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Floppy Disk Coaster Set Makes Floppies Useful Again
I've seen plenty of geeky coasters, and while many have been cute, there haven't been a ton that are tech inspired and still totally acceptable as home decor. This Floppy Disc Coaster Set ($28) supersedes all that — the felt material makes them both practical and cozy looking.
Plus, hello, they're floppy disks!
Floppy Disk Coasters: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?
I usually like switching up the coasters I use for my coffee table — Elegant and chic for dinner parties, vibrant and sassy for everyday use. Take for instance the circuitboard coasters, which can play double duty from day to night. Here are some geeky coasters that are guaranteed to brighten up the dullest living room.
Diskette Handbag: Love It or Leave It?
Was it really so long ago that we used floppy disks? Here's a Diskette Handbag that utilizes those old and nearly-forgotten little stores of information. This geek generally prefers her bags to have the good stuff on the inside rather than the outside, but there's something a little geek chic about this, isn't there?
1998 Honda Civic Gets Floppy Disk Body Job
Who copied who? Did the person with the car plastered with computer keys copy this woman with the floppy disk car? Either or, both are quite strange, although some serious points for having the courage to do such a techie thing.
Love It or Leave It? Diskette Note Book
Wouldn't these floppy disk note books make the perfect desk accessories? Unfortunately, you'd have to purchase all seven to achieve this fun spiraling effect, but at least you'd always have paper on hand! Each notebook comes with 50 pages and is made from authentic floppy disks.
Totally Geeky or Geek Chic? Floppy Disk Journal
Floppy disks have practically become obsolete from the tech world, but if you want to add some retro flair to your life you can use one of these floppy disk journals - that is if you still use pencils and paper! Featured on the Uber Review this handmade eighties style 5.25" journal comes with 80 pages of notes and costs $14. Just your style or too geeky?
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Totally Geeky or Geek Chic? Floppy Disk Pencil Holder
Okay, so floppy disks are more than antiquated at this point, but that doesn't mean they don't hold a noteworthy place in the geek art world. The design geeks at Apartment Therapy spotted this Floppy Disk Pen and Pencil Holder, $4.99, on Etsy and I must say, I think it's an adorable and clever way to make use of your old disks.
Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?
Painted Floppy Disk Necklace: Love It or Leave It?
When it comes to tech, so many people misuse the word "obsolete." Just because a newer version of something comes out (ahem iPhone 3G), does not always make the previous version obsolete. It's still functional technology.
Daily Tech: Check Deposit Via iPhone Coming Soon
- Customers belonging to the USAA bank will soon be able to deposit checks to their account by using a new iPhone app — The New York Times
- Is the Dyson D22 Motorhead Vacuum as great as everyone is claiming it is? — Switched
- It's rumored that Amazon put up a Game of the Year version of LittleBigPlanet for $50 — Joystiq
- These colorful 3.5-inch floppy disk change purses are the perfect geek-chic accessory — Technabob
- Analysts are predicting that Apple's new tablet will cost around $600 and primarily be used for web surfing, email, and digital media — Wired
- The green Samsung Reclaim cell phone gets unboxed — MobileCrunch
Geek Gear: USB Flash Drive
I lost a 200-page project in college because I wasn’t properly backing up my work and have been a “saving nut” ever since. I’ll save to anything, be it the desktop, a disk, e-mail or on Apple's iDisk. If you’re not already using a USB flash drive for data storage, I suggest checking it out to see if it’s for you.
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