cool to me and looks well made but not worth the price, who cares if u look llike a narutard it more likely ppl think it were to look cool
Everyone who mentions Naruto shall be downranked.
Wait, shit.
"Buying one of these will mark you out as truly individual."
And truly psychotic in need of some 'special treatment' too. This thing is definitely not making it past airport or most court security.
I'm not sure I'd want to carry that in my pocket. Looks pointy enough to do yourself some serious damage if you're not careful when you sit down...
Note to self - Do not buy a USB drive that can't be taken on a plane.
you scoff at the price, but every true ninja has already stolen one.