Quirky switch pocket-knife is modular-tastic | techcrunch

Quirky switch pocket-knife is modular-tastic | techcrunch

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Say you’re going on a picnic and don’t want to bring a huge bulky pocket knife. What would you bring? Maybe a knife, a bottle opener, and a corkscrew. Or say you’re planning on dismembering


and eating a baby seal? What would you bring then? Probably the same stuff. But the Switch from Quirky makes picnics and ritual seal dismemberment easy and fun! The product is a modular


knife. You pick the tools, put them together, and snap the attachments shut with a coin or other screwdriver-like accoutrement. > Two exterior body covers, for encasing the tool 


attachments. > – Two slotted caps to hold the tool together, which can be removed > with the twist of a quarter to disassemble the unit. > – Three interior axle assemblies – small 


(2-6 tools), medium > (4-10 tools), and large (7-13 tools) — which can be swapped in and > out depending on your desired tool width. > – 18 tool attachments: Standard Knife, Pliers,


 Scissors, Nail > File, Tweezers, Thin Flathead Screwdriver, Phillips-Head > Screwdriver, Eyeglass Phillips-Head Screwdriver, Eyeglass Flathead > Screwdriver, Wood Saw, Serrated 


Blade, Corkscrew, Combination Bottle > Opener/Flathead Screwdriver, Combination Can Opener/Wire Stripper, > Pen, Magnifying Glass, LED Flashlight, 1GB USB Memory Stick. The knife is


available for pre-order right now for $68 but it will go up to $79 after the pre-sale. They probably want to sell a critical mass before they go whole hog on production. This could be an


interesting solution for travelling with your multi-tool, as well, because you can take off the blade and just carry the smaller bits.