Because my memory stick was quite large (in dimensions, not in storage capacity) I had to create a 6x3 Lego brick. I chopped a 4x2 and a 2x2 brick in half using a pen knife and another brick as a guide, the pliers on the same penknife were then used to remove the inner bits of the bricks and then the knife was used once again to remove the sides. Another 4x2 and a 2x2 brick were then used to create the case. The four parts were stuck together using super glue and a steady hand.

While at CES a couple of months ago, we picked up quite a few USB drives from various companies containing their press releases. One of the USB drives I picked up wasn't constructed very well and started to fall apart after we got back. A few days later, I was bored and had some time to kill, so I decided to get a little creative with the USB drive and modify it to make it usable once again, and to give it a new look.

Electrical tape was just within my reach, so I decided to make a casing out of it. I didn't get any photos at the time, but basically I just wrapped a bunch of electrical tape around it in various directions. Then I printed out the capacity of the drive on a piece of paper and affixed it using more electrical tape. When I was done with that I decided to modify the cap as well and created a nice little flanged edge by cutting lots of skinny piece of electrical tape and wrapping it around the edges of the cap. As a finishing touch, I added a little extra tape around the body of it so that when I pick it up the contours feel nice in my hand.



When I saw the Lego USB Drive mod today, it got me thinking about other ways to modify USB drives, so I think Brian and I are going to see what we can come up with, and we may try to come up with an improved version of that Lego USB drive mod. If you've got a spare USB drive lying around, we encourage you to get crafty and make yourself a unique portable storage device and share it with us on our forums.