A black shirt. A black cotton shirt. A black cotton shirt that uses 3 AAA batteries, tells you when there’s a nearby 802.11 b/g network, and indicates the signal strength.

Truth is, this looks like a good idea. And honestly, at first glance the design isn’t bad. But check out what the shirt really looks like, and see how it’s actually a MIDI Christmas song short of turning you into a decoration for the holidays.

And no, I don’t care if you’re trying to get with a librarian, W-Fi signal strength is not a good conversation starter. You read right, now put those US$30 back in your pocket.

The pros: You’re probably the only one you know who has this. And if “unique” translates to “cool” in your dictionary, then go get it, friend. And good luck. Also, this may draw more people to you since many people use Wi-Fi…

The cons: …which may be a bad thing, coz 2 seconds after “being drawn” to you, they move away and you realize they’d rather chat with random people on MySpace than talk with you. That and the back might have the word “dork” written on it, not that this isn’t sad enough.

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They have USB stuff for everything. I think I’ll start looking for a USB grill, or a USB smoothie maker.

As if you don’t give your fridge at home more attention than you do your pet dog (next to your PC of course, you geek you), you now have the option to bring a mini fridge along with you to work. It works like a real fridge too, blue LED lights up when you open the door.

The temperature drops to 8.5 degrees in 5 minutes. US$33 to get this lazy man’s toy.

Oh crap they already have a USB grill? What the…

The pros: You’ll have that carbonated goodness within arm’s reach, and the way the soda can fits so nicely into it reminds you of the day you tried sleeping in the dog house despite Fido’s wet dog smell. Uh. Aww?

The cons: You’d be depriving yourself of the exercise from the only reason other than bathroom breaks to get your butt off your seat at work. Work.. sure.. that’s what you’re doing.

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The funny thing about this toilet roll is that they seem to focus on the practical uses — like reminding visitors to flush, dispose their nasty garbage properly, or wash their hands.

But in my opinion anything that talks to you while you’re on the john, can’t be as practical as they try to make it seem. In fact I think this is the type of thing that starts tribal wars.

I mean, just look at what’s on the box. “Would you like a receipt for your deposit?” Is that not one of the most offensive things to say to someone with LBM?

So this is definitely a random gadget, if you ever find yourself willing to pay $40 to get this, then you probably have a very good reason. Maybe you need to hear a soothing voice to uh “facilitate” your toileting experience, then I guess this does work for you.

The pros: You can record a line from Dog The Bounty Hunter, preferrably something that starts with “I’M GONNA BUST YOUR —” and, scare the crap (quite literally) out of a friend using your bathroom. Good times.

The cons: Said prank will not work twice. And getting this might make you realize that you have no one to talk to and thusly have to converse with your own recorded voice — in the bathroom. Bad times.

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You may ask, why would anyone want a flying alarm clock? Well, “want” is such a strong word. This might fit better under the “need” category, or even in the “why the bleep did I get this” category.

If you’re anything like me, you set your cellphone alarm really early, over half an hour before any sane person would really get up, and it actually does wake you up. Then 5 “snooze” hits and almost an hour later, you are finally able to stand up because you figure if the blasted thing shrieks one more time, you’d throw it out the window — fully conscious. Or you’ve developed an unconscious reflex to slam your hand on the alarm clock the moment it starts beeping.

Either way you end up late for work. Wee.

What I’d suggest (to you) is an alarm clock that sends out a 220V charge when you hit it…buuuuut I guess this is a less painful alternative.

The alarm, to begin with, is annoying. Like 6-year-old-screaming-in-your-ear annoying. But what makes this a true winner is that the part that sends out the infernal shrill, actually flies off using the propeller thing. Amidst your panic and confusion from dreaming of a horde of hobbits, you have to find the module and put it back on the base for it to stop alarming.

The pros: Oh yeah this will definitely get you up.

The cons: It costs US$40, I’m guessing after actually getting it, you’d pay that much again just to see it burn. You lose really.

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Okay so I couldn’t think of a better name. It stays. Um, yeah. Hi.

Well, people pay too much attention to stuff like the iPod and the iPhone and the Macbook (What? No Microsoft? He he he), I thought it’s about time that we show some love to the really AWESOME gadgets.

Yeah, you know the ones.

The ones Steve Jobs doesn’t want you to know about. Gadgets so powerful and life-altering that I just have to help spread the word. Gadgets such as this…

USB Whack-a-mole!

Okay so they don’t really look like moles. Nor do you really whack them. Plug it in, watch the beany things light up and PRESS. Press like you’ve never pressed before! It’s like a poking excercise, goes for 30 seconds to a minute per run, and the doohickey costs about $31.

The pros: It’s so engaging that you won’t notice the work hours go by!

The cons: It’s so engaging that you won’t notice you’re hours behind a deadline!

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