Portable VLC Media Player

The Portable VLC player can play DVDs, VCDs, and audio and video formats and codecs such as FLV, AVI, OGG, DivX, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MP3, WAV and many other streaming protocols.

It is open source software. It can be downloaded for free from here.

Have you came across MojoPac?

I came across this interesting tool today. This software claims (to a large extent it is true) and allows you to carry your entire PC (actually every software and documents including iTunes) on a USB Flash disk.

But, there is a catch in this otherwise very nice technology. To use this software the steps are as following.

1. First install the MojoPac software on your USB Drive.

2. Then install all the other software on the same USB Drive.

Now this USB thumb drive will allow you to use the software anywhere. It is like one of the portableApps applications.

But MojoPac helps you to achieve one more level user friendly behaviour. It allows you to have the same look and feel accross various Windows XP PCs.

How do I burn DVDs onto USB/Thumb ?

I saw this question in one of the forums.

The funny part of the question is how to burn DVDs on USB. There is an answer also given there.

But in case if any one got such a doubt I suggest one simple answer. Just copy the files to the Thumb Drivethat "you want to burn" from the DVDs. The only catch is if you have a thumb drive that is of smaller size, then it can be problem.

In that case you can convert the DVD videos into other formats like DivX, WMA or VCD etc..

The main purpose of doing this to view the videos in your computer while travelling.

 

A Jewelry Box with USB and Fingerprint Authentication and Security

Syba has manufactured a sophisticated jewelry box called BioMirage Coffer which can only be opened via fingerprint identification or a USB key.

This secure jewelry box provides two security measures: fingerprint authentication and a USB key. 

While the finger sensor is inherently more convenient, the USB key serves as a failsafe measure and additional protection in case the sensor loses its effectiveness or your fingerprint becomes unrecognizable.

I could not find an image for this Jewelry Box to show you. If anybody finds it, please leave a comment.

Also it is interesting to see what all ways USB can be used.