Crapgadget CES, round 2: The Phubby (wrist-on)
By Jacob Schulman 
posted January 8th 2010 8:14AM
posted January 8th 2010 8:14AM
Update: Don't worry, it probably repels members of the same sex as well.
Who needs the opposite-sex when you have something which vibrates on your wrist!!
.... oh yeah; normal people.
@Soul7963 Next year, expect to see me at my own booth with 1000 pairs of dress socks and a pair of scissors. This guy's got to have some competition...
Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch....feel the vibration!
@Soul7963
I'm actually quite surprised we're only at round 2!
@Soul7963
You know, this can make a terrific sex toy. Just sayin' . . .
Same-sex, too.
Much in the same manner as how a sweater vest protects you from pretty girls. (Thanks, Demetri.)
@JakeMG
I like girls in sweaters! .. oh man... oh man... (.) (.)
@JakeMG
I never leave the house without a sweater vest on! (seriously I love em)
...I'm also never leaving to go see my girlfriend :-(
...I also barely ever leave the house, which is why I only need 3 sweater vests
...@#$%
wow !! epic fail for sure. how did these guys get a booth @ CES ? maybe I coud get a booth next year for an iPhone app that orders a pizza and sends my location to the deliverer.
@phearme No that would be useful, you wouldn't earn the Crapgadget title.
If anything the fart app and TWSS app authors should set one up.
Seriously.. what the hell?!
@plastik
Hipsters will be all over this.
@LAY
Not until they make a fedora or skinny tie attachment
They give these people space at the event? I guess I could see where all their money went.
@italidesign I don't think there is a whole lot of giving involved. You have to pay for space at these things, thus that is where there money comes from.
@italidesign
Who actually thinks that this deserves investing money into... I mean at what point do you say "this is stupid"
How car there be a market that has a cross section of people who can affoard an iPhone but yes be stupid enough to buy this crap...
@NAME one word: Snuggie
"HOW DO I SHOT WEB?"
@wsansewjs I DUNNO LOL!
First question the opposite sex will ask:
"Doesn't it hurt sticking a phone in your cast?"
Spiderweb, Shoot!
@allenade that what he said
You guys wait. Twitter star @OGOchoCinco will be rocking one of these during the Super Bowl and Bengals Nation will make them totally legit. Just like the Snuggie.
@Bosco except they're not going to the superbowl
I have a feeling it's going to be a hit for tweens
the cat is on the table!
Might be handy in the ISS
And soft-drink commercials with so-called 'young' 'hip people'
"it doubles as an opposite-sex repellent."
Not if you know how to use it.
Wait till they release the headband version.
@joelaf would that be like banging your head against a wall at a constant rate each time the phone rings?
My wife would love this...
cool its like an armband case but instead you put it on your wrist. But instead, it goes mcgyver and used bandana instead. Where can I buy this genius?
If it is a Wrist-Cubby, why isn't it called The Wrubby?
I wouldn't mind using this while wearing a coat. Or at least a long sleeve shirt.
i love how the first one has a generic, cartoon flip phone in it and in the next one is an iphone
lame lame lame
@pbp8ntballer I think on the first pics it's a blackberry in there. So this is for business people who want to look cool ?
It has some, some, usefulness. It works fine for people on a bike, but other than that, pockets are better.
The colours and designs are really yuk.
Were they able to get Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch at their booth?
Ironically I've noticed that while stuffing a cell phone in a leg warmer on your wrist repels the opposite sex, Women who reach down their shirts to retrieve a cell phone from their bra don't have the same effect.
Chad Ocho Cinco would find 10 new things to hide in this for his end-dance show n tell
Someone let me know when there's a pair of panties that has a pocket on the crotch so you can feel the vibration.
@ltksiva It was released a few years ago... reported somewhere on the register.
There's a Brando designer banging his head somewhere wondering why he didn't release this first.
What. The. Fuck.
This is SO embarrassing that I would actually consider getting one. You could answer the phone and talk to your wrist like you're a secret agent. It says, "I'm so confident in who I am that I would wear this thing on my wrist." Where's the BUY IT RIGHT NOW button and the plaid/paisley prints.
This is just awful...... I dont get why this exists........ Next we'll have something that straps it to your neck when youve worn out feeling on your wrist.
That things gives me a huge phubby.
Can't believe I'm the first to say it: phugly!
I just saw these things (or something identical from another company) in Tokyo over New Year.. there was a fairly large rack.
They were aimed at women, I guess they are handy if there are no pockets in your Cosplay outfit.
Incidentally, they also sold thick woolly knickers with a phone pocket at the front.