The Swiss Army Knife was invented by Karl Elsener in the late 1800's after he discovered that the knives supplied to the Swiss Army were actually manufactured in Germany. Wanting to create a Swiss based company that supported its own army he took over the German company. After discovering that he could use a spring mechanism to the original pocket knife he added another blade and a corkscrew. Today Swiss Army Knives hold anything from a ballpoint pen to an MP3 player.
The most common features besides the two blades are tweezers, toothpick, corkscrew, nail file, scissors, magnifying glass and pliers. With today's technology there have been some significant upgrades to the famed tool. Let's look at the 5 most recent and unique additions.
o USB Flash Drive - Used to store documents, pictures, files and videos from your computer you can now carry this small device with you.
o Digital Clock - By using the newest technology, it was possible to include time functions into the transparent shell.
o Digital Altimeter - An altimeter is a device that measures the altitude of an object from a fixed position. This one ranges from -300ft to +18,000ft.
o LED Light - Compared to traditional light sources, LED's have lower energy consumption and a longer lifetime.
o MP3 Player - It has 1GB of storage capacity, can handle multiple file formats, has a voice recorder and plays FM stereo.
The Swiss Army Knife seems to have something for everyone all wrapped up in one pocket sized package. The company, Victorinox (named for Karl's mother, Victoria), has been the leader in its field for over 100 years. After acquiring its rival, The Wenger Company, in 2005 it seems that there is no stopping the reincarnations of the Swiss Army Knife. From its humble beginnings as a single blade to the multi-tooled gadget that it is today, it is the perfect marriage of technology, materials, practicality and quality design.
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