Abstract: A system for managing and sharing social networking and loyalty program data that includes a quick-transfer device. The quick-transfer device can be in any number of forms that are readily portable such as a keychain, wristwatch, accessory for a mobile phone or music player or similar form. The quick-transfer device provides a set of interactive features for managing and transferring the social networking and loyalty program data through a ‘quick-touch’ or ‘quick-click’ transfer mechanism. The loyalty program and social networking data structure is managed by the quick-transfer device. The data structure is accessible to general purpose applications such as web browsers. The quick-transfer device can communicate with other quick-transfer devices as well as computers and external sensors to update and modify the contents of the stored data structure.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a portable audio recording and playback system comprised of physically separate audio playback and external recording units, which are operably yet removably mateable. The audio playback unit has a power supply, audio storage, an audio playback device, an audio speaker, a first switch and a first connector all disposed in association with the playback unit housing. The first switch prompts the audio playback device to playback at least one of the audio segments stored in the audio storage. The external recording unit has a microphone, a second switch and a second connector all disposed in association with the recording unit housing. The first and second connectors are configured such that each is operably yet removably mateable to the other. The system also includes an audio recording device operably associated with the microphone and the audio storage and operably connected to the second switch toward prompting the recording device to record one of an audio segment.