Seriously, our hands are trembling at the mere thought of having to actually use any of these shameful peripherals. A camera that takes the good with the (mostly) bad? A star-shaped mouse guaranteed to accelerate the onset of carpal tunnel syndrome by 409%? A USB fan that blatantly lies about purifying the hot air coming from that clogged up tower of yours? All present and accounted for, sir, and that's not even the half of 'em. We have all ideas you too would want to keep your digits far, far away from any of the disasters linked below, but give the list a look and let us know which one you think is the
most pitiful of all.
Read - Mouse pad / USB hub / mic
Read - USB Whack It
Read - Yang Ying Camera
Read - Star Mouse
Read - Key-shaped USB key
Read - Totally original touchscreen MP3 player
Read - USB fan with super-secret germ killing powers
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Smart People Play Tuba @ Sep 6th 2008 1:53PM
Methinks the "fail" photo of the star mouse is raising its vote count. That "Yang Ying" camera is far worse.
GON @ Sep 6th 2008 1:59PM
Is that a rhetorical question?
GON @ Sep 6th 2008 2:39PM
I love you too Engadget commenting system.
Underwhelmed @ Sep 6th 2008 6:26PM
I have to agree. It's what happens when Transformers drink during pregnancy.
Ross @ Sep 6th 2008 6:42PM
@GON
It wasn't even a question so how could it be a rhetorical question
Rocketboy @ Sep 7th 2008 1:04AM
Yes, the camera is far worse, but you can actually buy a star mouse.
GON @ Sep 6th 2008 1:55PM
I'd say the USB Star Mouse. It looks horrible to use. Three buttons are too close together.
Some Kid @ Sep 6th 2008 8:44PM
Is that seriously why you voted it the stupidest?
not for the fact it is a star and has less use than the rest of those things, but for the fact that the buttons are too close together
wow
M0les @ Sep 6th 2008 10:21PM
Totally! Infact I think it's nearly perfect in its complete disregard for ergonomics. I just needs some annoying and unavoidable spikes on the top or something.
Waverider @ Sep 7th 2008 2:11AM
The mouse is not ergonomic at all. My hand has carpel tunnel syndrome just looking at it.
yopladas @ Sep 6th 2008 1:55PM
Where do people think of this stuff?!
Terry Thomas @ Sep 7th 2008 6:24AM
Where do they think of this stuff?
CHINA
patriotsn1 @ Sep 6th 2008 1:56PM
wowwwww props to engadget for not having a "PC running Widows Vista" option!
Sofunnytom @ Sep 6th 2008 2:07PM
i would have voted for "macbook pro"
Zinger314 @ Sep 6th 2008 4:03PM
What's a Widow's Vista? Sounds like a Monet painting.
SimonRichards @ Sep 6th 2008 2:03PM
The star mouse is by far the worst. At least the others look slightly useful/usable.
joyride @ Sep 6th 2008 2:09PM
The 'Totally original touchscreen MP3 player' is made by Onda, which is a pretty decent manufacturer of computer parts plus mp3 players. Your blatant disdain for all non Apple products is so apparent that it's sickening.
http://www.onda.cn/english/product/productlist.jsp?CLASS_ID=201
Kizorblade @ Sep 6th 2008 2:47PM
Decent manufacturer? Their website is shit. The MP3 player is obviously an iPhone ripoff and the "decent" computer parts they make are X800s. From ATI. A LONG time ago.
Backlin @ Sep 6th 2008 4:25PM
It seems to me he's pretty intellectual, but definitely not open-minded.
Anyway, I checked the website. The MP3 player that looked like a ripped piece of paper looks pretty cool!
JarodONE @ Sep 6th 2008 2:11PM
USB Fan and Ionizer Air Purifier
is just funny
"Rotator can rotate 360 degrees"
Jake @ Sep 7th 2008 10:39PM
Anything that performs "strong blowing" gets high marks in my book.
-jp
Smart People Play Tuba @ Sep 7th 2008 10:56PM
@Jake
I wouldn't recommend it with that fan, dude. Ouch.
Adam Erickson @ Sep 6th 2008 2:18PM
Call me crazy but I actually like the idea of the USB key. That way, if for some reason I wanted to have a USB key on my keychain then it wouldn't stick out as much as a normal one.
Not exactly the most secure way to carry around your data in the first place, but let's just ignore that fact for a moment, shall we?
w4rh34rt @ Sep 6th 2008 3:17PM
Lol.. The green thing doesn't even look like a key...
Adam Erickson @ Sep 6th 2008 3:42PM
Haha, wow, I didn't even realize that hideous little thing was the USB stick. Alright, well my previous comment still holds true...the IDEA is a good one...their implementation? FAIL. :)
Michael @ Sep 6th 2008 7:06PM
But the key looks like a baby's fake key... you know, the kind they teeth on?
Gareth @ Sep 7th 2008 12:16AM
Hear hear, that's just what I was thinking
MasterCKO @ Sep 6th 2008 2:39PM
Yeah, the rest of them actually have some sort of use case. No one in their right mind would ever use that Star Mouse.
And seriously, putting something on this list just because it's aping the iPhone/iPod Touch is pretty weak sauce, guys.
Chris Emerson @ Sep 6th 2008 2:46PM
I don't think the USB key thing is that bad really. Voted for the fan thing, purely on the basis of crap science.
Darkroom @ Sep 6th 2008 11:29PM
i totally agree... i would actually buy that key-shaped USB drive... it's much more practical than having a "normal" usb key on a key chain... don't really understand endgadget for putting it on this list...
i had to vote for the mic/mousepad/hub thing... wow...
Mic2000 @ Sep 6th 2008 2:54PM
I want that USB whack it :D
LondonConsultant @ Sep 7th 2008 6:42AM
+1
I enjoyed playing the old-fashioned "whack the frog" games in seaside arcades and thought that product looked retro-cool. So, I just searched YouTube - and am not yet sure whether this USB Whack It competition changed my mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT4xPocG5a0&fmt=18
Pwnge @ Sep 6th 2008 2:55PM
FAILFAILFAIL
Why can't people do something useful with their lives ... oh wait no one does....
jk
Darkroom @ Sep 6th 2008 11:32PM
usefulness is subjective... for example, i would say that your comment is useless... and guess what, those products sell... what have you started up, manufactured and sold lately?
immer_ohne_gott @ Sep 6th 2008 3:03PM
Star Mouse FTL.
Smart People Play Tuba @ Sep 6th 2008 4:35PM
Faster than light?
Caleb @ Sep 6th 2008 8:53PM
No no no.. FTL stands for Fruit of The Loom
THJ @ Sep 7th 2008 5:58PM
Furious Tunisian Leprechauns.
Cowbell @ Sep 6th 2008 3:03PM
Needs More Cowbell!
Ross @ Sep 6th 2008 6:45PM
... are you feeling ok?
Some Kid @ Sep 6th 2008 8:47PM
what exactly is wrong with you?
CJ @ Sep 7th 2008 2:05AM
Lack of cowbell, I assume.
Randavance @ Sep 6th 2008 3:17PM
5 bucks says that if that fan were made by apple you guys would be singing a different tune.
Darkroom @ Sep 6th 2008 11:34PM
agreed, 100%.
iphonerulez @ Sep 6th 2008 3:17PM
Where's the Zune button?
ben @ Sep 6th 2008 3:20PM
WHOAH. That yang-ying camera thing (heehee, rhymes...) totally says Sony on it. I guess Sony's really stepping up their game, there's been a lot of sony news recently...and now this?
Richard Lai @ Sep 6th 2008 3:22PM
I voted for the "Yang Yin Camera" cos the manufacturer couldn't even get the name right!
Wormbolt @ Sep 6th 2008 3:31PM
They will be too late to make this list.
KilgoreTrout @ Sep 6th 2008 3:34PM
Hey , the Iphone is missing from the list!
I guess its position would be just between the USB whack it and the air purifying usb fan.
KilgoreTrout @ Sep 6th 2008 3:34PM
Hey , the Iphone is missing from the list!
I guess its position would be just between the USB whack it and the air purifying usb fan.