Elecom’s new everything-in-one memory card reader is exactly the same as every other cheap memory card reader you can buy, with on exception: it is good-looking enough that you won’t want to hide it away in a drawer when you’re done transferring files.
To this end, the Japanese company has put a magnet inside it so you can stow the reader proudly anywhere there is metal in your home. Like, for instance, erm… the refrigerator?
It might sound frivolous, but it’s a fair complaint about many computer accessories: they’re just too ugly. Elecom’s new widgets might not last much longer than the usual junk card-readers we all buy, but at least we won’t be ashamed to use them during their short lives. Available now in black and white, along with what my mother would call “hot pink” and “lime green”. ¥2,520 or $27.
Product page [Elecom via Akihabara News]
