10 replies to this topic

[YoKenny]

Quote

Swiss Army Knife gets a built-in MP3 player

February 7, 2006 The Swiss Army Knife has been one of the most sought-after gadgets by technophiles for 115 years, and it’s pleasing to see that Victorinox is still updating and innovating. Not long ago it added USB memory to one of the variants and has now gone one step further. The new s.beat digital audio player is an all-in-one 4GB digital audio player and USB storage device incorporated into a full-metal Swiss Army Knife. Built with the same level of precision the Swiss are renowned for, the knife and MP3 comes with a lifetime warranty. Now go try to peel an apple with your MP3 player!

http://www.gizmag.com/go/5163/

[hazelnut]

Good find Kenny

[spelbynder]

That's actually old news now... by about one or two weeks!

[YoKenny]

I thought my Sony Walkman NWZ-B103F was kewl but it can't get KEWL-FM but it amazes me at how many local stations it gets:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KEWL-FM

I use it on bus trips loaded with Bruce Springsteen, Roy Orbison, Phantom of the Opera and Best of Rod Stewart and such.

It snowing like heck here and I'm glad I don't have to go anywhere.

[spelbynder]

I see your snow and I raise you a truly sunburnt country, of temperatures above 100F - whatever 40-44C equals

[DennisD]

My daughter got a small MP3 Player and a 256mb flash drive out of one of her boyfriends Christmas crackers.

The MP3 player was utter s***e, but there's nothing wrong with the flash drive. Must have got his Christmas crackers from Harrods.

[Xion44]

well now, i use my swiss knife when i take to the mountains during the summertime. thats an interesting design...but, what happens if youre stuck middle of nowhere and no where to uplink to net? lmaO. what other use can you do with that flash plug

heres something similiar to what use you can do with old computer eqiupment

http://itrocks.biteus.org/wp-content/uploa.../04/beer_pc.jpg

[hazelnut]

Xion44, on Jan 29 2009, 01:08 AM, said:

well now, i use my swiss knife when i take to the mountains during the summertime. thats an interesting design...but, what happens if youre stuck middle of nowhere and no where to uplink to net? lmaO. what other use can you do with that flash plug

heres something similiar to what use you can do with old computer eqiupment

http://itrocks.biteus.org/wp-content/uploa.../04/beer_pc.jpg

WellXion you head for the nearest wooden shack, and find the lady of the house who lives there and plug it into her sewing machine and download her the latest patterns so she can make you up a shirt while you sit fishing off the porch.

Of course you'll have a drink from her computer by your side too!!

[Xion44]

thats a very good idea HN

[Andavari]

I'm amazed it plays Ogg Vorbis which was something constantly b'd about in years past on audio forums about portable media players not supporting.

Too bad no FLAC support, I'll b about that.

[YoKenny]

They must have gotten the idea from this:
http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/18/usb-ted...scares-children