We have seen concepts for this kind of stuff, but the design team at IntelliPaper have patented the technology to lay out silicon chips on sheets of paper, which when torn and folded, can be used in any USB port!! files can be transferred as long as the paper stays intact (of course!).
Though don't expect storage of the order of GB or anything.. the range is of 8-32 MB, not much, but still, what counts is the technology. So far, the developers have implemented their technology in mail-out flyers, promotional brochures, and business cards, among other items. Uploading data to a fresh card does require a special reader and some software to avoid damaging it, which intelliPaper offers to customers. If someone doesn't want to risk damaging the paper drive itself, intelliPaper also communicates wirelessly with any near field-enabled smartphone or tablet.
The inexpensive nature is going to make it quite useful, with memory on any kind of paper product - card, invitation, etc... The company mostly ships intelliPaper to customers in bulk, but it is also preparing to release products aimed at individual consumers (greeting cards, note cards, and so on). The design group recently finished an Indiegogo funding campaign that was intended to speed up this process, but only raised US$6,480 of its $300,000 goal. Nevertheless, the team did manage to find a U.S. distributor and plans to release USB-enabled note cards, called "DataNotes," in mid-2013.
Check out the video below to see intelliPaper president/CEO Andrew DePaula demonstrate some of the many uses for a sheet of paper outfitted with USB capabilities.
Source: intelliPaper
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