Nifty technology

Earlier this week I was at in a part of town I don't usually get to, so I stopped in at this ''weird technology'' shop called Jaycar Electronics (they also have an online shop), to pick up a Christmas gift for my sister, as well as a gift for her boyfriend.

Just as I was about to purchase my two items, I saw that they had a ''clearance items'' table -- so of course, I took a look.

Found this thing (pictured). Basically, a Swiss Army knife with a USB flashdrive!!!

How... cool... is... that...??? :)

I probably would've just admired it, but not bought it, if it was still at the original price of AU$31.46. But! it was marked down to ten bucks, Australian (about six-fifty, American).

Deal!


The various ''blades'' and components are:

1. USB flashdrive
2. Small retractable pen
3. White LED light
   
4. Small knife
5. Small Phillips screwdriver + wire stripper(?) + small bottlecap opener(?)
6. Small scissors
7. Nail file + small flatblade screwdriver(?)

Below is a photo that shows off the built-in LED light a bit more clearly.

The model is the "KnifeMemory K200". According to a quick Google search, there's also the "K100" version, which doesn't have the weird ''wire stripper''(?) blade.

And, both the K100 and the K200 come in a model with an ''A'' suffix -- which stands for ''Airport'' -- because there are no blades, just the LED light and the USB flashdrive. (Modern times...)

The USB flashdrive is only 128MB (nominal; actual size is 124MB) -- whereas I don't think you can buy a USB key now-a-days that's less than 2GB. But, the size is hardly the point: it's a pocket knife with a USB key, dangit!!! :)

Good stuff. :)


--GG