NY DESIGN WEEK 2013 - WANTED DESIGN
NY DESIGN WEEK 2013 - SATELLITE SHOWS
NY DESIGN WEEK 2013 - ICFF
FRIEZE NEW YORK 2013
We know USB flash drives have been around forever, in fact USB 2.0 technology debuted over a decade ago (April 2000), and in that time we've seen endless iterations on the form but this key-shaped flash drive by 5.5 designers for LaCie nailed it. We're not the only fans either — they recently picked up a Gold IDEA Award — and the IamaKey, CooKey and WhisKey are now one of LaCie's most popular products.
So until you have complete faith in the cloud, can get a connection everywhere, and effortlessly jump on your clients network to transfer files, USB flash drives are not going to be made obsolete anytime soon!
Features:
- 4GB and 8GB available
- Sturdy metal ultra-thin design; fits on a keyring
- Universal Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface (PC and Mac)
- Fast transfer rates (up to 30 MB/s)
- Gold SIP technology, water- and scratch-resistant
IamaKey, CooKey and WhisKey:
4GB - $19.99
8GB - $29.99
--
More from 5.5 Designers:
Milan Design Week 2010
Tab Stool, 2009
Milan Design Week 2008
Designer Tattoos, Design Miami 2007
Comments
I like whiskey as much as the next man, but the product is called the 'whizkey'
i have one iamakey, i lost the plastic cover of the unit at the 3rd day, it's a very good design, excelence performance and durable.
These keys are a very convenient take on the USB drive, however, be cautioned that when using a tower-style computer with a horizontal USB slot, the weight of your keys can eventually cause these to malfunction. It happened to me this past year, causing me to lose 8gb of data.
These aren't durable at all. Went through three just attached to my keys before I gave up and went back to a regular Cruzer stick.
Yeah, I have to second Big John, above--the form factor is obviously meant to suggest that these will survive on your keychain. Problem is, they won't. The contacts are protected by a little clear elastomer cover that falls off and gets lost in short order, and then pocket wear against whatever else you may have on your keychain quickly ruins the exposed contacts.