Cool Geek Gadgets

The Consumer Electronics Show 2008 was a flurry of shiny electronics goodness. While we loved it and all, sometimes it’s great to stare at concepts and imagine when we’d actually see them in reality. These are two very interesting gadget concepts which are both useful and stylish. First up is the domino USB flash drive.
Looking very much like their actual counterpart, USB domino was designed based on the premise that flash drives and HDDs would get smaller and would be able to pack more in the future. In fact, just recently in CES, Toshiba unveiled their 1.8-in and 2.5-in hard drives which boast capacities ranging from 60GB to 180GB. But that’s not what this is about. Anyhow, as for these domino USBs, the circles fill-out with white coloring the moment 1GB is used. Aside from the fact that its stylish, it’s also very useful. At least you’re always aware of how large a data your flash drive is carrying.

Next is the flameless rechargeable USB Lighter. We say flameless because it really produces no flames! How does it light your cigarette, you say? The USB gizmo uses resistance coil heating technology, like that found in car cigar lighters. But that’s not all this wonder boasts of. It also has flash memory for storage. Oh, and the USB, it’s used for recharging and, of course, transferring data into and out of the lighter. I sure hope nobody takes up smoking just so they could use this, no matter how cool it looks. One has to wonder though, is the storage kept safe from the heat? We don’t want to lose valuable data now, do we? It’ll be interesting, nevertheless, to see this lighter in production. But it might be far off into the future, maybe even never, but we could only hope.