http://freshplastic.vox.com/library/posts/tags/usb+stick/page/1/ ...gadgets'n'stuff that are good-to-go! en Vox Thu, 15 May 2008 18:13:26 +0100 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss usb stick http://freshplastic.vox.com/library/post/stick-em-up-i-dont-like-things-jutting-out-to-the-side.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Ant UK) http://freshplastic.vox.com/library/post/stick-em-up-i-dont-like-things-jutting-out-to-the-side.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://freshplastic.vox.com/library/post/stick-em-up-i-dont-like-things-jutting-out-to-the-side.html?_c=feed-rss-full Thu, 15 May 2008 18:13:26 +0100 <div at:enclosure="asset" at:xid="6a00e398ae981e000100fad68739d20005" at:format="large" at:align="center" class="enclosure enclosure-center enclosure-large photo-enclosure" style="text-align: center;"> <div class="enclosure-inner" style="padding: 9px; border: 1px solid; width: px; margin: 10px auto;" > <div class="enclosure-list"> <div class="enclosure-item photo-asset last"> <div class="enclosure-image"> <a href="http://freshplastic.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398ae981e000100fad68739d20005.html"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00e398ae981e000100fad68739d20005-320pi" alt="Why don't they make USB dongles like this?" title="Why don't they make USB dongles like this?" /></a> </div> <div class="enclosure-meta"> <div class="enclosure-asset-name"><a href="http://freshplastic.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398ae981e000100fad68739d20005.html" title="Why don't they make USB dongles like this?">Why don't they make USB dongles like this?</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><!-- end enclosure --> <p><br />The picture above shows (a rather grainy) image of a &#39;One For All&#39; AV sender.&#160; The SCART plug (for those of you outside of Europe, it&#39;s the part with silver pins) simply fits into the back of a TV and the rest of the device bends up until vertical.</p><p>In my opinion this is how USB &#39;dongles&#39; should be made.&#160; It makes far more sense than jutting out to the side and needn&#39;t get in the way of typing.&#160; I&#39;d imagine if done right, it&#39;d be less prone to accidents than one that sticks out to the side.&#160; With a hinge (like on the One For All above) it could still be used horizontal if need be.<br /><div><br /></div></p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://freshplastic.vox.com/library/post/stick-em-up-i-dont-like-things-jutting-out-to-the-side.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398ae981e000100fae8b99c65000b?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> innovation one for all usb modem usb stick usb dongle av sender