USB siew mai



Okay, so they cost 68-75 euros each for 128 MB of space, but oh man do these flash drives ever look good. There're tempura and takoyaki flash drives too. (From Akihabara News, via yjblog)

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Zen|th said…
I almost thought the picture was about food.
25 March 2005 at 03:05
Unknown said…
For a moment I thought it was real. If my kid should see the actual thing, he'll put it in his mouth. :O
26 March 2005 at 10:22
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