Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:18PM EDT
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If you've been out shopping for a cool, high-capacity USB drive lately, then
you've probably seen the ultra-feminine Philips
Active Crystal collection which features heart- and padlock-shaped USB pendants
with real Swarovski crystals. These jewel-encrusted 1GB USB drives can store
hundreds of photos, documents, and music files, and are so fashionable, you
can wear them around your neck.
I thought this collaboration between Philips and Swarovski was a one-time deal,
but I was wrong. The two companies have teamed up again to add more crystallized
goodies to the Active Crystal collection. One of my favorite additions is the
Breeze
Black Bluetooth Headset which is both a pendant and a Bluetooth headset
that works with most Bluetooth-enabled cell phones, offers 5 hours of battery
time, and 100 hours of standby time. This piece retails for almost $300, so
it's definitely not for everyone.
The other two additions to the collection are the Moon and Robot USB memory
keys. Sporting a higher 2GB capacity, both of these drives double as pendants
or charms, and can store up 500 songs, or 2000 photos. Robots Naughty Raymond
and Happy Laura come with encrusted Swarovski crystals set on a black or white
body, and have LED ears that light up with each data transfer.
The Moon charms, on the other hand, feature a retractable USB connector that's released by pressing the small crystal on top of the pendant, and comes in both chrome or crystal clear. Again, these two cost between $225 and $285, so you'll have to really, really want them and be able to plunk down such an obscene amount of cash for a thumb drive.
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