Floppy disks (4 articles)

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  • Image credit: Functoruser Flickr CC

    Sony ends 3.5-inch floppy production

    Who was still buying them? 26 April 2010 10:51 GMT

    Sony has announced that it's going to stop manufacturing and selling 3.5-inch floppy disks in Japan, following the company's shutting down of production in the rest of the world.

    The storage device has been out of favour for some time due to...

  • Floppy disk pillow smiles happily at you

    Floppy disk pillow smiles happily at you

    Isn't he sweet? 5 March 2010 14:32 GMT

    Shanalogic user mymimi has just revealed a new creation - the dinky little floppy disc pillow pictured above.

    Measuring just 7-inches by 7-inches, and just 3-inches deep, it's not going to win any awards for size. Oh, and you won't be able...

  • USB floppy drive concept revealed . Gadgets, Storage, Flash drives, Concepts, Floppy disks, Eco, Photos 0

    USB floppy drive concept revealed

    "Relive the 80s" 14 October 2008 12:47 GMT

    Thomas O'Connor's design concept sees the floppy disk reinvented for a new audience: "The USB floppy drive is a sustainable product, recycling old and obsolete 3.5-inch 1.44MB floppy disks and turning them into modern, USB drives".

  • Floppy Disks make a come back with the floppy disk CDRs. Hardware, CDs, Floppy disks, Designboom, Photos 0

    Floppy Disks make a come back with the floppy disk CDRs

    Retro or what? 5 December 2007 1:32 GMT

    And you thought the Floppy Disk was dead. Well its back, but not as you know it.

    The wacky guys over at Designboom have come up with the recordable compact discs shaped like 3.5" floppy disks.

    While you don't get a full 700MB...

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