Crapgadget: thanks for nothing edition

Here in the US of A, we dedicate today to shoving copious quantities of food down our throats, meeting / greeting long lost family members and -- most importantly -- counting our blessings. Here around the Engadget table, we've found five "gadgets" (we're being gracious here) that we're absolutely grateful to not own. In fact, we're thankful that we don't even have to look at these if we don't want to. 'Course, we're betting that you're curious enough to give up that right to ignore in order to see just how pathetic these crapgadgets really are, but we'd recommend waiting at least an hour after your last gluttonous indulgence before clicking the links below. Obviously, we cannot be held responsible for any upchucking.

Read - Scale mouse
Read - Dual holster windshield mouse
Read - Disney's Pixie Hollow Clickables
Read - Monkey USB hand warmer
Read - Red Piggy mouse

Which gadget are you most thankful to not own?

Scale mouseDual car windshield mountDisney's Pixie Hollow ClickablesMonkey USB hand warmerRed Piggy mouseVote

[andifall @ Nov 27th 2008 5:14PM]

. . . who wouldn't want the monkey hand warmers???

[Electromodo @ Nov 27th 2008 6:10PM]

Have you tried writing field reviews in Alaska?
Wait, forget it, have you been to North Pole?
Stop, forget it. Hove you experienced the electricity outage in the middle of the winter? You did! But there was no point using the laptop because there was no Internet? Oh, you used your phone as 3G modem? And posted to MySpace?
Yeah, you needed those gloves.
And you have no life!

[El Taco @ Nov 27th 2008 6:42PM]

I wouldn't want them because they leave your fingers exposed.

[jose @ Nov 27th 2008 7:53PM]

Have you ever tried typing on a regular keyboard with gloves on? There's a certain amount of finger dexterity lost with padding. If you're using a USB powered hand warmer... chances are, you're in the cold with a computer. Now, either you live in a walk-in freezer, or you took your laptop outside.

Cmon, is it really THAT hard to understand the rationale for this??!?

[rH @ Nov 27th 2008 11:42PM]

@Electromodo

Alaska is not that cold...if you are in the house

[BentonG @ Nov 28th 2008 11:52PM]

The idea's cool. I've been in computer labs where they keep the place like a walk in freezer. The monkey design is a bit much, though.

[ShogunMaster @ Nov 27th 2008 5:14PM]

That scale mouse would be a great gift for that drug dealer on the go. He could weigh out your pot, then click onto the WMP Visualizations to groove out on...

[Electromodo @ Nov 27th 2008 6:11PM]

And added the transaction to QuickBooks on the fly... oh wait...

[Tohe @ Nov 27th 2008 7:15PM]

Agreed, that scale mouse is no crap-ware, and if you are not yet convinced, imagine how convenient it is for pawnshop goers everywhere...visit Ebay and check your jewelry's worth, all one click away.

[MennSnitz @ Nov 27th 2008 11:21PM]

The scale mouse would totally be a great gift for my drug dealing friend. Would be quite usefel for myself when measuring (to check) the stuff i bought as well. What a great idea. Only it wouldn't be my first choice to have the scale with a mouse. maybe a watch or anything more portable.

[iEye @ Nov 27th 2008 5:15PM]

I voted for Nokia Tube...

..oops it was not on the list...

[NightBlade @ Nov 27th 2008 5:27PM]

Aren't we feeling witty today?

[go seki @ Nov 27th 2008 5:37PM]

I was looking for iPhone .. sadly not present either .. ah well next year

[Esat Dedezade @ Nov 27th 2008 5:38PM]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I think I peed myself with laughter!!!

Oh wait, no I didn't your just a tool. Sorry to have gotten your hopes up.

[KIFF @ Nov 27th 2008 5:48PM]

Definitely iPhone. For one I do not want to look like a tool.

[Mobius_1 @ Nov 27th 2008 6:24PM]

@ go seki

Please become an Engadget editor :)

[Beast @ Nov 27th 2008 5:17PM]

For the Modern Enterpenuer....Burn your illegal DVD's and weigh your illegal paraphernalia at the same time....The Scale Mouse.

[dman1 @ Nov 27th 2008 9:56PM]

who weighs paraphernalia? that would be entirely pointless

[adam.plante @ Nov 27th 2008 11:54PM]

I often find the weight of my bong very interesting.

[Josh @ Nov 27th 2008 5:20PM]

I wish I could pick more than one.

[bill cant fart @ Nov 27th 2008 5:21PM]

I want that pig mouse!

[Alex @ Nov 28th 2008 10:54AM]

What I don't get is why it as four eyes. Two painted and two as buttons...

I voted the monkey warmer though, but It was a hard to decide

[Platinum_Skeet @ Nov 27th 2008 5:22PM]

I'm still wonder who the hell would use the red piggy mouse?!?

[Jay @ Nov 27th 2008 5:43PM]

Look above you.

[mycintosh @ Nov 27th 2008 5:49PM]

Somebody who doesn't want to use his scale mouse anymore?

[Patrick @ Nov 28th 2008 2:12AM]

Look at the pig... Some dumb ass decided it needed two sets of eyes...

Voted

[Paul @ Nov 27th 2008 11:24PM]

I think it was the built in LED mouse that sold me on it...

[MarbleMind @ Nov 27th 2008 5:24PM]

I wouldn't mind the scale mouse, but $59? Could you try any harder? Geez...

I'm surprised there are only so many votes for the twin phone gizmo.

[Carol A @ Nov 27th 2008 6:36PM]

My husband actually has these phone holder things in his car (but not the pictured "twin pack"). His car looks like a mobile rubbish dump, but at least the phone and MP3 player are held neatly above all the lolly wrappers, drink cans, bits of paper etc etc..... Now all I need is a large one to hold ME above all the debris!!!

[joseph lopez @ Nov 27th 2008 7:53PM]

...I've seen "love swings" that are car-mountable...

[Messymeese @ Nov 27th 2008 5:25PM]

What's wrong with the scale mouse? If you frequently use eBay or something like that, you'd use it ALL OF THE TIME.

All things have a purpose, this one's just isn't apparent to Engadget I guess...

[MarbleMind @ Nov 27th 2008 5:34PM]

Sure. When I sold my 40'' '72 Warwick some two years ago, I put the package on a stamp scale too, after all, those cents spent on measurement inaccuracies can make you a poor man in no time.

[lpppppl @ Nov 27th 2008 11:06PM]

I want one for my chemistry experiments too...

[takamaru @ Nov 27th 2008 5:25PM]

Monkey hand warmer i can see, but that scale it just plain goofy. I can keep my hand weight in check if i am a hand model?

[Othello @ Nov 27th 2008 5:27PM]

Why does that pig mouse have eyeballs on it, and why do I want my fingers an inch higher than the rest of my hand?

[Esat Dedezade @ Nov 27th 2008 5:39PM]

Becuase you hate good ergonomics and aesthetically pleasing items?

[thatguy @ Nov 27th 2008 5:28PM]

I will be giving out these crapgadget's to friends and family this holiday and its not because money is tight with the slowing economy, I'm just a cheap bastard.

[loocas @ Nov 27th 2008 5:59PM]

That guy is a cheap bastard!

[Loonie @ Nov 27th 2008 5:29PM]

The Disney... thing. Without hesitation. Grotesque Polyvomit Chloride from top to bottom.

The piggy mouse is actually quite funny, but for the love of god, why does it feature two sets of eyes? They could have made its ears the buttons. Why a huge pair of eyes above its regular eyes? Duh.

[loocas @ Nov 27th 2008 5:57PM]

Why does the piggy have two pairs of eyes?!

[Erik Tomlinson @ Nov 27th 2008 9:49PM]

My thoughts exactly. It's like it has a giant pair of mutant red eyes growing from where its ears should be.

[BJ is Gooder @ Nov 27th 2008 5:59PM]

I hate being off topic but...

Can someone please help me figure out why I can't get my profile picture to work? It's getting a little frustrating having the same ol' gameboy thing next to my name. Sorry for the off topic and thanks in advance for the help...

[MarbleMind @ Nov 27th 2008 6:11PM]

Make sure you're using a supported image format, then try again. When I uploaded my picture (yes, look close), it was reverted the first time, if I remember corr...

...

It is NOT a GAMEBOY!

*goes off cuddling the deeply hurt Endgadget mascot*

[WEGGLES @ Nov 27th 2008 6:00PM]

I think the scale mouse is neat. It'd be good for calorie counting office workers.

"IF I have 17.8 grams of triscuit crackers, thats roughly 50 calories. so then I can have 26.4 grams of cheddar cheese with them"

The piggy mouse is ugly as sin, and looks twice as uncomfortable to use.

[black @ Nov 28th 2008 2:10AM]

Actually its a good buy for weighing out your weed nuggets!

[Devilfish @ Nov 28th 2008 6:23AM]

"IF I have 17.8 grams of triscuit crackers, thats roughly 50 calories. so then I can have 26.4 grams of cheddar cheese with them"

you would just get crackers and cheese all over your lovely new scale mouse though

[MarbleMind @ Nov 27th 2008 6:00PM]

http://www.sbuy.ch/usb-stuff/a/p7v/155672/usb-humping-dog/usb-humping-dog-brown

No comment.

[Zakk @ Nov 27th 2008 6:08PM]

haha! I like that!

[digital.criminal @ Nov 27th 2008 6:06PM]

The scale mouse is for WEED DEALERS, so they dont get busted with a scale and weed.. much more jailtime....

you guys need to go back to college.

[Dizzybro @ Nov 27th 2008 6:10PM]

I think the scale would we cool