Tell us, readers -- haven't
you dreamt deeply about shoving your hand into a toasty, moist hamburger at work in order to warm your digits without cranking the thermostat and irritating the Antarctica-born top brass? And tell us, haven't
you always wanted a USB hub that doubled as an airplane toy? And honestly, don't even try to act like you've never longed for a fine-toothed comb that would stick out from your MacBook Pro whilst waiting at an airport. Amazingly, all of these radical fantasies can now be your own personal reality, as an unknown amount of faceless companies have inexplicably produced these very items and listed them for sale. Sure, the recession may be "over," but "hope" is still a
long, long way from being found.
Read - iPhone chocolate case
Read - Crab earphones
Read - 4-port USB Aeroplane hub
Read - Hamburger USB warmer pad
Read - Monkey USB warmer pad
Read - Metallic car USB flash drive
Read - Fine-toothed comb USB drive
Which Crapgadget would you take if your life depended on it?| iPhone chocolate case, yum! | 1781 (14.7%) |
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| Crab earphones | 655 (5.4%) |
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| 4-port USB Aeroplane hub | 1637 (13.5%) |
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| Hamburger USB warmer pad | 2513 (20.7%) |
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| Monkey USB warmer pad | 681 (5.6%) |
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| Metallic car USB flash drive | 1156 (9.5%) |
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| Fine-toothed comb USB drive | 3692 (30.5%) |
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posted November 8th 2009 1:18AM
Where's the 'None of the above - just kill me now' option?!
I was going to vote for the comb, until I noticed that the plane isn't compatible with Vista.
What about that Bose "Soundock" thing a couple of posts before this one? Pretty much everything from Bose is an over-priced crap-gadget. They're no better than Monster Cable. Anything that is designed to work only with one other thing (well, two other things...iPods and/or iPhones) is by definition a crap-gadget in my estimation. I'm just continually amazed that all these after-market companies for Apple have jumped in with both feet the way they have. They're in for rude awakenings when the Apple fad ends next week.
I can kind of see how the comb could be useful for some of us guys. But in all seriousness, no... I always have loved how gadget4all.com always has at least half of the crap gadgets.
Iphone chocolate cover would be an ideal gift for steve jobbs, he'd be 'erm, yeah, erm, thanks, what?'
Maybe balmer should buy it for him this xmas :)
And the car flash stick is a nice way to have your kids help smuggle important secrets cross the border, and it doesn't look too bad.
And I'm going to admit I like the crab headphones, for girls that is.
(cue joke about giving girls crabs)
Comb Gadget: 'Copying Files to USB, its taking ages though. -looks in mirror-, hmm, i could comb my hair -pulls out USB COMB-'...
When you say mirror you mean glossy laptop display I guess, else it would be a bit odd.
The comb would be useful if it was for WiFi and acts an antenna.
Comb has the advantage that you'd always have a comb handy, and that people don't generally like using other people's combs, making it have a natural anti-theft capability.
I expect an USB flashdisk toothbrush next.
This is the first Crapgadget edition where I know somebody that owns one of them. My best friend didn't listen to my advice so he got an iPhone, and the first time I saw it (a couple of months ago) it was already inside this chocolate bar case thingy. My wife thought it was cute. I bet his hand looks like it's been stick in a waffle iron after extended phone conversations... not that AT&T service would really allow for that to happen.
im partial to the airplane.... it was cute!
The handwarmer "pockets" are ******* genius (saying this after spending nights after 4am working without heat in the middle of winter), albeit more in the savant variety.
Airplane hub FTW.
But the "Resident Evil 5 Special Edition Shipping With a USB Chainsaw" is really cool.
http://www.uberreview.com/2009/04/resident-evil-5-special-edition-shipping-with-a-usb-chainsaw.htm
Engadget, why the f**** do you keep inverting the sense of these questions? It just confuses everyone. We all want to vote for the CRAPPIEST gadget, not the least crappy from a field of crap.
duh.
-jp
That product is plain stimulated... ehh, i mean stu...
The usb comb is full of win!
Wouldn't the static from combing your hair kill the USB drive pretty quickly?