That's pretty great; honestly, if it weren't for the cloud-connectedness, I'd consider buying it based on the strength of that story alone.

(I do wonder what the costs of leather and fake leather are, and what the market for fancy laser-etched wallets is...)

I feel like that's almost the answer to anything.

Only true if you have a laser and don't fully understand what's possible with a hammer.

Why would a making a wallet require "half a cow" ?

Is making a leather wallet as nearly-impossible as he claims? http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-a-leather-wallet...

The video feels like infomercial schtick.

Luckily, he knew to use natural leather. Synthetic "leather" is known to produce extremely poisonous cholrine gasses when being cut...