Dissecting the Keyport- 04.08.08
Keyport - the all in one keyfob… we’ve shown it to you before it was available, what the process of shipping your keys looks like, and more - and now i got hands on with one of the early production models to take apart for you! Aren’t you curious how they take your original keys and cut them down with dovetailing them to interlock with the main unit? I was… so up close pics and first impressions after the jump!!!
The box is the size of an altoids box (for some perspective)
My only complaint sliding these keys in and out a bit was that my fingers turned black with the lubricating goo, and its a bit hard to keep track of which key is where…
by slightly pressing the two sides you can remove the cap - i had a bit of trouble with this since its so smooth and there’s no real click… but its not something you’re supposed to be doing regularly anyhow!
With the cap off, and the key out, you can see that they cut the original key and have doevtailed notches for you to slide the key on and off…
Here are the direction on how to use it and how to open it up… click to view larger!
i gotta say i am pretty unimpressed with it.
i agree with pretty much every complaint listed.
cool in theory but put into practice i don’t see it working very well
also, did i read this correctly? you have to physically slide each key? i’d rather have it spring loaded so that you can hit the button and it slides out and you only have to pull key back in.
and have you read all the “cautions”? don’t expose to dirt, sand, water, or other foreign matter? wow. and lubricating it weekly with graphite? sorry that’s another task I don’t really need.
i’m a total sucker for design but only if it makes my life easier. with this it’s like you’re buying a pack of responsibilities. not to mention if god forbid you misplace the thing (but then again, the same problem exists with key rings).
----- ryn 10.04.08 12:40