Victorinox Announces Cybertool

Gryff writes "Victorinox, makers of the fine Swiss Army line of knives, has just announced a Cybertool version. It has 13 different screwdrivers and a total of 34 functions including, according to the pictures on that page, tightening peripheral cables, pulling chips and setting dip switches. And - hey! - it's see-through to match your iMac and Visor. "

Comments

This doesn't look like much . . .

[layne]

The hex set, tweezers, and DIP switch pen/probe are useful. Beyond that, the rest doesn't look up to snuff. Here's what I could use when traveling:

1.) Inspection mirror!

2.) Internal flashlight with short fiber optic concentrator (like those US $5 attachments for Mag lights) hinged opposite so it can be directed at the mirror.

3.) Guillotine-style wire stripper (like a cigar snip with distension tension).

4.)Ratchet crimper for RJ-11. (move it over for second crimp on RJ-45).

5.)Ratchet screwdriver with long, thin extension.

6.) Flip out RJ-11 or RJ-45 coupler and MDI-X adapter. (Use snap in modules for what you need to carry.)

7.) Maybe a basic voltmeter?

8.) Magnifier. (Great for fiber too)

9.) TP time domain reflectometer :) or simple cable tester and a toothbrush for those 3AM-in-wiring-closet moments.

10.) Pill holder. (hari-kiri, headaches, irregularity, gastic reflux, ulcer, anti-hair loss, stimulants, sedatives, etc.)

Why, when I was your age...

[Coda]

"Damnit, man, hand me that crimping tool, the needle-nose pliers, and that Knuth Vol 5! I'll get this bottle open if it's an O(N^10) operation!"

Let's be honest, Real Geeks (tm) crack the Corona mainframe and alter the delivery schedule...

Beer Dude: "Well, this doesn't look like a bar, but it's the address the computer said. Are you positive you have a liquor license?"

Geek: "Positive. Put the beer behind the Beowulf cluster in the back. Watch out for the cat5 cables..."

Nah... Real Geeks (tm) would probably create a time-accelerator, to make slow-brewed beer in 2 minutes. Either that or they'd engineer some nanomites to make beer out of water and concrete...