Whittling might have been a hoax and
Blackberry massages just a ruse, but the Awethumb is all too real -- and all too freaking amazing. Yeah, we're not at all sure that these $8 plastic thumbguards -- available in your choice of colors! -- will actually protect you from repetitive stress or even make typing easier, but all the dudes and dudettes on the El train will know you mean business when you slip 'em on. As an added bonus, lack of compatibility with the iPhone will allow you to express your disdain for touchscreens in a satisfyingly dramatic way -- if you can't rock it with an Awethumb, you're not rockin'. Ah, to be young and ensheathed in plastic thumb protectors. Frankly astounding video after the break.
posted Nov 25th 2008 1:04PM
Yet, you will look pretty weird walking with that around.......
Wonder if they'll make one for the touchscreen market... =P
Actually I like it. If only it comes in colour that blending with the skin (or clear), I am SOLD.
Awethumb is a lame name too, Give it another cool name, say, superthumb or megatouch
Ill wait for the Trojan brand.
@tom
You want the "nude" variety. Don't ask me why i know that.
@tom: I agree it's terrible. I can't decide whether they're pandering to those with speech impediments or making fun of them.
At least it will help stop biting your nails.
i can see emos wearing them over every finger in black already.
clear plastic would make more sense.
They're actually tiny tag-team thumb wrestling costumes.
I assume you guys didn't watch the video. It so DOES come with clear plastic!!!! GO GET EM!!!!!
Is thumb discomfort really a problem?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5nNwLC7OGw
erm...
I say don't use your fingers will build up strength overtime.. Plus most phones today aren't as sharp as the cellphone in the early 2000's. They're pretty much made for texting today...
i don't know what you just said.
WTF!!!
I second that!
i'll third that
Let's just fast forward to..
I'll seven million, four hundred thirty four thousand, three hundred twenty three that.
You fucked it up, Nick, it should've been;
I'll seven million, four hundred thirty four thousand, three hundred twenty THIRD that...
Man, the counter is screwed, now we can start from scratch...
Seriously?
rofl... the announcer sounds hilarious saying "awethumb".
-Hey, what do you have on your figers?
-Awethumb
-Wot?
Reminds me of the Ice Cream glove on Ali G:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkuOuxRD1Bc
I could feel myself losing braincells for every second i kept watching that video....
dont know if it will work to stop thumb pain when used with phones and such but it might help thumbs of massage therapists.
This is the thimble of the 21st century (yeah, Stitch 'n' Bitch is dead again). Only it's totally lame & weird.
Thimbles were damn useful though, and dealt with a real problem.
Awesome...
thimply thuper!
Love the fact that they call it a "device." Wow...
Combine this with a Snuggie ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xZp-GLMMJ0 ) and there's no telling how many dates you could lose!
Chances are, if you are the type of person to order the awethumb, you are actually the person who won't need it because nobody emails, calls, or texts you.
It sounds like a retard saying A-W-E-S-O-M-E
wow, you have complete and total comprehension of the obvious! Way to go!
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I'd rather have the surgery than use them.
oh my god iv never seen somthing so awetumb in my entire life!----- engadget give me a break! is there really nothing else going on in the world? you could have wrote about street fighter 2 HD for xbox
Hey that looks like the phone I have in that picture.
HTC Kaiser / Tytn II / ATT Tilt
That would be because it is.
The new pocket protector. Ensuring a lack of women for the current generation of nerds.
if they would have said it also cures cancer i would be sold.
For some reason, I read "awethumb" as "a wet thumb" and was like wtf...
"and even some smartphone and portable game system touchscreens."
Hahahaha! Anyone else notice that the game being played didn't use the touchscreen?
"no tactile feel is lost"
Yeah, condom companies say that too...
Yeah, too bad no one here can actually vouch for the condom companies. . . .
What is condom?
I'll take Speech Impedi-mints for $1000, Alex.....
@ Lowest Ranked
Something you will never need to use
@Cal
Oh man. You got him good. REAL good. Wow that was the best burn ever.
(returns to second grade homeroom)
Hey! Use your phone and be ready to play your guitar, too!
I was thinkin that too.. :P
I think this is the best title of 2008.
Awethumb.
$12 for four sets of awethumb is not a bad deal. I always wanted some kind of thumb stylus thing.
...so making the end of the finger LARGER and SOFTER makes it more accurate?
Huh.
You can't feel the keys you press, or see them from around this 'thing', so how are you going to consistently hit the right button?
The purpose of the Awethumb isn't to make texting more accurate; it effectively reduces the need to text message because anyone you would normally be texting would dissown you for wearing these.
I thought it was to prevent the spread of textually transmitted diseases. You know, like TMSS (text messaging shorthand sysndrome).
Be nithe you big thilly gooth!
also good for making magneto thumb pupets...
Xavier....are you trying to get into my thumb?
Incompatibility with stupid thumb condoms has just become the iPhone's #1 selling point.
will also double as total protection against the hordes of ladiez that thought you were nerdy but cute and were considering going on a date with you.
"What is condom?"
con-dom n.
1. latex device for use in making balloon animals.
2. also used in the smuggling of illicit drugs.
3. when combined with the top of a milk jug, an excellent pea shooter.
4. tree decorations at bachelor/bachelorette parties.
5. gag gifts at baby showers.
6. dorm room door knob decoratives.
7. water balloon substitutes.
8. expandable christmas stocking.
9. banana ripener.
10. joke fodder.
Banana ripener? Gotta try that one.
I thmell a lawthuit!
Thufferin thuccotash! Thith hath got to be the thweetetht thenthory thaving thythtem ever devithed!
Good job on that one. I needed about 30 seconds to realize that it actually wasn't saying "Twentieth century shaving system" in the second sentence.
so lame.. the thumb stress is actually more because of frequent folding of the thumbs, which make it sore.. rather than protecting the tip...
I love how the pouch doubles as a screen scratcher
Please take your thumb condoms back , they make txting...awkward
goddamnit nilay
I hope this counts as a crap gadget, Engadget.
One would have to be stuck on stupid to get this one. Shouldn't there be a law to protect such folks from being fooled into buying shit like this?
My, what will they think of next?
This completely contradicts Gizmodo's review. Unless this review is being sarcastic. I can't really tell.
Wow. I can't believe I just watched that.
Maybe someday this will reach the same hights as pocket protectors... though I doubt it'll gain enough infamy.
This is super(d)thumb!