When I was in college, I had an idea to use all the surplus "SIMM" memory in single storage device. I had a lot of modules laying around. A few months later, the first USB flash drive hit the market. I dropped the idea.
But we all still have a lot of left over memory of other sorts that should be combined to create something useable. Designer Fang-Chun Tsai of Yanko Designs has come up with a device, The Collector, that will combine all the left over, unused, micro-SD cards into a single USB flash drive. This is just a concept, keep in mind. As designer states about swapping SD cards out of the device, "Not sure how it deals with partitioning unless there are some smarts built-in to deal with hot swapping."
This is a concept that should be made. I have a variety of micro-SD cards not being used right now on my desk. (a 4GB and two 8GB cards)
Let's take another level. How about a USB/SATA/PCI-E board that will allow for any and all forms of memory to serve as a single "harddrive." That includes all the SIMM and DIMM modules we all still hold onto for some reason. Maybe my original idea will see the light of day as well.
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Yanko Designs is action-packed with amazing concepts that will definitely inspire you. For example, a standard size rechargeable battery that is also furnished with a USB port to also power different types of electronics.
