Mini Cooper, the car people love to love, has a new Mini Lifestyle accessory worthy again for our desire. Covet if you must, the Mini Cooper USB Key. Looking identical to the key holder/fob of the modern
Mini Cooper, it conceals USB plug where the actual key would be tucked. This
key fob is actually inserted into the Mini ignition large side first, invoking a digital verification via internal ID chip. The physical key is only unsheathed in emergencies for unlocking doors. Since this is about the only way to tell this the actual key from the USB version, hijinks are bound to follow.
The USB key carries a respectable 8GB of flash storage, plenty of room for your driving log and tour photos. The key fob and the USB key both light up in use, both ironically as drive activity notifications. If you are willing to shell out the $40, you can
order the drive now. This is a bit steep for an 8GB flash drive but considering replacement Mini keys can cost up to $250, this is quite the deal.
Via AutoEvolution
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