More gimmicky goodness from overseas: The USB
Treasure Chest, also known as the QBOX J-1, is a small, lockable container whose contents can *only* be accessed by
entering the proper password on a connected PC. It seems like the chest sports a motorized lid, so opening and closing
are performed with a simple mouse click. Or, you could rip the QBOX from its tether and smash it on the ground,
revealing its precious cargo using the old brute force method. Unknown, at this point, are pricing, availablitly, and
whether the chest sports USB 2.0 for faster access to your valuables.
[Via
TechJapan]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jaredmellentine @ Jan 19th 2006 12:44PM
pretty sure anyone with two working hands (or hooks) could "brute force" that thing open...
unclejerry @ Jan 19th 2006 1:08PM
It would be a great place to store my smoke...
JM @ Jan 19th 2006 1:20PM
That might be the lamest thing I have seen.
Ghost_MH @ Jan 19th 2006 2:12PM
I've actually heard of this thing before as a sort of way of giving a present to someone you know online...As in, you ship the chest to them, wait for them to get online, and then tell them the password that will open it. It's not THAT bad of an idea if you use it for those pruposes.
lupinstel @ Jan 19th 2006 2:32PM
"You put yer weeeeed in it."
Chase M. @ Jan 19th 2006 4:16PM
I think that's a pretty good idea, but it looks really lame. Maybe have a sleek black/silver metal box type thing.. THEN i might want one.
Fantaz @ Jan 19th 2006 4:56PM
You can schedule the box to only open at 4:20
Virtical @ Jan 19th 2006 6:44PM
.....
had to be from japan.
Siulayhumga @ Jan 19th 2006 7:57PM
BTW .. is roughly $80 USD. You can buy them online
Jon @ Jan 20th 2006 5:29AM
Sounds good if you could put a timer on it - say to only open after 5pm Friday, then as someone has already mentioned you could put your stash in it. Or your biscuits - or both as one often leads to the other.
At 36 quid - or 64 bucks - is OK I guess. Perhaps a version made out of heavy duty plastic - and no silly music playing when the box opens would be cheaper.
Come on - I want one. Nevermind, it's Friday already.
James @ Jan 22nd 2006 8:43PM
where can i get one? valentines is coming up soon ya know...
Sam Lee @ Mar 22nd 2006 9:32PM
You can watch a demo and buy it online at http://www.qboxusa.com