A game ball, such as a soccer ball, having a cover comprised of one or more cover panel blanks and one or more reinforcement material blanks, is provided. The electrode assembly is a flexible and generally tubular structure that can be wrapped around and secured to the outer surface of a nerve so as to establish and maintain electrical contact therewith. Accordingly, other computing systems, such as personal computers, interact with the storage device, through the emulation component, as if the storage device were the auto-launch device. , music files exchanged for other music files, and exchange or trade of information such as rewards value or a restaurant coupon.