A physical save button which looks like a floppy disk #Floppy @hackadayio
This project is a unique picture frame with a retro twist—a functional floppy disk! Not only does it look amazing with its 3D structure and soft-touch finish, but it also doubles as a save button for your PC.
When connected via USB-C, pressing the disk triggers the save action, just like the classic floppy disk save icon in applications. Hackaday.io user Makestreme states:
I recently started making YouTube videos (This project is one of them :D) and there is a challenge I face: I always forget to save the edit file at regular intervals. And then the software crashes and an hour’s worth of effort goes down the drain.
So I decided to take it to the extreme and make this giant save button that will be connected to the PC while editing.
The floppy disk has a 3D structure with a nice soft-touch feel. Pressing the disk triggers the save action on your PC, just like the classic save icon that resembles a floppy disk.
The additional autosave feature triggers the save command on your PC automatically at a set interval. This also makes for a great gift for any computer nerd or retro tech enthusiast!
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