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Can you imagine mixing an all purpose utility knife with a USB flash drive? Leave it to the resourceful Swiss to blend the old with the new in the form of the RubyRED USB Swissmemory. Vitorinox, official manufacturers of the ubiquitous Swiss Army Knife, have actually married these two unlikely devices into one. Included in this very small package are an amazingly long range mini flash light, a pair of scissors, a ball point pen, a knife, a file and of course the USB flash memory that can be separated from the RubyRED case. Looking almost identical to any other Swiss Army Knife, it is on closer inspection that you realize the versatility of this diminutive sized combo.
Shipping in a variety of sizes, the RubyRED comes with a whopping one GB of memory and software to sync and keep private your files. In terms of weight, size and sheer breadth of features, something like this almost seems inevitable. The logic of mixing the two makes a lot of sense. While this device doesn't replace the standard old Swiss Army Knife of old, the idea of blending these feature sets into one device seems so obvious that you wonder why no one thought to bring more features into the standard USB drive.
In the case of most, they serve as devices to hold data. Where the RubyRED brings into place innovation comes in the added features that turn one device into several. Although the included pen may not get a lot of work, it is small and barely juts away from the body of the device, for quick notes, sketching out information quickly, having it just makes sense.
Moving beyond the emotional factor, one has to take into consideration the novelty of having a USB drive that will quickly turn heads. The head turning appeal is fast, making this an excellent conversation starter.
Included with the drive are drivers, applications, an instruction book, an extension cable for those sometimes difficult to reach USB ports and a lanyard to carry it around with you.
All in all, this has to rank as the most interesting mini device to come out in a while, and well worth the time and energy of finding one.
Hovering around $250 US dollars for the 1 GB version, there are smaller sizes and more price points available for this incredible little performer.
When it comes to interesting "gotta have just because I want it devices," this one ranks very high and works well. If you have to get a USB drive that can do double duty, this one truly stands out in a crowd.
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