Once again, reality beats fiction: If your name is Jerry Jalava, the USB finger is more than just a concept. It’s the real thing embedded in your own hand, carrying a Billix Linux distribution.
What you are looking at is a hunk of finger from some poor bastard named Dirk caught between two large neodymium magnets. Good lord that is disgusting.
Sony has announced “mofiria,” a biometric technology that relies on the unique vein pattern in fingers to authenticate users. Apparently, this method is more accurate than traditional fingerprint techniques.
It’s dark. There’s a box. It beckons. You stick your finger in and curl “your index finger towards you in a summoning motion”. Congratulations, you’ve just started your car.
I hope you guys drink your milk because strong bones are essential if you want to use this 21-piece finger socket set. Outside of the potential for compound fractures, this idea is actually quite ingenious. The concept has probably been around for a while in various forms, but for any tinkerer that gets frustrated with manoeuvring tools into tight spaces, having a socket attached to your finger could prove invaluable—although it seems like you would never have proper leverage. Available for $US20. [Whatever Works via Boing Boing Gadgets]
Designer Zinc Chan’s Icono Finger phone concept is confusing: it’s a phone inspired by a hand gesture, which was originally inspired by a phone. By capping your thumb and little finger with a D cell-looking mic and speaker, the Icono converts your hand into a piece of hardware, leaving it stuck in a position that simultaneously means “Sup, bro” and “call me, babe.” It’s a pretty neat idea, if you’ve got particularly strong and flexible fingers.
