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Care for Some $800 Japanese Bling?

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Mottainai USB Key 1

This one belongs to the whadda-heck-why-not department and it’s not for you or me. But, hey, who says we can’t have fun looking at it, ha?

It’s just a 2GB USB stick…with a price tag of $800! Hold your fire, let’s just ride on this one for a while and enjoy what we can.

The Mottainai (spit it out on the second syllable) USB Key, according to SolidAlliance who made it, is a work of art and a tribute to Japanese craftsmanship. It includes some crystals (yes, the ruby-like things you see) from Statsuma Kiriko, a major Japanese crystal glassmaker. Its gold-plated case is made of bronze. What? I pay $800 and I don’t get real rubies and real gold?

And only 2GB? I thought we’ve reached 8GB on these things already?

Oh, this is not the first time that SolidAlliance came out with such atrocious bling. They did the Sake USB, the Takoyaki USB and a few other crimes before.

Incidentally, mottainai (spit it out once again on the second syllable) is Japanese for “what a waste!�

Mottainai USB Key 2

Mottainai USB Key 3

[Via: AkihabaraNews]

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