Why do I find this funny? Because I’m sophisticated, that’s why. Pull the finger on the keychain and it drops a loud one. Drop $6.98 and it’s all yours. [The Lighter Side]
If, like me, you lose your keys and wallet on an almost daily basis, then you just might be desperate enough for gadgets like this. The Find One, Find All is a little radio receiver that you attach to your commonly lost items. You can then use another one – yes, you have to buy two – to track it down. There are six keys, and additional units can be programmed to different numbers. Lost your keys? Press 1. Lost your wallet? Press 2.
The Sound Activated keyfinder is The Clapper for you keys. Instead of charging through your house like a madman in the morning, a civilized clap (or conservative whistle) is all one needs to activate the keyfinder. Then, the alarm is activated and an LED light blinks with fervor to make sure you are not late to work…again.
For $11.60, the Sound Activated Keyfinder might be the cheapest unemployment insurance on the market. Then again, if you are the type who holds clapping parties or runs the neighborhood’s summer whistle convention, you may have less trouble by just passing on this one.
You can now return to your regularly scheduled, useless USB peripherals. [Product Page via ubergizmo]
Most cellphone charms do nothing but sit there and be charming, but this one by Lava Lamp creator Mathmos actually serves a useful purpose: It blinks red (or blue, your choice) when you have a phone call coming in. Might be a good compromise between setting that phone on vibrate and possibly still irritating those around you, or missing all your calls. If you don’t care for this retro-chic lava lamp replica, you can also get one shaped like a miniature light bulb.
Never before have people had so little fun with the Wiimote. Hacked from a recent Wendy’s toy promotion, one gamer slid a USB thumb drive into a mini Wiimote keychain/toy/chokehazard. We’re disappointed in anonymous Chinese OEM everywhere for getting beaten to the punch on this one. Hopefully they will take note and put a real version on the market so we can buy a version online and maintain our fast food fasting. USB Thumbdrive Gets Clever Disguise [via kotaku]
If in your version of Heaven thousands of angels are on call with endless miles of bubblewrap for your consumption, then the PuchiPuchi Bubble Wrap Toy might be for you.
From what we can tell, the pocket device simulates the feel of popping bubble wrap while using a tiny speaker to make that ever so satisfying popping noise. What bubble wrap aficionados will find disturbing, however, is that every 100 pops bestows the user with a fart, barking dog, door chime or sexy voice. Sexy voice? How does smut find its way into even the most harmless devices?
Seriously, we’re trying to upgrade our salt and pepper shakers.
Product Page [via randomgodstuff]
I’ve seen some dumb noise maker keychains over the years, but this one could actually generate some laughs, not just a few smirks when you see it in the shop. It comes with six popular ringtones on board, so with a sneaky button press you’ll have a good chance of having at least a few people in a room diving to check their handset.
Or, if you want to get pummeled, why not use it in a movie theatre just to be annoying? I know I’m always eager to slap people who leave their phones on – how many times must they show the “switch that shit off” sign? And don’t get me STARTED on people who think some quiet txting is okay… Hello! Bright bloody phone screen!!
Yeah, anyway. US$9.99. -Seamus Byrne
Product Page [via Shiny Shiny]
Hey, Jews! Isn’t it hard remembering all the different blessings there are to say before eating different things? Don’t you wish there was some shortcut through them to get to the food when you’re hungry? Boy, your mother should be ashamed of you. But I’m not your mother, so here’s something to help.
The Say-a-Blessing keychain can get through those pesky blessings for you with the push of a button for whatever type of food you’re about to eat (except pork and shellfish for some odd reason), allowing you to cut to the chase without pissing off the big man upstairs. Everybody wins? Oy vey. –Adam Frucci
Product Page [Jewish Learning Group]
The Soban Photo Keychain is a replacement for storing wallet-sized pictures of your kids printed out on—gasp—paper. Instead, the Soban has 128mb of memory storing up to 7,000 (really tiny) photos. A slideshow can run for 8 hours on a charge.
Let’s be clear about one thing: the Soban is not a good product. Even if the screen is decent, it’s too bulky for a keychain when we can already use cellphones for a similar purpose. However, should such a display be thinned and actually fit in a wallet, it could be a reasonable product update for baby boomers and retro cool to the younger generations. At least that’s my two cents on the matter.
Hit the jump for the kinda neat side view (hint: it looks like a bunch of stacked photos).
The only flaw with LED technology thusfar is that it can’t kill anyone. Sure, it’s “energy efficient” and will help with our “energy crisis”, but—let me say this again so the our readership doesn’t overlook it—LEDs can’t kill anyone.
Luckily scientists are well-aware of the issue, and have developed the Contemporary Knife Lite-Key Chain. A 2″ folding lockback blade made from 440 stainless steel accompanies protects the otherwise defenseless LED so you can worry about more important things—like when the world will finally wake up and arm stuffed animals. We consider this a nobrainer purchase: its $15 pricetag is well worth a good night’s sleep. – Mark Wilson Product Page [via uberreview]
