BevyTech's Gadget Bottle: it holds water and gadgets

On today's episode of "why didn't I think of that," we present to you BevyTech's Gadget Bottle, which is as self-explanatory as they come. This very standard looking water bottle sports a semi-translucent motif, delightfully vivid orange cap and four bands that keep your gadget of choice strapped into the 4.625- x 2.125- x 1-inch pocket. The bottle itself can hold 22-ounces of your favorite liquid, and the firm's FAQ even states that the bands are designed to not mash buttons at random. Those interested can get their order in now for $8.25, and if all goes to plan, it'll be headed your way late next week. Click on through to take a peek at our favorite example of what this thing can do.

[OddManOut @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:39PM]

Uh...Condensation ?

[applefreak @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:19PM]

alos, how do you squeeze the bottle without pushing a button

[Steve Miller @ Nov 2nd 2007 11:56PM]

haha i was thinkin the same thing...can you say warranties voided?

[ja$on @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:43PM]

This can't be real.

This is so unbelieveably stupid.

[dazepro @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:56PM]

You would be surprised. I have a friend that collects old clothes from department stores, tears them up, than resells them to auto body/mechanic shops and he is a millionaire. I wouldnt doubt if this company cashes in on this idea!

[derX @ Nov 2nd 2007 7:25PM]

What do you mean this is so stupid? You obviously lack innovation and keen judgement. Just think about it, this is a match made in heaven: Water and electronics.

C'mon, ja$on, now do you appreciate their genius?

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Let's see, what other brilliant products will they come up with next?

[chefgon_ign @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:45PM]

I'm going to buy one and then sue them for a billion dollars when my iPhone falls out of it during a bike ride.

[M @ Nov 5th 2007 1:39PM]

You would get a replacemnet iPhone at best.
M

[Jared @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:45PM]

I have a similar bottle (that doesn't hold gadgets) and it leaks all of the time. Why would I want my electronics close to this?

[TIMMAH! @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:46PM]

Actually that would be today's episode of "why would you think of that". Yeah no one's ever dribbled water while drinking out of a water bottle...

[granny down east @ Nov 2nd 2007 8:51PM]

Someone in NC has your name on their license plate. I saw it a couple weeks ago on a green SUV. Wuz dat you?

[derX @ Nov 2nd 2007 10:47PM]

It's just a damn bottle with a piece of plastic holding the item onto the bottle.

This is nothing but a strap on......water bottle, that is.

[TIMMAH! @ Nov 2nd 2007 11:28PM]

No sorry, wasn't me.

[Boynamedsue @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:49PM]

even if you could make sure no water got on the gadgets, it would still be stupid.

[ja$on @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:52PM]

I'm thinking of making a similar item. It would be a baseball bat/ reading glasses holder. So when you are up to bat, you can put your reading glasses in the bat so they don't get lost.

[BEETROOT @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:54PM]

Finally. This thing is going to change my life.

[Dan @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:54PM]

Running along, whoops dropped this bulky water bottle (and iPhone). /golfclap BevyTech

[Fence @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:59PM]

Wow, technology finally finds a way to supersede the need for pockets.

[Fence @ Nov 2nd 2007 5:59PM]

Wow, technology finally finds a way to supersede the need for pockets.

[mr. O @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:01PM]

God, this is like shooting fish in a barrel...I can't choose one particular slam against the innate stupidity of this design.

[Jack @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:07PM]

My heart is Shouting....NEXT !!!

[Ed @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:09PM]

I can finally stop using tape....

[SAM @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:13PM]

So, why do you need to carry a knife with your cell phone/pda/ipod ?

[Ayle @ Nov 2nd 2007 8:38PM]

You answered your own question...

[Eddie @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:13PM]

When I get out of jail, I'm gonna knife someone so hard I will need the type of hydration only those beautiful electrolytes can provide. But I only have two hands...

Wait, what's that you say?

Someone has made a product just for me?

[Ransom @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:19PM]

i'm going to buy two of them so i can strap one water bottle to the other.

is there actually any water in the bottles in those example pics?

[Brent Danz @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:19PM]

Ice Cold Beverage + Blazing Hot Weather+ $300 IPOD = Condensation = Broken IPOD = You Swearing up a storm.

What idiot dreamed this thing up?

[r19578 @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:29PM]

Can you see the icons or press the keys under the strap? Brilliant idea!

[holycow @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:31PM]

if only they would have those holders in laptops.. would be so much easier to just fit ur mp3 player in it so its attached to the laptop while its charging/etc... that way there wont be wires everywhere

[Sirocco @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:41PM]

It's like the nerdpack that holds my pens in my shirt pocket. So sure, I want one.

[wayneabe @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:42PM]

i cant remember the last time i didn't lose a water bottle.

[Etaanaru @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:42PM]

Phew, was worried for a bit.

I can still make my athletic cup/knife sheathe; can't believe no one's thought of it yet.

[Matthew Hilario @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:43PM]

why don't phone companies make phones that have water bottle capabilities? that's a winner right there!

[TrueDis @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:43PM]

I really really really don't get it...

[Niz @ Nov 2nd 2007 6:58PM]

Wow its amazing of how pointless this is. Strap whatever gizmo to your arm.

The bottle is indented to make room for your device so you loose water capacity.

What happens when you have little or no water left? it isnt gonna stand up straight from the weight of the device depending on what it is of course.

[Josh L @ Nov 2nd 2007 7:13PM]

I can't think of a better way to say "Please mug me!" than by strapping a several-hundred-dollar electronic device to a water bottle. It's like you're telling people that you have so much money, you don't even care that your iPhone just got ruined by condensation.

[J8NTS @ Nov 2nd 2007 7:26PM]

Forget my gadgets, I'd be more concerned about being shot! Can you imagine the welcome you'd get from the cops walking into an airport carrying a bottle filled with an unidentified liquid with a cell phone strapped on!

Not such a great idea.

[drews @ Nov 2nd 2007 7:32PM]

I would buy this. I recently got into mountain biking. The shorts I wear don't have pockets, and I need a place to put put my digital camera. the camera is in a plastic case, so I am not worried about it getting wet. If I strapped something to my arm, it would fall off. If you are mountain biking on a real mountain, you are not going to have a basket or any other container on your bike.

[bjrcboy @ Nov 2nd 2007 7:44PM]

Erm I use a backpack whenever I take my dirtbike out... and my friends that mountian bike do to. You could also have one of those under the seat+connect to the seat post bags. This is pointless haha

or you know

FANNY PACK!

[Joel @ Nov 2nd 2007 7:52PM]

Dare I sugest a Fanny pack? On a more serios note, there a variety of small bags avaialbe that fit under your set, or in the strapped to a couple tubes. Perfectly fine for Biking. And for hardcore Mountain Bikers that actually go into the mountains far enough to need to bring stuff along (tents, etc.), there are fairly rugged saddle bags.

[Thor @ Nov 2nd 2007 8:20PM]

That's why any serious bike jersey has three handy pockets at your lower back (where there's the least body movement). For longer rides a Camelbak (or equivalent) is the way to go, you can get them backpack- or fannypack-style to suit your taste.

Even if you didn't care about moisture, I can't imagine how awkward it would be to drink from a bottle with a camera strapped to it, nevermind the fact that bottles have a habit of flying out of their cages on rough trails, or being dropped even on smooth roads if you fumble getting it back into the cage...it would be a painful sight to see your waterbottle skidding along the road at 25 mph with a phone/ipod/camera along for the ride.

[robert @ Nov 2nd 2007 10:31PM]

Or you could...you know. Not take your camera.

[Matthew Hilario @ Nov 2nd 2007 7:39PM]

why don't the phone companies take advantage of this and make a phone with water bottle capabilities?

[Kalen @ Nov 2nd 2007 7:50PM]

I love the picture of the RAZR attached. Imagine answering your phone while its strapped to this 'thing'.

"What? No I'm not crazy, I'm answering my phone!"


This honestly looks like one of the spoof gadgets from 'Get Smart'.

[jt-engadget @ Nov 2nd 2007 8:00PM]

With the flip-phone one, you could talk on it while attached, and it would look like a giant brick phone from the early 90s. Sweet.

[_Mazza_ @ Nov 2nd 2007 8:13PM]

It's not for killers, everyone knows you run faster with a knife!

[cheng.benedict @ Nov 2nd 2007 8:57PM]

...yes....because nothing goes together like water and consumer electronics. just ask an applecare support rep....yeah...that was a bad day for me...

[Digi @ Nov 2nd 2007 9:09PM]

This one is real funny. I didn't know if Engadget was being serious when they put this one up.

Either the guy who made this doesn't have his head on straight, or he knows that it's a horrible idea that most people will laugh at but a some will actually buy....1% of a massive population that knows about it, resulting in this guy becoming a millionaire.

[The ZeroCorpse @ Nov 2nd 2007 11:09PM]

You know, just today I was thinking to myself, "How can I expose my electronics to water in a creative, expensive, ultimately disastrous way?"

Thank goodness these guys came up with this! I was just going to pour some Evian on my iPod.

[Andrew @ Nov 2nd 2007 11:39PM]

I'm gonna hold out until they develop one that can be strapped to a gun (ha different kind of water gun), then all you dumb bastards with knife water bottles will beg for mercy. early adopters have never been this screwed.