An $800 Swiss Army Knife

by alec on October 11, 2006

Giant Swiss Army Knife

From the good folks at ThinkGeek comes this monster: an 85 tool Swiss Army Knife, for just $799.  Created by Wenger, the makers of the Genuine Swiss Army Knife, to celebrate 100 years of innovation, this behemoth weighs a whopping 2lbs 11oz, and is 8 3/4 inches wide.

Don’t leave in your hand luggage. 

Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.

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Zack October 13, 2006 at 6:36 am

$799 and no removable USB flash drive?!?? Shame on them…

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Alec October 13, 2006 at 6:56 am

Good point, Zack! ThinkGeek DOES sell a swiss army knife with a USB drive in it as well.

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karmer October 16, 2006 at 6:51 am

Just don't bring it on board an airliner!

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Duke February 3, 2007 at 4:31 am

An absolute waste of good money. They actually want SEVERAL hundred bucks for this monstrosity. I will take a regular MTECH Extreme with 440c. Last longer and a whole lot more feasability than some multifaceted do it all knife you have to carry with a backpack.

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