A Swiss Army Knife and an MP3 Player — Why Not?

By Michael Santo
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

Yep, it’s the Swissbit SWISSMEMORY s.beat … combining a Swiss Army knife and a USB memory key / MP3 player.

The s.beat will be available in capacities of 1, 2 and 4GB and will be able to playback MP3, WMA and OGG – I’m always glad to see the latter, since so few players support this superior codec. There’s a built-in lithium polymer battery that charges directly from the USB port of your computer and gives approximately eight hours of use.

There’s also a built in FM tuner with six presets and despite its diminutive size there’s a three line, high-contrast LCD display. The player is removable from the knife body and a protective cap for the USB port is also supplied for when you use it without the knife – in case you want to take your music with you on an aeroplane.

Source: TrustedReviews

We Say: With a blade, a pair of scissors and a nail file/screwdriver as well as the MP3 player/memory key, what more could you possibly want? The kitchen sink? I have a few friends who still carry around Swiss Army knives so this could kill 2 birds with one stone. However, at 235 euros, this is pretty expensive.