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This USB Drive will Self-Destruct in …
Imagine this scenario, you are a top-of-the-line USB manufacturer. A client comes to you to order some USB drives for an event they are having. It’s an invite-only, red-carpet gala (slash) product launch. A Manhattan hotel, celebrities, a keynote. Each flash drive is a completely custom piece made out of virgin Finnish birch with a heat stamped logo and
Read More ...April 24, 2009 -
Novembers Doom USB Music Press Kit
Novembers Doom is a local (Chicago) metal band that is signed to The End Records. They are quickly gaining popularity throughout US and Europe (especially Belgium). To get endorsement deals from music equipment companies, they are sending out some pre-loaded Spin Drives that contain samples from their albums.
Their logo and signage are etched into the black metal casing
Read More ...April 22, 2009 -
Beta Records and Custom USB at MUSEXPO 2009
BETA Records is well known in the music community as the place to go to find unsigned artists and indie labels. The first time we worked with Chris Honetschlaeger (president of BETA) was in 2004. Back then, he contacted us in search of help to promote his still new website. That order was for 1000 DE drives with a printed
Read More ...April 17, 2009 -
Kane Consulting Social Media Bootcamp
Jennifer from Kane Consulting is a long-time customer of mine. For the past two years she had ordered our DE style USB drives for MIMA (Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association). This time, things were a little different.
On April 24th, 2009, Kane Consulting is hosting a conference – Social Media 101: A Beginner Bootcamp. The event is being held at Aloft
Read More ...April 16, 2009 -
Flash Prices are Going Up – Thanks Apple
Prices have been steadily rising since late January and now we (everyone in the flash market) are facing another increase. Apple recently announced that it’s starting development on a 32GB iPhone. It also made a bulk purchase of 100 million 8GB flash chips, which pretty much drained the market, causing a significant shortage. It is still too early to tell
Read More ...April 15, 2009 -
Chipsbank, USBest, Downgraded Flash and the Truth About USB Controller Chip Quality
Earlier this week, I received an email from a Chinese USB drive manufacturer asking us if we wanted to use him as a vendor. While the answer was “no, thank you,” his email still got my attention. It contained an attachment – a PDF document titled “Truth for Crazy Low Price in Market.” I was curious enough to open it
Read More ...April 11, 2009 -
USB Drives in Custom Pantone Colors
As an FYI, we can custom color match any (most, any if the quantity is right) of our USB drives. We use Pantone Matching System to paint the body of the drive in a specific color. Paint finish can be glossy or matte (rubber paint).
Now that I think about it, we can 2-tone paint any drive that is assembled
Read More ...April 10, 2009 -
Petrol Custom Gas Pump USB (final)
So the Petrol Gas Pump USB drive is finished. You can see all photos below. For more information about this project see these links.
April 7, 2009 -
L’Oreal (real lipstick) USB Drives
L’Oreal has been helping women embrace beautify for over 100 years, and for their 100 year celebration, they combined their core product with our core product. Behold, the Custom USB L’Oreal Lipstick.
In early March, Custom USB received a package. Sent directly from the L’Oreal factory, the box contained 500 empty lipstick cases. We were to use the same cases
Read More ...April 7, 2009 -
Using USB Drives to Release Music or the Power of Proper Context
I spoke with the director of product development at Universal Music Group today. We had an hour long conversation about the state of the music industry, specifically when it comes down to using USB drives in live concert recordings and release of USB music albums. Here’s what can be deducted from our discussion.
What is attention worth? Every day I
Read More ...April 1, 2009
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