The size of the device changes depending on the amount of data it holds.
When the device is about to blow up you will see the familiar error message
on your screen: «There is not enough free space».

When swithched off the flashbag remains pumped up, so you can estimate
with the naked eye how much more pics, books and music albums can be transferred into it.

Flashbag currently is a design concept. Author inviting producing and production companies to take participation in this project.

more cool stuff from this dude

C’ALL, balloophone, allTunes, GMEA,
trings and remobeads

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Forget big screen and flat panel TVs. The Infernoptix Digital Pyrotechnic Matrix is the latest in high-impact visual and audio entertainment. The 96-inch screen employs computer-controlled bursts of fire, in a 12 x 7 array, to create scrolling text, simple animations, freehand sketching (via mouse), and an audio level meter. There’s even a percussion mode, which takes advantage of the concussive nature of each burst to allow scripting and playback of complex rhythms. Custom software ties it all together to allow precise and convenient control of all screen functions.

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Want to go all 007 on your colleagues at work? This USB hub sticks to any metallic surface, so you can hide it under your desk and still use all those crappy USB gadgets you have plugged into it. anyway, this device will most definitely make it into the Useless USB Gadgets Top 10 of today!

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You can get refrigerators with TVs in them these days, so perhaps Dada’s new Code M mp3-playing basketball shoes—the first in their Wireless Footwear System—aren’t too ridiculous. They can broadcast your music to your wireless headphones if you want to keep your music to yourself, or play your music over the built-in speakers in the shoes if you want others to hear them.

Dada’s site doesn’t say how good the shoe sound will be (presumably stereo) or how large the memory will be (only that the shoe will store up to 100 songs), and there’s no indication of release date, but the SRP is $199.99. We emailed in to ask about getting a test unit for review, we’ll let you know if Code M is for real or vaporware.

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Optimus mini is an auxiliary keyboard with three keys, each complete with an OLED screen displaying the current function.

The keyboard is placed either horizontally or vertically: the images displayed on the keys are turned using the Optimus Configurator software.

Optimus mini is a blank sheet. It’s hard to say what a usual monitor is worth until you open an image on it. The same goes for Optimus mini: the more plugins that support applications there are for Optimus Configurator, the more indispensable is the keyboard for daily use.

The support of applications depends on whether these applications’ codes are open and whether there are plugins. The basic set of plugins is part of the standard package, however, we expect professionals and amateurs from all over the world to write most of them.

Optimus Configurator for Windows is now being completed. The keyboard’s work under other operating systems is just a matter of time. Any programmer can connect Optimus mini to a computer with a USB port and set about creating his or her own configurator.

 

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Novell is announcing its contribution of the Xgl graphics subsystem and the ‘Compiz’ compositing manager to the X.org project. These enhancements open up a whole world of hardware acceleration, fancy animation, separating hardware resolution from software resolution, and more. As a result, Linux desktops will become more usable, end-user productivity will increase, and Linux is firmly positioned at the forefront of client computing technology.

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Our Bothan spies sent us some shots of a USB-key based Vonage SoftPhone that will be available in June. This thing consists of the USB key containing the software and a headset. You plug it into any PC—no Mac support, apparently—up comes your home phone and voicemail et al. No pricing yet.

Product Page [Vonage]