Crapgadget: creepy baby pillow, fake Alienware PMP, USB message wand, and more!

The endless flood of lame gadgets actually slowed this week in what we can only assume is a lull before the post-holiday gift-card-targeting storm, but rest assured that some still made into our inbox -- it always does. Good thing we've got Crapgadget. Enjoy the crap out of this, okay? We nearly gouged our eyes out in the making.

P.S. -Next week we're having A Crapgadget Christmas -- so send in pics of the worst, crappiest gadgets you get under the tree to ask at engadget dawt com!

Read - Zaky baby pillow: These darn kids today, they don't live in enough terror. [Via Coolest-Gadgets]
Read - Alienware KIRF PMP: Ah, nothing goes with crappy, generic PMPs like a little light trademark infringement. [Via PMP Today]
Read - Balanzza Digital Luggage Scale: This thing might not even be worth $30 at an airport gift shop. [Via Techie Diva]
Read - USB message wand: Why communicate with others when you can just furiously wave a pre-programmed message at them?
Read - Pasen ONION1 PMP: Pasen's LAZYBUM PMP, now with added inscrutable branding! [Via Generation MP3]

[DarkLightConnection @ Dec 22nd 2007 3:08AM]

The "AlienWare" PMP doesn't look that bad... but it still sucks

[Luis @ Dec 22nd 2007 3:35AM]

Yea all PMPs seem to suck the big one.

[Luis @ Dec 22nd 2007 3:35AM]

Yea all PMPs seem to suck the big one.

[andyo @ Dec 22nd 2007 4:10AM]

I don't see anything crappy about the scale, except for maybe the looks. We have a very similar scale at our workplace, and it just works. Nothing too special, but it is small and easy to put away below the counter.

[MacAnkka @ Dec 22nd 2007 5:23AM]

I didn't think that the USB message wand was that crappy. But whether or not you like it, those warning messages in chinese products are always quite hilarious!
http://www.digitalcowboy.jp/products/lampex/index.html
In the middle of that page, left side.

[uagent @ Dec 24th 2007 4:23AM]

Indeed! The "I CAN FLY!!!" had me laughing for quite a while. The guy with the horse's head demo'ing the thing was pretty funny too.

[Ignatius @ Dec 22nd 2007 5:32AM]

I hope I'm not the only one who assumed the baby pillow was..well, actually a fake baby as a pillow. Rofl.

[Ricardo @ Dec 22nd 2007 7:14AM]

You are not lol!

[ZeroCorpse @ Dec 22nd 2007 12:32PM]

Me too. . . although the hands are just about as creepy.

[Sora267 @ Dec 22nd 2007 2:33PM]

I thought the baby was TURNED INTO a pillow.

[Sora267 @ Dec 22nd 2007 2:34PM]

What I meant was, a REAL baby.

[John B. @ Dec 22nd 2007 6:48AM]

I read 'USB message wand' as 'USB massage wand' and got really excited.

Ignatius - thats what I thought too, and the terrifying thing is my mom has exactly that.

[Wwhat @ Dec 22nd 2007 11:10AM]

Hi I'm britney spears and want to order 10 zaky baby pillows, handy for in the car instead of a seatbelt, can you send them ASAP, thanks.

[Ryan Block @ Dec 22nd 2007 11:51AM]

BTW, our bad -- the crapgadget email address isn't quite done yet -- send your crappy gadget gift shots to ask at engadget!

[dustandechoes91 @ Dec 22nd 2007 3:17PM]

Although I could see some value in having the luggage scale if you travel a lot-with a lot, but most people dont come near that 50lb limit.


This list seems to be lacking pointless usb devices that shouldn't even be usb in the first place.

[George Miles @ Dec 22nd 2007 4:06PM]

Zaky baby pillow - bad news guys, they work great. My niece had twins and her Zaky pillow helps out a lot..

[curney @ Dec 22nd 2007 6:40PM]

it rules. we call it Cousin It.

[jburka @ Dec 22nd 2007 5:55PM]

Actually, I've been meaning to pick up one of the Balanzza scales since I learned about them last month. I travel around with very large kites and it's very easy to hit the weight limit with my gear bags...especially when my gear picks up either water or sand.

It may be a pretty specialized usage, but it was a gadget I was very excited to learn about, performing a task no amount of hacking will get my iPhone to pull off.

[Mojo @ Dec 26th 2007 9:57AM]

Ooooohhhh hehe. It's a mEssage wand. Not mAssage wand. That's 100% less interesting.