The picture itself should provide a good glimpse of just how weird this gadget is. On one hand it seems like a good idea, but then again…

Well since Apple seems to have the ultimate goal of cramming as much technology into their gadgets, this Bocelli iPod accessory called may very well be their doing.

The pros: The louder your music is, the more effective the tooth-whitening powers become. I’m serious. So you can sing aloud while playing those screamos, and flash those pearly whites while you’re at it. That and you don’t have to pay that much to have your teeth cleaned, now you can do it the lazy, half-assed way. It releases a vanilla mint flavor too. Yay.

The cons: The most basic kit costs 49.95 USD (I don’t easily trust stuff that uses that 5-cents-less trick to make you think it’s cheap) There’s also a catch! You’ll need to control how much music goes to your ears and how much goes to your teeth. Yeah because that really goes with the purpose of the iPod — to send music to your teeth. Also you’ll have to gamble on whether or not this is actually effective.

I’m not sure how to react to the name given this gadget either. AND I seriously doubt the freakish 3d professor’s explanation on how the music helps whiten the teeth. Your forced Italian accent does not fool me, little man.

Technorati tags: weird gadget, teeth, tooth, whitener, dental, ipod, apple

Okay for this particular gadget, I ticked 3 categories. I’m really caught somewhere in between being impressed, confused, and just plain weirded out.

First of all, when I read the name, it really did confuse me. I thought it was a cooler, like… a cooler. Like a mini storage to keep your necktie’s cold. But why would you need cold neckties? Then I thought it was some sort of Engrish wordplay to say that it will make any dull old necktie… well, cool. You know, happening.

But then I actually saw it. The gadget in question.

If you really want to be weirded out, look at these next pictures —

I have no idea what he’s supposedly saying, but I certainly hope it’s not as fruity as it looks. Though I doubt it. Now, I’m guessing you pretty much get the idea behind this gadget, so let’s move this along.

The pros: On a hot day, you can wear this and it’ll cool from the inside of your shirt (I think). It seems like this thing really works, well if you haven’t already noticed from the expression on his face.

The cons: They didn’t really try to make this thing even remotely stylish. So when you wear this, you become cool and utterly uncool at the same time. Also, it’s USB-powered (…) so you basically have to be near a USB port to use this. That would be… in the office… where there’s… air-conditioning. Hmm.

Technorati tags: usb, fan, cooler, necktie, weird gadget, japan

Wow.

The pros: Nobody will hear you beg when you get fired (because your boss won’t have you ruining the company name by walking around with that on your head).

The cons: Hahahaha *points and laughs*

Okay don’t panic — it’s not for sale. It’s actually a sculpture made by a certain Nick Rodrigues to show his interest in “the way that humans relate with one another, and how technology and innovation can dramatically affect these interactions.” Deep.

Okay yeah as a sculpture it isn’t all that funny, I was tempted not to include this explanation, buuut Mr. Rodrigues might flame me. What I’d give to see someone up-close with this on their head though. Darn.

Technorati tags: personal, cellphone, phone booth, silly, nick rodrigues, sculpture

So what makes this jar any different from a regular pink-lidded candy jar? Answer — It is designed to bring a little bit of hell into your life.

Picture this. You wake up one morning and realize it’s grocery day. Or even if it isn’t, you decide to buy some groceries anyway. All the while looking forward to that one aisle. The aisle of milk and honey, literally. The candy aisle.

Then after filling your cart with enough sweets to kill a diabetic in an hour, you pay an absurd amount of money for them, and happily drive back to your place.

And there it is. Sitting on your counter top, staring back at you all innocent-like. You remember the $42 you spent on it, and drag that fistful of sweets into the jar. And then…you seal it.

The pros: You can supposedly set a timer on the lid, thus limiting the times you can get your hands on the goodies inside. Sounds like a decent enough diet plan eh? If you change your mind there is supposedly a consequence. They didn’t say what it is, but honestly if I were the kind to change my mind, I won’t let that fruity lid get in the way, I’m breaking it.

The cons: What about the other candies that didn’t fit into the jar? What if you just lose it and take them ALL out once it opens? Or what if you just reset the time whenever you snap? Why must it be clear, that you have to see the sweet stuff inside? You just spent all that time getting the candy, only to torture yourself and ultimately realize that this diet plan fails. Look deep into the jar… you know you want some…

Technorati tags: diet, jar, candy, chocolate, weightloss, torture

Allow me first to warn you all of the freakiness of this gadget, and also to say… WHAT THE HECK?!

Look at it. LOOK! What the heck is this monstrosity? Nobody say it’s cute, please, I’m already a second’s glance away from dreaming about this tonight, and I may not wake up!

What is it? It’s the Banpresto “Facebank” (a.k.a. The Creature They Tell Little Kids About to Keep Them From Going Into The Woods) — a coin bank that eats your coins. Seriously, starts eating coins that you feed it. Don’t believe me? Just curious? See for yourself:

Good grief! sdjgfkajsd Keep it away from me! Why am I even featuring this?! On to the pros and cons. Gah.

The pros: It can hold up to 30 quarter-sized coins. It’s an effective paperweight. That. Is. All.

The cons: It’s freakin’ ugly! Can’t they come up with a cute cat face instead?! It costs US$29, and runs on 4 AAA batteries. You spend good money that you could’ve given to the poor on THIS, and it will efficiently ward off ALL your friends and family.

Technorati tags: banpresto, facebank, coin, bank, freaky, takada

After an absence that I shall not explain (but don’t worry it doesn’t involve aliens and probes), let’s get back to business. Since I owe you more than one gadget, I shall in fact, bring you more than one gadget.

1,768 gadgets, to be exact.

Now what could be so special about this messy picture? Well it’s not a new all-in-one game console, if that’s what you’re thinking. This here is the 99% complete set of gaming consoles, collected by a random lamer — I mean gamer — and if you must have the list, here it is:

Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari Jaguar, Atari Lynx, Coleco ColecoVision, Coleco Gemini, Coleco Telstar, Commodore 64/128, GCE Vectrex, Mattel Aquarius, Mattel Intellivision, Mattel Odyssey 2, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, Miscellaneous APF TV Fun, Miscellaneous Handheld Games, Miscellaneous PC Games, Miscellaneous SC Eight Thousand, Miscellaneous Sega Pods, Miscellaneous TV Games, NEC Turbo Duo, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo NES, Nintendo Nintendo 64, Nintendo Super NES, Nintendo Virtual Boy, Nintendo Wii, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, Sega Saturn, SNK Neo Geo, SNK Neo Geo Pocket, Sony Playstation, Sony Playstation 2, Texas Instruments TI 99/4A, VM Labs Nuon.

And this 30-year gaming history collection is on eBay. Yes, eBay. The estimated price for all of this is US$14,639, but as I type this, the current bid is at US$7,320. How high do you think it’ll get?

If you wanna see the details per console and stuff, click here. So basically, that’s [insert number, I’m lazy too count] consoles and tons of games, apparently including an extremely rare NiGHTS Christmas version!

Okay actually I have no idea what NiGHTS is. I think I need to brush-up on my Geek.

The pros: If you buy this, you will have the chance to be the ultimate gamer. You will have friends coming over from Hawaii. You will have people you don’t know claiming to be your friends from Hawaii. You will have mad videogame parties, and you will never have to be alone.

The cons: They’ll be taking CDs, cartridges, and controllers one by one. And you won’t even notice. 1,767… 1,766… 1,765…

…oh and no, no PS3.

Technorati tags: game, console, auction, atari, nintendo, xbox, sega, sony, texas instruments, mattel, nights, nec

For only US$16.49, you can have this awesome, revolutionary gadget that redefines technology. Take this home with you and you will never have to deal with any DVD rewinding problems.

That is, till your brain starts functioning again and you give yourself a well-deserved slap on the forehead.

Amazing what the human mind is capable of.

The pros: It spins. And that USB Spaghetti will start to look a little better.

The cons: Unless you like the alien-green and black color combination and the excercise-machine-type design on this thing, it may even fail you as a paperweight.

Technorati tags: dvd rewinder, useless, weird gadget

Spaghetti. One of the most basic and essential components of common Italian cooking. And yet, this seemingly accurate replica doesn’t quite awaken my appetite for the dish.

In short, it’s nasty.

Okay this is the part where I tell you what its use is. In simple terms, you plug it in your USB port, and as shown in the picture, it provides you with a USB port at the end of the fork. In it you can plug your USB drive, which may or may not come in the shape of a shrimp.

To make it clear:

(1) Laptop –> (1) Spaghetti –> (1) USB drive

By the way, this won as Engadget’s top weird gadget. And a well-deserved award.

The pros: I’ll think of something. I hope.

The cons: You just spent precious money for a funny looking extension cable. So it really serves no purpose except to make you shriek every time you see it, and that’s pretty much every 3 seconds or so. Because really, it doesn’t look appetizing at all.

Technorati tags: spaghetti, neapolitan, usb extension, weird gadget

See this would’ve been cool if it meant something like that Chii character from Chobits. And I’m pretty sure that’s what you had in mind when you clicked. I GOT YOU! Or not

Anyways, prepare to be thrilled, disappointed, or just plain freaked out.

So it’s more accurately a “1/4 of a maid” computer. In case you haven’t guessed, this is made in the country that has taken maids to a whole new and sometimes weird level — Japan. Particularly from the Maid Station Cafe in Akihabara.

It’s called the M1425, and has a Mini-ITX board (meaning it doesn’t need as much ventilation), HDD and an optical drive. That’s basically all I know regarding specs, but let’s face it, if you’re ever gonna get this it probably isn’t because you want a super computer. No, you’d get this for the frilly lace and the high-pitched maid voice that you’d fittingly have as your startup sound. I got you again! Or not

The pros: Wow. Your very own maid computer. Congratulations.

The cons: It comes with a large neon sticker that says “Yes I’m a Maid-loving Freak” that you’re supposed to stick on your forehead. I’m kidding. But really, I think you won’t need a sticker for that. That…might not even be a “con” for some people. Hmm.

Technorati tags: maid, computer, weird computer, maid computer, lace, akihabara, japan, meido, chobits, chii

No, this isn’t a joke. But I still put it under the “Gotta Be Kidding” category, because…they gotta be kidding. QUID actually stands for Quasi Universal Intergalactic Denomination. I understand that this is serious news for many people, but still, QUID? Can’t they think of something less…nerdy?

Intergalactic, for crying out loud. Yeah coz we’ve gone out of our own galaxy hundreds of times over. Seriously now.

So okay enough with the sarcasm. The inventors of this thought of everything — it’s made of the same stuff used in Teflon non-stick pans, it can withstand extreme temperatures and corrosive materials. No chips, no magnetic strips, coz they apparently won’t last long out there due to cosmic radiation.

And they made them all pretty too (sorry can’t help it). Something you can imagine 50% of all human (and alien, who knows) children choking on. Different colors for different values, and those ring type things which are supposed to represent the planets in orbit around the sun (err) actually work like serial numbers. So each QUID is unique and trackable.

Each QUID is £6.25.

The pros: We might successfully fool ourselves into thinking we’ve made enough technological advances to get ourselves out of this galaxy and buy ourselves some Canis Major smoothies. Okay I just went nerd on you.

The cons: Maybe now that we have intergalactic currency, aliens will actually think out planet’s worth invading. They’ll raid our villages and steal our QUIDs. Not to mention, we’ll be spending a lot of Earth money just to make these. I shake my fist.

I understand this isn’t technically a gadget. But I couldn’t resist writing about something so…what’s the word…interesting.

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