PQI's U510 flash card gets ritzy for Chinese New Year
Although PQI's not cramming 16GB onto this rendition of its U510 USB flash card, it is giving the device quite a fancy makeover for the Chinese New Year, as the Limited Fortune Pig Edition Card Drive (seriously) dons red and gold colors in preparation for the celebration. Moreover, the "hairline treated surface," along with the peony at the bottom right corner surrounded by fortune pigs, are reportedly meant to symbolize "prosperity, joy, happiness, sincerity," and all sorts of other good things to kick off the New Year. Interestingly, this isn't the first time a USB flash device has gotten ritzy for the forthcoming occasion, but considering that these aren't actually made of precious metals, we have a good feeling they'll be a bit more manageable on the wallet. Per usual, the cards come with a flat, retractable USB 2.0 cable, carrying bag, and personal file management software, and though we aren't sure just how much these nifty cards will run you, only 1,000 1GB flavors (pictured after the jump) are being produced while just 500 2GB units will see the light of day, so we'd suggest you place your dibs right about now if you're interested.[Via FarEastGizmos]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
cjrenaud @ Jan 31st 2007 12:02PM
This matches my pimped-out Samsung washer perfectly!
Aaron Khoo @ Jan 31st 2007 2:02PM
The next Lunar New Year is that of the Pig, hence the 'Limited Fortune Pig Edition'...
Dan @ Jan 31st 2007 2:40PM
in addition, this is the year of the GOLDEN pig, an event that only takes place every 60 years, if i remember correctly. my boss in korea told me she was going to do her best to get pregnant so she could have a lucky gold pig baby.
bliz @ Feb 1st 2007 9:01AM
Hm...it's every 60 years but it's actually the year of the fire pig, not the golden pig.
http://www.asianavenue.com/home/news/article.html?news_item_id=117110
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Many folklorists say, however, that this Golden Pig craze has been blown out of proportion and also question its origin. They suspect that it might even be a myth propagated by countries like China and Korea to increase a falling birth rate or a ploy by baby-related industries to make more money.
In an article in Donga-Ilbo, folklore Professor Kim Myeong-ja of Andong University in South Korea said, “The Year of the Golden Pig, already commercialized in China, seems to have been spread in Korea by industries related to child birth.”
According to Chinese astrological calculations, 2007 is really not the year of the Golden Pig but the Fire Pig. The lunar calendar has a 12-year cycle of animals that runs along a cycle of “Five Elements”—metal, wood, fire, water, and earth. Notice there is no gold here. Perhaps since fire is red (related to money in Chinese tradition) and yellow (the color of gold), 2007 has also been heralded as the year of the Golden Pig.
Ironically, Chinese astrology shows that the upcoming year of the Fire Pig is full of chaos since the pig is considered to be a “water” animal that clashes with fire, water’s polar opposite. Accordingly, the Fire Pig year is full of turmoil such as earthquakes, political upheavals, and conflicts in relationships.
If many couples still decide to believe the Golden Pig myth, 2007 still may become a tumultuous year considering the increased number of babies that might be born into competition with each other, thus messing up curves for tests and making it harder to get a job after college for millions of golden pigs.