# USB Displays Flash Drive Shows Storage Left By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-04-06 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clever-usb-designs-odd-ways-to-display-memory-used References: [petitinvention.wordpress](http://petitinvention.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/funny-usb-memory-sticks-1/) USB toys are all over the place and USB the size of storage is getting increasingly larger. Eventually it would be nice to know how much storage space is left on a USB, preferably before you start to download data. The designer, Mac Funamizu, a Tokyo-based web and graphic designer, needs an angel to bring these fun concepts to market. Funamizu has USBs that will, at a glance, display the capacity left on the flash drive. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.8/10 - Popularity: 41% | Activity: 5% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **USB Capacity Display:** Designing USBs that display the remaining storage capacity would improve the user experience. - **Compact Storage Technology:** There is an increasing demand for small and portable storage devices, which could provide an opportunity for innovation in this area. - **Data Visualization Technology:** Developing technologies that can visualize data in real-time, like the capacity of a USB drive, would improve the user experience. ### Who This Affects Most - **Technology Hardware:** The USB capacity display trend presents an opportunity for manufacturers to improve the design of storage devices. - **User Experience Design:** Incorporating the USB capacity display trend in product design could improve the overall user experience. - **Data Management Software:** Developing software that can display real-time data, such as USB capacity, could improve the efficiency of data management. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Object-Resembling USB Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandisk-1.md) - [Laptop-Fitted USB Stick Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/saint-antoine.md) - [Spaceship-Inspired USB Hubs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/docking-station-usb-hub.md) - [Bird-Shaped USB Flash Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pinge.md) - [Charming Retro Storage](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floppy-disk-inspired-sd-card.md) - [Desk-Mounted Hard Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hard-drive-concept.md) - [Playful Crayon USB Drives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sandisk-crayola-usbc.md) - [Folder-Shaped Hard Drive Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folder-external-hard-disk.md) - [Modern Aluminum USB Holders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bitlounge.md)