**So basically this is my first idea submission please be kind**
CDroms hold approximately 2 hours of music or 770 MB of data. How about the creation of a mini disk with a USB connector that you can plug into your computer. It would be capable of holding up to 1 CD of music yet you could customize the playlist and when you were finished, erase the data and start again. Better yet would be to equip CD players with a USB connector where by upon insertion of the mini disk into the port, the CD player would recognize it as a regular CD and could be configured to play as a standard CD.
Bonus--The disk shaped USB connector could easily be put on a keychain or belt- loop thereby eliminating the need for bulky CD carriers.
If this doesn't infringe on copyright laws...I can't see what the flaws could be.
Now all I need is the know-how to build such a creation.-- javajean, Nov 17 2006 Machspeed Trio Thumb Drive http://www.amazon.c...Thumb/dp/B000B5SLSMLightweight digital audio player doubles as voice recorder and USB mass storage drive [Alysonwonderland, Nov 17 2006] red Ipod. http://tomshardware.../8gb_ipod_nano_red/ [po, Nov 18 2006] a thumb drive???-- Alysonwonderland, Nov 17 2006 wouldnt a 1Gb Ipod nano do all that for you in a smaller package.-- jhomrighaus, Nov 17 2006 It would indeed, but then you would need to suffer the indignity of owning an iPod.-- fridge duck, Nov 18 2006 As opposed to a //mini disk with a USB connector capable of holding up to 1 CD of music//.
I know what I'd rather have, despite my abhorence of all things white and beautiful...-- jtp, Nov 18 2006 well then your in Luck cause the come in Black to which looks soo much better.-- jhomrighaus, Nov 18 2006 They also come in Silver, Blue, Green and if you're interested: Hot Pink! :P (and up to 8GB)
If you've got an anti-fruit complex there's always other options...-- kdmurray, Nov 18 2006 Personally I have the 30GB Ipod with Video in Black and it is still smaller than this device would be, and it can be used as a USB drive(albiet with a cord)as well.-- jhomrighaus, Nov 18 2006 nanos also come in RED to fight AIDS in Africa.-- BJS, Nov 18 2006 now THAT is a lovely idea.-- po, Nov 18 2006 Thumb drive, definitely. Plug it into said USB port and have it play any mp3s on there. Maybe a little app could check for a playlist first. Minidiscs are history.-- david_scothern, Nov 18 2006 Dear Minidiscs,
You guys were OK.
Sincerely,
GumBob-- daseva, Nov 18 2006 Newsflash! ipods (If they can't decide where to put that capital letter, I'm not going to use it) don't have a monopoly over the portable hard drive/ flash mp3 player market. They just have a crap load of advertising and a superfluous i - which lends itself to any other media they choose.
Anyway, back to the idea. I'm still not entirely sure I've understood it - is it a CD connected to a USB wire that fits into a CD player? Or a minidisc which plugs into a USB port on a CD player?
Any product these days which holds a mere 2 hours worth of music isn't likely to make it big, especially if you need to buy a new CD player with a USB port in it.-- fridge duck, Nov 18 2006 >>which holds a mere 2 hours worth of music isn't likely to make it big<<
Ive used less than 10% of the available storage on my player and have about 2.5 days of music.-- jhomrighaus, Nov 18 2006 I believe that ifridge was referring to the idea, not to the ipod.
\\They also come in Silver, Blue, Green and if you're interested: Hot Pink! :P\\ Apparently, the number one way to market a product to teenage girls is to bring out a pink version.-- hidden truths, Nov 18 2006 CD-RWs let you erase and edit music. Also, MP3 players do the same thing, and they come in smaller size than a CD ever could. Bone for the idea.-- wolstech, Nov 19 2006 I can't help thinking that [jj] intended there to be more to this idea than meets the eye. [-], but for the presentation, not the idea.-- hidden truths, Nov 20 2006 i use a thumbdrive to eliminate the compact disc. scratches are annoying too.-- abhorsen1983, Jun 21 2007 random, halfbakery