SwissGear readies media-controlling, wireless mouse

Wenger -- makers of the famous Swiss Army line of knives, watches, and accessories -- appear to be readying a sort-of-serious-looking new media controller / presentation / wireless mouse combo. As you can see by the above photo, we caught the multi-faceted model out on display chumming it up with its less stylish and expensive mouse-companions. The slick finish looks nice, but honestly, it doesn't seem like a great combo for sweaty, gaming hands. Maybe PowerPointers or media fans will have more luck. No word on price or availability, but we'll keep you posted.

[Svitty @ Sep 20th 2007 3:12PM]

wenger isn't "the famous maker of swiss army..." Victorinox is the only "swiss army" brand, wenger makes "swiss gear" which is just a knock off of Victorinox.

[Wolfticket @ Sep 20th 2007 4:19PM]

Actually, both companies were established in the late 19th/early 20th century. Wenger calls it's knives "the genuine..." and Victorinox calls it's "the original..."; the Swiss government buys half their supply from each company.
Victorinox now owns Wenger but intends to keep both brands intact.
Which kinda pisses on your cornflakes.

[dj-kenpo @ Sep 20th 2007 4:12PM]

if its swiss army, then hell, I want to see a memory card reader built in, flashlight, calculator on the bottom surface, I dunno.. just.. a wireless mouse with a few buttons... wow... giddy up... never seen that one before...

[Scooter @ Sep 20th 2007 4:30PM]

just plain ol' media buttons; play, stop, ff etc.
nice gloss tho.

[eurobloke @ Sep 20th 2007 5:22PM]

From the same company as the Taschenmesser, doesn't come in brushed aluminium for the Swiss army's computers.

Hopefully they won't make such a big order, that the item could be Chinese. LOL

[TK @ Sep 20th 2007 5:55PM]

Isn't the whole "Swiss Army" idea paradoxical? When in this last century has Switzerland had an army?

[Dualboot @ Sep 20th 2007 6:04PM]

Actually, they do have an army. They even take their guns home and have to pass a shooting test on a regular basis (2 years?).

As for the Victorinox/Wenger argument, I have only one thing to add: As an IT professional, one of the most valuable tools I have in my arsenal is a Victorinox Cybertool:
http://www.victorinox.ch/index.cfm?site=victorinox.ch&page=350&lang=D&highlight=cybertool

[engadget @ Sep 20th 2007 10:42PM]

Do some research: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Army

[eurobloke @ Sep 21st 2007 10:14AM]

Every able body Swiss male MUST do around 300 days of military training, which currently under Armee XXI can be done either as a full course or six months first and two weeks refresher courses.

The soldiers must keep their guns (and 70 rounds of ammunition), uniform, chemical weapons suit and gas mask, so they are ready for any possible invasion.
(Which is silly, as the last one was 1515!)

[Jeremy Combs @ Sep 21st 2007 9:47AM]

Actually Wenger isn't the original Swiss Army maker of anything just a bunch of copy-cat loosers. They are copying everything. The original people are Victorinox located at http://www.victorinox.com.