USB keys for 'Year of the Pig'
Special commemorative set reflects new wealth
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Items like this appear to leave little doubt that Western capitalistic values have taken firm hold in China.
Lenovo and the Beijing Zhongshi Boda Company have released a pair of gold and silver USB drives made from 30 grams of the precious metals. Spluch says they're being sold as a limited-edition set to commemorate the "Year of the Pig" according to the lunar calendar, inscribed with Chinese proverbs, for $1,280 in Beijing. That's a lot of money, especially in China, but it's still a bargain compared with this single USB key from Japan that isn't even real gold.
