Gizmodo: dog tag

Lightning Review: Olinari Dog Tags Hold, Secure Your Flash Memory

Jason Chen — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDT

The Gadget: Olinari USB Dog Tags, which hold various USB drives inside the magnetic-clasp locking necklace charm. These are the follow up of the undoubtedly overpriced original version, which somehow managed to both look better, feel better and have a lower price.

The Price: $175

The Verdict: This is super useful if you're looking to carry a backup SD card with you to parties, hikes and anywhere where memory sticks could possibly fall out of your pocket from being jostled too much. The magnetic clasp is solid and won't flip open unless directly yanked on, and the new options of chain (leather choker, especially) are more comfortable than the original. It's perfect for an SD card or something around that size, but larger ones (CompactFlash for example) won't be able to fit.

At a price of $175 it's still slightly extravagant (about half as extravagant as the original version), but definitely makes a nice gift for that amateur photographer who's always running out of storage or losing his cards. [Olinari]

Lightning Review: Olinari Silver USB Dog Tags

Jason Chen — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:10:32 EST

The Gadget: Sterling Silver USB dog tags that hold a Sony Micro Vault USB drive inside, which lets you carry around USB storage without burdening your pockets with another gadget.

The Price: $349 ($319 if you don't want the 2GB Micro Vault)

The Verdict: Useful, but it's too expensive. Although it's very convenient being able to carry around a 2GB or 4GB USB stick for data without having to keep it in our pockets (already crowded by an iPhone, wallet and keys), Mark Wilson says it makes us look douchey when worn on the outside of our shirts. More douchey than normal, that is. In it goes.

The Olinari guys said that the sterling silver is actually a small part of the price, and that assembling and crafting the two pieces (which are soldered together) is what made it so expensive when produced on their small scale. That said, Olinari actually has a new version coming soon that's more affordable, customizable and will store different types of flash memory (not just Sony's Micro Vault). We've got no qualms with the build quality, so if they can get the price down to a more affordable $100-$150ish, we can definitely recommend it to everyone. [Olinari]

USB Dog Tags Shipping Now, Still Overpriced

Jason Chen — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:00:28 EST

Remember those Olinari Silver USB Dog Tags we showed you back in August? The ones that looked extremely nice but cost about $200 too much? They're shipping now for the price of $349 (with 2GB USB) and $319 without. We really want one of these, but for $349 we'll stick with going bare chested. Gallery after the jump. [Olinari]

USB Dog Tag Chew Toy IDs Dogs, Children

Jason Chen — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:22:30 EDT

This USB drive holds 512MB of doggie data like pictures and its favorite diet, which is perfect for attaching to an actual dog so whenever it gets lost, people can use it to figure out exactly where to return the dog to. Of course, a slip of paper with your address and phone number would be the same, but since when did crazy ass Solid Alliance worry about practicality? The best part is that it's chewy and rubbery, so if it ever gets eaten it'll come out the other side relatively intact—unlike other USB drives. [Rakuten via Tokyo Mango]

Cyber Snipa Tool Kit Dogtag

Travis Hudson — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 12:12:09 EST

Yes, we've all been there. Casually lounging around the coffee shop when suddenly a frantic person comes running into the coffee shop needing help with their computer. No longer will you have to delay the inevitable by going home to get some repair tools, now it is all stored right on a handy, geeky dog tag. The Cyber Snipa dog tag comes loaded up with enough tools to crack open that computer case and fix whatever the problem is with the help of the included LED flashlight. If it is a software problem the dog tag also comes with a 512mb removable flash drive perfect for storing spyware and virus removal tools. Once you are done you can even crack open a cold one with your rescued damsel/dame in distress with the included bottle opener. This tool set will set you back $46 or so. – Travis Hudson

Product Page [Via uberreview]

BenQ MusiQ 9.11/WTC Site Translation

Jason Chen — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 19:50:11 EST

We showed you BenQ China's questionable ad site for their Dog Tag MP3 players this morning, now here's the translation of the stuff on the page.

Translation and details after the jump.

The words are:

1st line: Even if
2nd line: The World is destroy to dust, I still believe in
3rd line: Music

So, "Even if the world is destroy[ed] to dust, I still believe in music".

The guy apparently is the lead singer for some Taiwanese/Chinese band called Mayday. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle. The other half is getting your ad department to run their images past some Americans before putting them live. – Jason Chen

Thanks Mark!

WTF Alert: Chinese BenQ MusiQ Dog Tag Player Site Has Guy Posing In Front of WTC Ruins

Jason Chen — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:00:21 EST

These BenQ MusiQ Dog Tag MP3 players may be quite stylish, but wtf is up with their Chinese site? The splash page features some one gloved Michael Jackson guy standing in front of what looks like the WTC ruins. Yeah? Seemed like a good idea at the time?

BenQ must have taken a page from BlackBerry's Pearl Harbor ad campaign where the Japanese were depicted as dropping smartphones into the hands of screaming Cingular users. – Jason Chen

Product Page [BenQ - Thanks Nick!]