I’ve seen timers that change colour when your eggs are boiled to perfection, but never one that sings to you. Not only that, the BeepEgg’s tunes mock the untimely death of his comrades.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, here’s a gadget that’ll get you laid: A foreplay timer… that only lasts for three seconds. Actually, maybe you should give her roses instead. [Product Page via Nerd Approved]
The FujiFilm Finepix Z200fd Glam Cam is yet another digital camera on top of the massive mountain of sleek point and shoots. Yeah, it’s really thin and will capture shots at up to 10MP with a 5x zoom lens. But it stands out for an odd reason–it’s got a fantastic–and creepy–timer system.
newVideoPlayer("/legotimer_gizmodo.flv", 494, 390,""); The Gadget: Lego Egg Timer. The Price: US$7.99 The Verdict: It’s cute. It’s makes a wonderful tic-tac noise. It helps you do roasted lamb and chicken and Beef Wellington and cakes. It’s Lego. Really, it can’t get any better than that. I only wish it could do more than one hour.
If ever a gadget is going to promote responsible drinking, then the Shot Caller is it. And let’s face it, when you’re playing drinking games with your buddies, it is all about being responsible and drinking up when you are told to drink up. Made for the Power Hour and Century Club drinking games, the Shot Caller prepares you for when it is time to drink, with red, amber and green lights. You can set it for either an hour or 100 minutes, and it comes with four regulation-sized shot glasses. The financial cost is $US14.99. [The Shot Caller via DVice]
Unlike the rest of the Giz crew (especially Chen), I shower daily. But I’m also currently located at ground zero for god’s wrath. Despite the governor’s public missive for divine relief, Georgia’s still got less moisture than scarecrow, which is really the only reason this four-minute shower timer in hourglass form interests me. It’s only three bucks, and I’d probably mostly ignore its silent screaming, but I feel like I might shower just a little bit faster. Every drop counts right? [Envirosax via Green Deals Daily via Crave]
Those of you who have chosen to decorate your kitchen with an eye toward all things Apple will delight in Williams-Sonoma’s iPod-lookin’ Triple Timer. The basic kitchen timer allows you to set three alerts for different dishes, using what looks like a handy iPod clickwheel. (Somebody’s patent’s getting infringed.) The Triple timer also has a clock on its LED-backlit display. Unlike any new iPod, the Triple Timer includes a dock, runs on AA batteries—and costs just $20. [Williams-Sonoma via Gadget Lab]
This might be the perfect device to get someone to make more cupcakes for you: The Cupcake Kitchen Timer, which at 3.5 inches tall is almost big enough to qualify as a cake. Or you know what? You could take a giant leap and makes some cupcakes yourself! Don’t bite into this one, though—it’s made of hand-painted resin. Get ‘em while they’re hot, on sale for $23.95. [Bright and Bold, via Shiny Shiny]
The Shower Timer, by ShowerTimer, is a big metal box which you install between your wall and the neck of your shower head as a retrofit with (hopefully) no need for a plumber. It does what the product and company name suggest: you get so much time to shower and then no more water for you. Maybe you’re drowsy and still have shampoo in your hair? Sorry, champ. Only washed half the soap off? Well, you got a sink! The bad news is, either way you’re only getting 12 minutes to shower before the “discouraging” shower prevention period kicks in.
