Product: Swissmemory data storage goes cutting edge Price: To be confirmed Pros: Everybody needs a Swiss Army Knife Cons: Lack the tool for removing nails from horses' hooves
It had to happen. Over the past year, USB drives have become as ubiquitous as toothpicks, tweezers or those spikes you use to remove a nail from a horse's hoof. So it was inevitable that prodigious penknife producer Victorinox would incorporate one into a Swiss Army Knife.
The Swissmemory USB Victorinox comes with a detachable USB 2.0 drive, to let you store and transport data on your next camping trip.
There is little you can say about the average thumbdrive.
This one comes in either 64 megabyte or 128MB capacities, includes password access and has an light-emitting diode to indicate read and write activity.
However, being a Swiss Army Knife, it also has a ballpoint pen, a laser pointer, a knife, scissors, a screwdriver and a nail file. Sadly, it lacks all the extra gizmos one expects from a top-end pocketknife. Victorinox's recent CyberTool had 34 gadgets - now that is something any geek will happily hang on his belt.