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The Swiss Army Knife of USB Drives

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the see-'cuz-its-a-knife dept.

Mudzy writes "The Tech Zone reviews what has to be the coolest Swiss Army Knife ever made. The Swissmemory USB Victorinox is the first knife to be equipped with a USB flash drive. " Besides 64 or 128mb of data, it includes such useful items as a ballpoint pen, red light, scissors, nail file, and not surprisingly, a knife.

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  1. Old news. by Jaywalk · · Score: 5, Informative

    These have been available from Thinkgeek for a while now. They also make a "travel version" without those fearsome weapons of mass destruction. (Meaning the scissors, nail file and that itty-bitty knife.) Not that the travel version is necessary, since the USB drive is removable.

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    1. Re:Old news. by cosmo_the_third · · Score: 5, Informative

      As they have been around for a while, there are plenty of other sites with pictures if you want to see what it looks like. (The site listed no longer works)

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    2. Re:Old news. by will_die · · Score: 4, Informative

      It also has been reviewed at slashdot.

  2. Re:Why? by Lxy · · Score: 5, Informative

    Swiss army knives are handy around the home and office just as much as the outdoors. I carry one with me and use it many times a day for odd things. Adding USB memory to it just adds to its usefulness.

    What would really be handy is if they started making Leathermans with USB drives.

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  3. Dupe by philbert26 · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's not only old news, it's also a dupe.

  4. Re:Missing the target market by Jtheletter · · Score: 4, Informative
    a) Hasn't this been out for a while? b) Why do I want a USB drive I can't take on a plane?

    Answers:
    a) yes.
    b) they make a travel version and the drive is removable from the rest fo the tool.

    Homework assignment: RTFA

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