@JoeStalin:

on there custom editions they will put a flash drive ...

"What custom options do I have?

Technology » Alarm Remotes, USB drives, Flashlights, RFID Fobs, Pocket Knife Features, Watches more...
Shell Materials » Aircraft Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Ceramic, Titanium, Carbon Fiber, more...
Design Materials » Gold, Silver, Platinum, more...
Exotic Materials » Bones, Wood, Fossils, more...
Precious Gems » Diamonds, Rubies, Emeralds, more...
Engraving Options » Initials, Logos, Patterns, Emblems, more...

Pretty much anything you can think of, we can most likely build it for you. The possibilities are endless...

How much does a custom Keyport™ cost?

A custom Keyport™ starts at $5,000 USD. Imagine a your Keyport™ with all your preferred technology, made out of titanium, with a diamond encrusted bezel and slider buttons. You will be the only one in the world to own one"
[key-port.com]

geek 101

I cant help but notice there are only three slide buttons and 7 key slots?? An engineering mystery if you ask me.

Michai

International Shipping Flat Rate US$75. That's just a "bend over, you don't deserve any respect" price. What a crock. Shipping to Estonia would cost them less than US$10.

BensAngel

i like this but... i LOVE my old janitor style belt-keychain with my large amount of keys on the retractable chain. style be damned!

low_dirt

I can't see the LED. That would clearly be one _very_ useful idea to be left rotting in the sun. I mean, a pocket light on your keychain for when you grope and fiddle with the locks in the dark. But I am quite sure that Victorinox could come up with something similar for a more reasonable price. $50 is still a lot. Car makers should turn their keyfobs into something similar.

yogibimbi

Fuck it.
I'd buy it.
With all the different types of key blanks, there's no way it could ship with blanks included.
All the do is probably weld them onto shafts that slide out, which, very few of us would have the technical skill to do. I would at least hope they weld, and not solder your keys.
Either way, for $50, why the fuck not. It's got about that much amusement in it, except I'd put keys on there that I'll have permanently, like tool boxes, et cetera. Get some more life out of this thing.

Speaking of, what is their policy on key replacement. If they come with free lifetime replacement for new keys, even if they charge for shipping/handling, that might be worth it.

luckypictures

I would buy one for $50.

pipcorona

It would be useful if it came with blanks that you took to a shop to be cut and then reinserted into the little box.

archercc

If they can figure out a way to strip my 4GB flash drive and shove it in that thing, I would buy the expensive one.

JoeStalin

Keys slide in...
Keys slide out...
Keys get jammed because I got the plastic $50 version...

Don't care still want one it looks cool. Even with my alarm fob it'd still be smaller than what I have to carry now.

draconis2941

@slingblade: agreed. Though this is a good idea, tokiwartooth has a good point. if I have to send my keys to be sent out and could take anymore than 3 weeks, I am not sure I would do it for even $50. I would like to see if they could get places locally to do it so that it would not take so long.

thethrizzle

@CooperMaybe: Yes!

Jason Chen

$50 = plastic.

slingblade

Works for me. $50 - meaning it comes in plastic.

slingblade

I still want them to make a version with an integrated remote fob for different car manufacturers that you program when you get it home. Then it truly would be an all-in-one key to my wallet.

CooperMaybe

I'm down for one. I'll be the coolest kid on the block for like a week. Then every John and Jane will have one.

seanism

@tokiwartooth: All that, and I'd still love one.)

Enter key mishaps at 5am.

tokiwartooth

This company is... out of their mind.

From the FAQ: "Each individual order takes up to two hours for us to process and convert your keys to fit in the unit."

So it's $50 plus sending your keys that will not be copied, but cut up and modified, possibly taking eight weeks to process.

Also: product renders. "The appearance of your Keyport may vary" - and that's for the limited edition $300 job.

End the KeyPort insanity!

(All that, I'd love one

tokiwartooth

Not after that robot peed all over it.

strider_mt2k

I'm in. I just sent them an email saying I'd buy it for 50 bucks. I just hope they can do my vehicle key and my medico key.

knappoleon

6 slots, 3 slides on each side I am sure. the reasoning is that your finger needs more surface area than the thickness of a key. with a tig welder and some wood working tools I could probably make a sweet one out of rosewood and some spare clock components. Or maybe some parts from a destroyed kurta calculator.

x40sw0n

Stabby stabby, well done.

resource

Part of the cost would be converting your keys into their patented sliding keys. I do want a flash drive and maybe integrated car alarm remote. Don't mind if it's plastic, just wait until china starts ripping off this idea.

mechanisma22

If you want a stabby stabby knife, they offer it in their FAQ under custom key ports. You can also get one made of bone which would I suppose would be a good pairing. Get out your wallet though, because custom keyports start at $5000 it says.

brian1cj

I already preDICKted this in earlier posts. I am in too. but I am not sending in my only fucking car key! they can do it by site. AHAHAHAHAHH!

StackyBotrus

For $50, I'm back in.

junk

where does the toothpic go?

obvious1

im graduating with a design degree in a week and no job lined up. im f-ing making one my damn self. we'll see how this goes tho. haha

sdsviet

I was thinking that I would buy one if the price were around $40. I could prob swing $50... I hate keychains.

Fermo

It seems they thought of everything (for a big to astronomical cost):

What custom options do I have?

Technology » Alarm Remotes, USB drives, Flashlights, RFID Fobs, Pocket Knife Features, Watches more...
Shell Materials » Aircraft Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Ceramic, Titanium, Carbon Fiber, more...
Design Materials » Gold, Silver, Platinum, more...
Exotic Materials » Bones, Wood, Fossils, more...
Precious Gems » Diamonds, Rubies, Emeralds, more...
Engraving Options » Initials, Logos, Patterns, Emblems, more...

Pretty much anything you can think of, we can most likely build it for you. The possibilities are endless...

How much does a custom Keyport™ cost?

A custom Keyport™ starts at $5,000 USD. Imagine a your Keyport™ with all your preferred technology, made out of titanium, with a diamond encrusted bezel and slider buttons. You will be the only one in the world to own one. To get on the waiting list

I've read your Secure Delivery procedure but I'm still not sure about this. Are there any other options?

Yes, you can go to your local locksmith and purchase unduplicated key blanks to send us. After your Keyport™ is delivered with the unduplicated blanks installed, you can take it back to your locksmith and have the keys duplicated from your original set of keys. All Keyport™ compatible blanks will fit in your locksmith's standard key duplication machine. Remember, your Keyport™ compatible keys are simple to transfer in and out of the unit.

Vagabum

I stand corrected. It is 6 keys. I bet the user error rate is high.

Vagabum

I'd buy one for $50, but I would not send in my keys. For $50 they have to allow the consumer to get the keys copied locally and to allow them to replace keys in the future.

@x40sw0n: I think I can count 7 slots also and from a usability standpoint (ease of accessing any single key) it would be a much more obvious interface if there was 3 slides on one side and 4 on another. That way the 2 sides would never get mixed up and it would reduce user error significantly.

Vagabum

Keyport to Ship $50 Version Next Year on Gadget Lab

I guess I just don't get it. $50 for a keychain?! Are you kidding? Mine cost a whopping $2 and that includes a clip to keep it on my belt instead of my pocket. Why anyone would buy this is beyond me - it isn't even that innovative.

Even going a step beyond that and assuming people would buy it for some kind of fashion sense, there are a lot of car keys that can't be put into this due to RFID security systems in the cars. Also, different keys are made of different metals(welding is difficult with dis-similar metals), so that would tend to make me believe reliability would be an issue.

drsmith

I was gonna buy one at 300.00, now I'll just wait and save 250.00.

Sorry 4 the dbl post

w00zzy

@Michai:FLIP IT OVER...DUH

w00zzy