A bio-degradable thumb drive made from corn! - Instablogs
A bio-degradable thumb drive made from corn!
Nithya N , Mumbai: Aug 7 2008
Made Popular Aug 7 2008
This corny looking toy is actually the world’s first bio-degradable USB storage device designed by Honk Kong based electronics company Hoshino. The entire device in itself is not bio-degradable, just the plastic used to make it’s outer...
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Tags: Bio-degradable, USB, Corn, Innovation
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Manish
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Manish Aug 7 2008
Mumbai, India
This is nice. Actually I had read about ’corn plastic’ many years ago. Good to see its not forgotten and gadgets are designed around it... plastic are a big nuisance!
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Deepa
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Deepa Aug 9 2008
mumbai, India
Great to know that bio-degradable plastic is creeping in to the field of technology too! Hope to see many more techie stuff soon.
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Nithya N
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Nithya N Aug 12 2008
Mumbai, India
I know this is really good to know. But why they thought of making a thumb drive out of this is a little strange. I would have thought of using this plastic to replace the polythene bags that plague out everyday life. But this is a step no doubt and hopefully not the last one.
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