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Flipper USB Connects Even When Upside Down, a Mix of Clever and Pointless

by Terrence O'Brien on July 16, 2010 at 08:20 AM

Flipper USB
If you're not particularly observant and are more than a tad stubborn, we can easily see the following scenario playing out: trying to plug your iPod, camera or flash drive into your computer's USB port, while the plug is upside-down. Rather than check why the cable isn't simply sliding into the port, you force it harder and harder until eventually the port, the plug or both are broken. You might be saying to yourself, "I could never do that." Alas, dear friend, we'd believe you, but we've seen more than our fair share of shattered USB ports.

The Flipper USB solves this problem thanks to its symmetrical design and extra set of connectors, allowing the plug to fit into any port, regardless of orientation. The addition attaches to any USB bearing device and plugs into standard USB ports. UltraTek, the company behind Flipper USB, foresees everything from mice and flash drives to generic cables, including the patented connector, as Flipper compatible. Of course, we wouldn't expect too many people to be hopping on this bandwagon, if only because of its abysmal webpage. Advice to the guys at UltraTek and Flipper USB: get a Google Apps account, ditch the static .GIF homepage, and sign up for an e-mail address that doesn't end in @gmail.com. That, and don't use dolphin clip art for a logo. Video of it in action after the break. [From: Flipper USB, via: Reddit]

Tags: accessories, flipper, FlipperUsb, peripherals, top, ultratek, UltratekFlipper, usb, weird

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