Transaction product with memory

A transaction product comprising:

• a memory;
• a housing enclosing the memory;
• an electrical connector securely electrically coupled with the memory and configured to be selectively received by a socket of a computing device such that the computing device can access the memory via the electrical connector;
• and
• an account identifier linking the transaction product to an account or record, the account identifier being machine readable by a point-of-sale terminal such that value can be added to or deducted from the account or record using the account identifier;
• wherein:
• the housing includes a pocket open to an external surface of the housing, and the electrical connector is selectively received and maintained within the pocket,
• the memory is coupled to the electrical connector at least in part with a communication link,
• a portion of the communication link is selectively received and maintained within the pocket, and
• the housing defines an opening adjacent the pocket, the communication link extends through the opening and is coupled to the electrical connector opposite the opening, wherein the communication link and the electrical connector are rotatable about the opening relative to the housing.

A stored-value card, comprising:

• means for linking the stored-value card to an account or record;
• means for visually associating the stored-value card with a media product;
• data associated with the media product;
• means for storing the data associated with the media product;
• means for enclosing the means for storing data;
• means for selectively coupling the stored-value card with a personal computer, wherein the means for selectively coupling are configured to extend from at least a portion of the means for enclosing and are in electrical communication with the means for storing data such that the personal computer can communicate with the means for storing data via the means for selectively coupling.

A method of forming a stored-value product, the method comprising:

• placing a controller and memory coupled with the controller within an enclosure;
• permanently coupling the controller with an electrical connector such that the electrical connector extends out of at least a portion of the enclosure, and the electrical connector is configured to be selectively received by a socket of a personal computer, wherein the personal computer can access the memory via the electrical connector and the controller to one or more of read data from and write data to the memory when the electrical connector is received by the socket;
• storing electronic data to the memory, wherein:
• the electronic data is readily associated with a media product,
• the media product is one of a movie, a television show, and a book, and
• the enclosure is visually associated with the media product;
• and
• associating an account identifier with the enclosure, the account identifier linking the stored-value product to an account or record having an associated value.