http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/ Engadget Comments for USB Inserts bring ads into the print age and back again... or something http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/
Now I can use my iBerry to order some FRAKUR online that will be delivered to me by RAPID-EX !]]>Nov 30th 2009 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/
look at the pictures......]]>Nov 30th 2009 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/That's true, I would be quite concerned about airborne viruses jumping into my magazine.

I always keep plastic covers on my USB ports when they're not in use, you never know what could get in there.]]>Nov 30th 2009 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Normal people have auto-play disabled, and you can simply wipe it.
]]>Nov 30th 2009 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/"Normal" people don't know what auto-play is.]]>Nov 30th 2009 2:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/
Normal people who would pick this out of a paper or magazine would know all the precautions and would assume there anti-virus software (if they have one) would save them.]]>Nov 30th 2009 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/
Not sure where you are going with the "french fry" analogy. What is this world coming to when it is no longer safe to each couch fries?]]>Nov 30th 2009 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Dec 1st 2009 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/
even cheap starter cell phones come with 64MB Micro SD cards.]]>Nov 30th 2009 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 2:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Hmm, those USB cards with the SIM contact pattern probably violate USB specs. The outer two contacts are supposed to be longer such that power & ground make contact before the data pins do. This way, if there's a big static charge on the card, it will be dissipated to ground first rather than shocking the data line drivers.

I wonder if this is a case of one party doing things wrong, and other people copying them rather than bothering to look at the official standard.]]>Nov 30th 2009 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/2. Format
3. ????
4. Free flash drive (profit!)]]>Nov 30th 2009 2:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/
I agree that inserting one of these into a computer is probably to dangerous to be sane - that said, plenty of people are likely to do so.]]>Nov 30th 2009 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/
"Does the USB Insert™ web key contain content?

The USB Insert™ web key is essentially a routing device. Beyond the relatively minimal info programmed into the key so that it can instantly route users to your online destination, the key contains little content. It has no content storage capacity. This contrasts with "memory sticks" and "flash drives" (as they are commonly understood), which provide significant amounts of memory for digital data storage."]]>Nov 30th 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 4:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/]]>Nov 30th 2009 6:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/
Probably one of those websites that your mom (and the IT dept) told you to avoid?]]>Nov 30th 2009 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Nov 30th 2009 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/YMF]]>Nov 30th 2009 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/
Cool idea but clearly it wasn't thought out. So what if someone wants to go put a quarter in a news paper machine, (do people actually do that still) take out 20 papers, replace USB flash drives with trojans, malware, spam, then place the papers back in the box for the next iddiot.

Not to mention I can see it now..."ohh cool a Heineken USB flash drive with exciting content". Only to now get beer bottle pop-ups every time you surf the web. ]]>Dec 1st 2009 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Dec 1st 2009 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Dec 1st 2009 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/30/usb-inserts-bring-ads-into-the-print-age-and-back-again-or-so/Dec 2nd 2009 1:28PM