Sometimes, it’s good to be whimsical with new technology. Sure – anything that can make the world a better place is welcome, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have our toys at the same time. So I’d like to show my appreciation of Vicky Wei’s Memory Infinite concept (via) – where you can daisy-chain USB thumb drives together to form ever-expanding drives (like on the right).
It’s only a concept – and it’s probably not feasible to have thumb drives with capacities over 32GB (at least, none I’ve seen) but I applaud both the designer’s idea (a modern take on those stackable tape drives) as well as her sense of fun – making something normally so stiff and dull into something funky and flexible.
What’s so great is that it transforms the thumb drive from something anonymously hanging off the end of your keyring into something that can be worn & adapted to whatever you’re wearing – have a couple as a bracelet, or looped onto a belt. There are already thumb drives for the fashion-conscious but none actually have the thumb drive itself as the focus rather than considering it as an accessory. That’s what all the best technology is about, making it a part of your life rather than being treated as a mere trinket.
