Thursday, March 19, 2009

Finger drive



One of the Clarion Content's intrepid editors spotted this incredible story on the BBC News website. A Finnish man had his finger amputated after a motorcycle accident last year when he crashed into a deer near Helsinki. The story is what he did afterward. Jerry Jalava, a computer programmer has created a 2 GB memory stick with a USB attachment that is installed in a prosthetic device in his finger. He accesses it by peeling back his fingernail. According to the BBC, "The finger is not permanently attached to his hand, so it can be easily left plugged into a computer when in use." Read more here.

2 comments:

SongInHerSky said...

that is quite innovative, but also sort of gross.

Clarion Content said...

Yeah, you gotta wonder, where to next? It is right out of a sci-fi thriller.