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Teddy Bear USB Flash Drive (USBear?)

Plain old flash drives are boring. Which is why I decided to sacrifice a teddy bear and make a more interesting one. When put together, it looks like your average teddy bear. Pop off the head, stick it in your computer, and you have a really funny data-storing USBear.

I first saw this wonderful idea here and decided I would try my hand at making it. You can even buy these now. But making it is more fun. And less expensive.

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Step 1Choose Your Victims and Gather Your Materials

I used an old teddy bear and a 4Gb flash drive. Make sure that the bear is small enough to be practical and that the flash drive is large enough to be practical and has a cap.

You will need:

1 Teddy Bear
1 Flash drive with cap
Hot Glue Gun & Glue
Sewing Needle
Thread (color of bear)
Sewing scissors

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40 comments

Nov 17, 2011. 9:43 AMtcompton1 says:

This was an awesome tutorial. I have a little mini monkey USB now! 8D

Aug 15, 2011. 10:07 AMband-aid says:

Very easy and very cute, my first craft...ever! Thanks!

Aug 20, 2011. 3:59 PMmisteravocado5 (author) says:

That looks great! I love the monkey. Glad you decided to make one.

May 6, 2011. 4:59 PM

beaver84 says:

I love taking apart things and putting universal serial buses in their place! It's so fun!

May 5, 2011. 2:02 AMinhaos says:

genius!
next time i would try hello kitty ....

Feb 19, 2011. 7:06 PMchicopluma says:

man!!! there is a tedy bear with his head stuck in your laptop!!!

Feb 18, 2011. 7:36 PMSBUX says:

i think for a twist i would sew the face of the teddy bear and just pop it off or zipper it open xD

Feb 13, 2011. 4:08 PMvideogamemaster says:

I laughed out loud when I saw this. You have my vote-this is hilarious!

Feb 14, 2011. 3:09 PMmisteravocado5 (author) says:

Thanks, glad you liked it!

Feb 14, 2011. 4:56 PMvideogamemaster says:

Your welcome! Ehm..... How do vote? (I feel stupid :D=<-----drooling smiley)

Feb 15, 2011. 6:02 PMmisteravocado5 (author) says:

Oh! That contest ended a long time ago. I was one of the finalists. I should remove that plug.

Feb 16, 2011. 12:09 PMvideogamemaster says:

Oh. Lol. Okay, Congratulations

Feb 15, 2011. 10:56 AMcatfacepip says:

That is so awesome XD I'm sure that's how top spies keep their information secure :p

Feb 15, 2011. 6:22 AMvkyo says:

Haha I bet some of the girls will squeal when I go to rip a teddy bear's head off and then plug his body into my laptop to gather vital data.

Feb 15, 2011. 6:20 AMvkyo says:

Decapitated teddy bear. :'( HOW COULD YOU?!?!?!

Just kidding. I'm gonna make myself one of these sometime soon. 32GB teddy bear :D

Feb 13, 2011. 10:50 AMxtreker15 says:

Did you make the stool in the first image?

Feb 14, 2011. 3:08 PMmisteravocado5 (author) says:

Nope

Feb 14, 2011. 4:10 AMlundora says:

That's just awesome, I'm going to make one. :D

Feb 13, 2011. 8:01 PMocampolm says:

Thanks! I've been wanting to make one of these.

Feb 13, 2011. 8:16 AMmaniacse says:

nice, i try this one... :)

Feb 13, 2011. 6:19 AMTinworm says:

hahahaha, especially love the cute ...hanging-out-of-the-drive... look

funny

Oct 28, 2010. 2:37 PMEGT1984 says:

I have a morbid sense of humor. When I finished mine I noticed that the USB could still be seen. So I tied a small hangman's noose and glued it to his body and a dot on the back part of his head, so now the head is on a sort of hinge. I think it is rather funny.

Oct 31, 2010. 2:40 PMmisteravocado5 (author) says:

Haha that looks great. Just in time for halloween, too.

Jul 22, 2010. 6:58 PMHolcan says:

I sew as close as i can and then glue it?

Jul 2, 2010. 12:32 PMikeike40 says:

Jul 4, 2010. 5:11 PMmisteravocado5 (author) says:

Hello there.

Jul 2, 2010. 9:49 PMmarshaecleveland says:

What a great imagination, I love this idea... Thanks for sharing... :D

Jul 2, 2010. 8:29 PMprodo123 says:

it has the laptop for a head! xD

Jul 2, 2010. 5:27 PMApple_4_life says:

Awesome! ya know what would make it more eye catching? adding fake blood around the neck! yes i know its violent, but my mind works that way

Jul 2, 2010. 3:13 PMliam01 says:

This is awesome!

Jul 2, 2010. 6:37 AM

northernmagnet says:

well its a usb bear alright but dont call it a USBear it spells usb-ear which its not

Jul 2, 2010. 7:17 AMmisteravocado5 (author) says:

Now someone definitely has to make a USB Ear.

Jul 2, 2010. 8:16 AM

northernmagnet says:

well that would be gross and illegal... oooooooo pick me (not)

Jul 2, 2010. 8:26 AMmisteravocado5 (author) says:

I'm sure you can find a fake ear somewhere... now you've got me thinking.

Jul 2, 2010. 9:45 AM

northernmagnet says:

well you made a usb bear (cool btw)

Jul 1, 2010. 11:40 PMpr_salvaje says:

this is cute

Jul 2, 2010. 9:14 AMmisteravocado5 (author) says:

Thank you :)

Jul 1, 2010. 6:10 PM

ChrysN says:

Aww poor teddy (this is so funny)!

Jul 1, 2010. 5:37 PM

Kaelessin says:

heh heh! this is cute and grisly (pun intended) at the same time! how heavy is the bear? i would imagine that that would put a bit of torque on the usb port of your laptop no?

Jul 1, 2010. 5:49 PMmisteravocado5 (author) says:

Since it's only filled with cotton balls and little plastic beads, it's really not that bad. As long as the bear is small enough, it should work. The flash drive is pretty firmly in there, so mine holds just fine. I dod wonder about that in the beginning, but no, it hasn't been a problem. (If it is, you can still use it on laptop on a flat surface, as in the second and third picture).