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芬兰一男子假手指内置U盘
Computer programmer from Finland has lost finger replaced with USB drive
[ 2009-03-19 13:37 ]

在芬兰首都赫尔辛基工作的软件开发员杰里•杰拉瓦在去年的一次车祸中失去左手无名指。被送到医院后,医生表示受伤的手指无法复原,并将受伤的半截手指截除,准备为其安装假指。然而,当医生听说杰里是一名软件开发员后,开玩笑说可以在他的假指内植入一个U盘。杰里当即接受了这个建议。这个“U盘手指”容量为2G,它完全藏在假指中,只有U盘末端的USB接口露在外面,以方便与电脑连接。据悉,目前杰里正在考虑对这根世界上独一无二的“U盘手指”进行升级,包括扩大容量及配备无线技术等。

芬兰一男子假手指内置U盘

芬兰一男子假手指内置U盘

Jerry Jalava from Helsinki, Finland, has built the special prosthetic finger to use as computer storage for his photos, movies and other useful files

A computer programmer from Finland who lost his ring finger in a motorcycle accident has had it replaced with a USB drive.

Jerry Jalava has built a special prosthetic finger which contains computer storage for photos, movies and other useful files.

While the prosthetic looks like a normal finger Jerry can peel it back from the 'nail' and plug it into the USB slot on his computer using it as an additional hard drive.

The software developer from Helsinki lost his finger last summer after crashing his one week old Ducati Monster 696 motorbike.

He was rushed to Helsinki Hospital where he was examined by a hand surgeon who said they were unable to save it and amputated half of the finger.

When Jerry told doctors what he did for a living they joked he should have a USB 'finger drive' but that was good enough for him, and he set about making one.

Using a traditional prosthetic finger Jerry has been able embed a 'USB key' - like the ones used in traditional flash drives - giving him the world's only two gigabyte finger.

The finger is not permanently attached to his hand meaning it can be removed when plugged into a computer.

"It is not attached permanently in to my body, it is a removable prosthetic which has USB memorystick inside it," said Jerry.

"When I'm using the USB, I just leave my finger inside the slot and pick it up after I'm ready."

Jerry said he is already thinking about upgrading his faux finger to include more storage and wireless technology.

"I'm planning to use anther prosthetic as a shell for the next version, which will have removable fingertip and an RFID tag," he added.

(Agencies)

芬兰一男子假手指内置U盘

Vocabulary:

prosthetic finger: 假肢手指

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