Comments on: A Digital Urn http://www.yankodesign.com/2007/07/25/a-digital-urn/ Modern Industrial Design News Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:15:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Melaniehttp://www.yankodesign.com/2007/07/25/a-digital-urn/comment-page-1/#comment-32352 Melanie Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:55:06 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2007/07/25/a-digital-urn/#comment-32352 At the end of the day, all you have designed is a USB stick. There is a reason why people put ashes into urns and bury it, its a place where you visit the person you have lost, a place to grief. It is not about looking at photos at any time becuase you wear a USB around your neck! At the end of the day, all you have designed is a USB stick.
There is a reason why people put ashes into urns and bury it, its a place where you visit the person you have lost, a place to grief. It is not about looking at photos at any time becuase you wear a USB around your neck!

]]> By: tarhttp://www.yankodesign.com/2007/07/25/a-digital-urn/comment-page-1/#comment-29697 tar Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:41:48 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2007/07/25/a-digital-urn/#comment-29697 This is actually a little bit creepy, I have to say...I mean, I love my flash drive, and this one is quite pretty, but using a flash drive to hold mementos of the deceased just for the sake of doing so (as opposed to "for the express purpose of having a slideshow of memories at the funeral" or something along those lines) is just a bit weird. And why would you carry it with you, since it seems a little disrespectful to put everyday documents on it right next to the picture of Grandma and Grandpa together for the last time? No one carries around the urn that has a loved one's ashes in it, do they? This is actually a little bit creepy, I have to say…I mean, I love my flash drive, and this one is quite pretty, but using a flash drive to hold mementos of the deceased just for the sake of doing so (as opposed to “for the express purpose of having a slideshow of memories at the funeral” or something along those lines) is just a bit weird. And why would you carry it with you, since it seems a little disrespectful to put everyday documents on it right next to the picture of Grandma and Grandpa together for the last time? No one carries around the urn that has a loved one’s ashes in it, do they?

]]> By: Christine Chunghttp://www.yankodesign.com/2007/07/25/a-digital-urn/comment-page-1/#comment-23384 Christine Chung Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:36:49 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2007/07/25/a-digital-urn/#comment-23384 hmm.....what's so conventional about this item? Its basically flash memory stick. USB's been out for LONG(enough)~ time. hmm…..what’s so conventional about this item? Its basically flash memory stick. USB’s been out for LONG(enough)~ time.

]]> By: Nickhttp://www.yankodesign.com/2007/07/25/a-digital-urn/comment-page-1/#comment-18856 Nick Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:59:37 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2007/07/25/a-digital-urn/#comment-18856 The reason 3.5 floppies and other media go dead are for the advantages of newer media. With USB connections replacing almost every periphereal connection, I would imagine the USB standard to be developed upon, with backwards compatibility in mind instead of supplanted entirely. Now if it were possible to incorporate display into the device with a projection and small speaker, it would be self contained. But otherwise, all data (including ancient languages) is subject to loss over developments in time and technology. The reason 3.5 floppies and other media go dead are for the advantages of
newer media. With USB connections replacing almost every periphereal connection,
I would imagine the USB standard to be developed upon, with backwards compatibility
in mind instead of supplanted entirely.

Now if it were possible to incorporate display into the device with a projection
and small speaker, it would be self contained.

But otherwise, all data (including ancient languages) is subject to loss over
developments in time and technology.

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]]> By: Nathanhttp://www.yankodesign.com/2007/07/25/a-digital-urn/comment-page-1/#comment-1949 Nathan Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:39:04 +0000 http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2007/07/25/a-digital-urn/#comment-1949 what size are they? looks like it would be pretty expensive for style and a good size flash drive what size are they? looks like it would be pretty expensive for style and a good size flash drive

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