USB anion humidifier soda can confirms you shouldn't be allowed to have a credit card
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Aug 31st 2008 10:54AM
posted Aug 31st 2008 10:54AM
[Thanks, Simon]
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for a second i thought this was a DIY job, anyway it looks cool. just a shame if it had diffrent design, like a cola or Dr peper can.
Its fairly easy to DIY anything with a USB cable; 4 wires, just cut the data cables (usually white/green), keep the power cables (5v, black and red usually). Use some electrical tape and splice it on to anything of your own design!
I expect its probably reasonably easy to mod this to your own choice of can, but that doesn't look lke a "nomal" drinks can, so I 'unno. The label around the side does look added on, you could probbaly rip that off and stick your own one on. Who knows?! The possibilities are [almost] endless!
I think the guy who wrote this article is a douchebag...his lazy ass prolly doesnt even have to leave the bed to write these articles and spout his mouth off..only thing worse than paying big mouth douchebags like him to write stupid articles like this is paying cops to harass the crap out of you for stupid shit like windshieldwipers
looks like someone just got harass the crap out of him for stupid shit like windshieldwipers
I need it
Knowing full well my lazyness is resoundingly immense, what the hell is a "anion humidifier"?! The same as a standard dehumidifier?
It's a typo- It's actually an "Onion humidifier"
You know, to magically (via USB) keep those tear-producing wonders all fresh and crisp in your fridge 30 miles away at home.
Fail.
Lazy =/= retard.
It doesn't use heat, it uses some sort of ultrasonic witchcraft, or so I gather.
This is a great idea if you work in a climate-controlled desert-dry hell-on-sinuses cubicle. Plus you can cut up a beer can to wrap around it. Where's the downside?
It's a CAN! of PURE AIR!
I think you ment Perri Air.
http://i37.tinypic.com/iyifk4.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiabeNR_q0U
mmmm....Perri-air
Let's see...do those characters on the can read "High Strength Alcholic Beverage"...
Someone should mod this to spray out secents that smell like soda for ex. orange or grape. Better yet someone should pull a Ben heck and mod it to play games or something. Personally the scent one is easier to do. Who likes orange soda, Kel likes orange soda!
Kel died a few years ago of acute orange dye #7 poisoning, one of many victims, leading to a recall of Sunkist and other brands for a few weeks while they changed the recipe. He literally drank himself to death on that stuff, making your comment both insensitive and not funny.
*Statement above not backed up by facts.
shut up compatible?
i hope you were joking. Why would you hook this to a iPhone also how would you. I think you might have started a little to early on that labor day wtfbbq....
Picture of the can in action
http://www.newkj.cn/pic/gif/1210295831.jpg
Comes with free cavity searches at the airport.
I for one welcome our new soda can badass overlords.
Electronics and moisture don't mix.
Did anyone actually read the description fo the can on the website? It's pure and total awesomeness in a freakin sweet shaped box.
Here, I've done the work for you!
* High quality of our Miniature Anion Humidifier can be guaranteed!
* Soda Can Humidifier is portable, the mini design is likesome, you can use it at home or in the office if you like.
* USB Anion Humidifier adopts anion technology to extremely purify the air and remove toxic substances including the dust, odors and molds
* Produces active oxygen molecules, which may release the negative electric charges from oxygen molecules to make them more active
* Anions may improve metabolism, maintain a fresh air, relive fatigue and effectively prevent the diseases arising from the air - conditioning
* Protects your eyes and refreshes yourself, negative ion connected with positive charge to reduce the static radiation and protect your eyes
* Easy to use.
* This Office Humidifier is mainly made of hard plastic, chrome-plated gives great surface feeling.
* Weight: 283g
* Color: Blue
EPIC WIN!!!!
"...gives great surface feeling"
Well, that just kinda opens all kinds of doors, doesn't it...
"Produces active oxygen molecules"
The chemist in me is producing possibly lethal amounts of "wtf?" over this one.
Taken a shower in an electrical shower lately? Turned an electric kettle on? Turned the bathroom lights on?
I'm with you, except for the electric shower....WTF?
He probably has a short in his shower area and thinks you are suppose to be fizzling.
I know those white sticks are filters, but at 1st I thought they're tem.....
Maybe The Sharper Image should have thought of that before going belly up
test
I have one in my pants.
Well I have five in mine, so nyah!
I have six in my abs. Your point? ;)
I wonder how many have been thrown away.
Hmmm.. For start I would have go with some kind of joint venture with a [write here your preferred beer name company] and sell six packs =)
However instead of an air purifier, I would make it a 1tb hard drive (for each can) therefore I will be selling a 6tb pack that might be used as a NAS and might connect wired or wirelessly to the local network as well via USB for fast data recording.
This will not make your NAS look better and cooler, but also will make you look less geeky (nothing bad with it either)
This qualifies for the #1 crap-gadget of all time ... especially after reading the box description.
I laughed so hard I think I hurt myself.