Crapgadget: you never thought you'd need this (and you were right) edition
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted July 26th 2010 6:48PM
posted July 26th 2010 6:48PM
A great idea can change the world -- and a bad idea? All too often, that becomes a crapgadget. Do you really need a pair of speakers for your MP3 player shaped like stuffed bears? Juicy Couture seems to think so. How about fluffy "cat ear" headphones? We wouldn't recommend them unless you're a 13-year old girl -- or maybe getting ready for Anthrocon 2011. And don't even get us started on Tuttuki Bako, the little green box that exists so you can put your finger in it and see a heavily pixelated, monochromatic rendering of you finger... in a green box! We also have a Bluetooth speakerphone unit for your wrist and an ultraviolet toothbrush sterilizer that gets power from glorious USB. No thank you.
Read - UVMini USB Toothbrush Sanitizer
Read - Tuttuki Bako green box toy
Read - Nekomimi Headphones for Cosplay aficionado, perverts
Read - Juicy Couture Mini Bear Speakers
Read - Atomic9 Bluetooth wristband speakerphone
Read - UVMini USB Toothbrush Sanitizer
Read - Tuttuki Bako green box toy
Read - Nekomimi Headphones for Cosplay aficionado, perverts
Read - Juicy Couture Mini Bear Speakers
Read - Atomic9 Bluetooth wristband speakerphone
| UVMini USB Toothbrush Sanitizer | |
|---|---|
| Tuttuki Bako green box toy | |
| Thanko Nekomimi Headphones | |
| Juicy Couture Mini Bear Speakers | |
| Atomic9 Bluetooth wristband speakerphone |
@Freakintoddles
"12 inches high, armed with a samurai sword and a Star Wars lightsaber"
@Freakintoddles I think that should have made the list, nothing says crap gadget like a gun toting action figure of the anti gun card carrying communist in chief...
I actually bought a poking box about a year ago it sits on my desk and is indeed crap.
Germs can breed rapidly at places such as bathroom, desk drawer and pencil case.
Dick Tracey. anyone? Bueller?
lmao i can't believe over 40% of u sad cases chose the toothbrush sanitizer...
Holy sh*t!!! There's an Obama Martial Arts Toy! Freakin' awesome. haha.
"12 inches high, armed with a samurai sword and a Star Wars lightsaber"
Oooh yeaah!
the Tuttuki Bako is actually not a bad add-on to your desktop. It's a alarm clock you can play with...
This list is missing the android OS, now thats a crap OS
@neojubei
this is for crapgadgets, so that would be the iPhone
@BrianH
see? i can do it too.
@BrianH
Yeah, I was looking for "Phone that can't make phone calls" and "slate with locked OS and no USB, SD or multitasking" on the the list but I couldn't find them.
I can't see what's terrible about the Atomic9 gadget. It's a legitimate Bluetooth watch with vibrate mode and digital tether. Even if the "speakerphone" aspect was dreadful you could just ignore it, but I don't see why it is dreadful - as far as I can see it's meant to be a Dick Tracy-style wristphone. AFAICS the one big problem is that it's a bit too clunky (and plasticy) for most people to wear on the street: there's definitely a Batman factor.
@Leo Richard Comerford I was thinking this would be awesome if you were skiing or something, even riding a bike. I can think of a number of practical applications where having a phone in your backpack/bag is far more convenient, with this you'd still be able to make and rcv calls, I say win.
@Leo Richard Comerford I'm glad somebody else came out and said it. I thought it seemed like a pretty good idea, especially as protection against leaving one's phone behind. Or if you just had a crappy phone you didn't want to pull out in front of everyone...
It's still not very fashionable but why should a guy who rocks a holster care about that?
Actually, these don't sound that bad as novelty items -- they sound like the kind of things you find in cheap crane games or prizes they give out at arcades in exchange for tickets. It's pretty doubtful that any of these, save for the wristband, is supposed to be anything more than a curious little novelty item.
Also, stop hating on the cat ears. :
Do you realize just how many 13 yr old girls are out there?
Wait... would the worst option be "least" or "most" craptastic?
Greetings from China. The truth is, you don't know half of it in the USA. No. You need to take a walk around Beijing's ZhongGuanCun computer market (slightly larger than Manhattan) to get a glimpse of the world's most 'different' gadgets. You'll discover the line between 'brilliant' and 'stupid' is a fine line indeed.
My favorite is the USB-powered pencil sharpener. As stupid as it sounds this is very nearly a wonderful, must-have product.
On the one hand, if you have a laptop, why would you need a pencil? Let alone a sharpener.
Then again, if you have an iPad you can't write on the screen like you can with regular tablets so iPad owners must have a pencil - and a sharpener. Unfortunately the iPad lacks the USB slot to power the damned thing. Oh, well. So near.....
Crapgadget = iphone 4
Sorry, most of them are just too cute to deserve being labeled crapgadgets. If I must choose it'd be that wrist speakerphone, but you probably won't know how useful it is until you try it out.
Btw, if you click on the link for that finger box thing, you'll see some really interesting toys listed below. Martial arts Obama action figure, anyone? Or that "koibito" LOL gotta love the pun there...
The Thanko Neko ear headphones are kinda cute. If my lady wore them around the house, (and not much else) I think I'd be mildly aroused.
Thankyou Thanko!
@Gregorian
Oh, and if she had a Tuttuki Bako, well....
That would lead to all sorts of debauchery.
It's good for people who work in the office.... at least in korea...?
Anyone else notice the Obama Martial Arts action figure??? lmao
I'm claiming bias on crapgadget... the crappy gadget featured in the picture ALWAYS get the most votes. How about a blind survey?
Actually the toothbrush thing might have some utility for travelers who bring a netbook with them. When I was in East Asia I threw out a bunch of toothbrushes because of the questionable places they end up.
I got one of those UV toothbrush sanitizers for christmas last year.. it's not USB but I use it every day
That bluetooth wristband totally makes you a Power Ranger. Me wanna.