Chic USB Memory Keys from Swarovski and Philips

Philips and Swarovski teamed up in order to complete the "Active Crystals" collection with a polished USB flash drive. That's not a first though. The two also spawned 4 pairs of shiny earphones. Similar to the earphones, the USB key is polished with silver metal and embedded with crystal in different cuts.

The gizmo can be protected by a user password in order to protect your data in case it gets stolen by one of your stalkers. And, here comes the 4 again. It comes in different flavors: Heart Ware, HeartBeat, Lock In and Lock Out.

You can, oh well, wear the heart-shaped HeartWare and HeartBeat around your neck. Just open your heart if you want to get to the USB core. As their name suggest, the Lock In and Lock Out look like normal locks and can be attached to your key chain. All come with 1 GB storage, giving you enough space to pump in 1000 photos or 250 songs.

So we have Bluetooth headsets as "Fashion for heads" and shiny earphones as "High-tech Jewelry" for ears. The heart shaped USB memory should probably go in the fashion for necks and behinds. With a little help from a locksmith, you could even use the Lock In or Lock Out to really protect the secrets stored in the HeartBeat or Hear Ware. Or, you could wait and see if Philips teams up with Chanel No.5. If this happens, you will probably go for the "Lock In Heart Beat, No.5" USB memory key&commercial deodorant.

The line of posh hearts and locks will be available in stores from August. No word on the price yet. We are just a few, but there are many of you, Softpedia users, out there. That's why we thought it would be a good idea to create an email address for you to help us a little in finding gadgets we missed. Interesting links are bound to be posted with recognition going mainly to those who submit. The address is .