What do you give a person who has everything? At one time, it used to be a Swiss Army Knife (SAK), made by Victorinox. I saw men (it was always men) comparing their SAKs, which were getting thicker and heavier each year and I lost count of how many implements Victorinox could stuff into one unit.

At the fabled ShowStoppers trade show run by Steve Leon in several cities (including Las Vegas in parallel with CES), I saw a company named the Swissbit Group. They make many products, such as memory modules for desktops, servers, workstations, PC and Mac laptops, USB flash memory and Compact Flash cards. They also manufacture under contract to many other companies and are certified to ISO9001 standards.
 

The item that caught my eye is a 512 MB USB 2.0 flash memory that is built inside a SAK licensed from Victorinox. Not surprisingly, its name is Swissmemory USB Victorinox. This gadget is available in two versions: one with a stainless-steel knife, scissors, and a nail file that doubles as a flat-head screwdriver. The other model does not have these tools and can be carried safely on commercial aircraft. Both versions include a pressurised pen and a red LED that can illuminate a range of a few centimetres. Both versions are available with memory capacities of 64, 128, 256 and 512 MB. You can detach the USB memory card from the knife if you wish, or use the supplied USB extension cable. USB memory sometimes comes with a software tool; in this case it is SecureLOCK 2.0.0.1. To use it, all existing data is wiped when you install it, but the software itself is not deleted. It enables you to partition the device into an encrypted, password-protected section, and the rest is not encrypted.

The supplied SecureLOCK software hides sensitive data in an encrypted partition.

You can order the 512 MB, Swissmemory USB Victorinox for US$149 or its Flight version for US$134 from http://www.swissbit-shop.com. I now carry it around on my keychain.