The mighty USB port morphs into object of lovers' desire

Ah, yes, what could say love more than jewelry tempered and finely crafted with the fine addition of ...a USB port.

Seems all the rage today as a number of sites are reporting on the fabulous Swarovski Crystal Engagement Ring with USB Flash Drive. The ring holds about 1Gb of photos, data or whatever lovers would like to store on such a memento of their future together. Not sure what happens to the data if one of the holders gets a divorce. Who gets custody of the data?

Anyway the ring can be loaded or unladed from a PC via a USB necklace."But the engagement ring isn't all. Swarovski and Philips Electronics have also teamed up to make "fashion rhyme with "technical." Yes they actually said that. This too: "Beautiful, practical and efficient, the ‘Active Crystals' by Philips and Swarovski prove there is a real compatibility between design and state-of-the-art technology."

Indeed, if you are into it, the USB-based jewelry line up looks like this:

Heart Ware Vitrail Light USB Memory Key: USB memory key disguised as heart pendant on pink silk cord. Polished stainless steel heart combined with fully faceted, asymmetrically-cut Vitrail Light crystal. The 2 halves are held together with a pin. Holds 1 GB of data (about 250 songs or 1,000 photos); high-speed USB 2.0 interface. ($170)

Heart Beat USB Memory Key: USB memory key disguised as heart pendant on a silver silk cord. Polished stainless steel heart combined with Silver Shade crystals set in Ceralun. The 2 halves are held together with a pin. Holds 1 GB of data (about 250 songs or 1,000 photos); high-speed USB 2.0 interface. ($180)Lock Out Jet

Lock Out Jet Hematite USB Memory Key: USB memory key disguised as a lock. Polished stainless steel and Jet Hematite crystals set in Ceralun(TM) with slide-out and hooking mechanisms. Stores 1 GB of data (about 250 songs or 1,000 photos); high-speed USB 2.0 interface. ($170).

Lock Out USB Memory Key: USB memory key disguised as a lock. Polished stainless steel and Silver Shade crystals set in Ceralun(TM) with slide-out and hooking mechanisms. Holds 1 GB of data (about 250 songs or 1,000 photos); high-speed USB 2.0 interface. ($180).

Detail view Space Violet Headphones: In-ear headphones with polished stainless steel body and high quality fabric-type cable. Soft and flexible earpiece made of transparent silicone with fully faceted drop-cut Violet crystals on outside. ($ 85)

Then there is the Cross Shaped 4GB MP3 Player USB Flash Drive with OLED and Swarovski Crystals.

Layer 8 in a box

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