Recycle Can for your PC

Tempo

The Tempo is a concept storage device that will copy any file you delete from your PC or Mac and hold on to it until you choose to purge it. A ring of LEDs along the side light up to indicate the capacity, negating the need for a software interface of any kind, and it comes shaped like a small trash can.

I love this because it’s one of those things that would have yielded zero attention if it weren’t for its clever design and user experience. [via Engadget]

August 26, 2007 | Filed Under Writing 

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  • George P. on August 27th, 2007 4:31 pm

    That’s brilliant! I guess the whole thing is wireless? I hope you don’t need to USB connect it.. I need this in linux.. stupid rm kills me with no recycle bin…

  • Adam on August 27th, 2007 4:34 pm

    The concept site has the Bluetooth logo, but that would be atrociously slow. WiFi would work best.

  • George P. on August 27th, 2007 8:03 pm

    Yea, to bad it doesn’t work for Linux, though I doubt it would be too hard to setup. It also opens up a world of other problems.. people could potentially go through your computer’s trash :|

    Mmm… that’s interesting.. I wonder if it has some kind of hashing (or password) mechanism that protects your data in the bin (assuming someone steals your trash)

    Anyways, good find.

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