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(Wired)   Weirdest USB gadgets that really have no purpose other than annoying those in the cubicles next to you   (blog.wired.com) divider line 110
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2006-04-11 01:14:30 PM
Now this is farkin scary.

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2006-04-11 01:17:52 PM
vliam wins
 
2006-04-11 01:18:18 PM
if they weren't so ghey looking, i'd consider the USB hand warmers.

/cold office
 
2006-04-11 01:20:59 PM
My TFSS sent me the USB snowman for Christmas. It is tres cool.
 
2006-04-11 01:45:38 PM
I think the eye massagers may have another purpose...
 
2006-04-11 02:00:04 PM
Too bad they are no longer made: USB Air Rockets
 
2006-04-11 02:01:28 PM
Why do I want one of the fish tanks?
 
2006-04-11 02:08:18 PM
Red_2: Too bad they are no longer made:

That DOES suck.

/I want one even more, now.
 
2006-04-11 02:38:14 PM
This is interesting...
www.adultsextoyadvice.com

From the webpage: his kind of vibrator will allow you to enjoy yourself without the need for fresh batteries! Close to your computer, a USB vibrator might be perfect. This model has 10 functions you control, and the vibrator gets power from a USB port, so you need no batteries.

Oh my... I think I've got the vapors!
 
2006-04-11 02:40:49 PM
LyleDAL: From the webpage:


Should have been more clear. From the webpage the pic comes from and NOT the one in the link. Although, I can't believe "Wired" left this out!
 
2006-04-11 03:07:20 PM
vliam:
I'm going to have nightmares now, thanks. Dolls are creepy enough before you stuff em neck-first into a computer.

Red_2
Too bad they are no longer made: USB Air Rockets

Yeah... You'd think there would be enough of a market that someone else would have distributed them by now.
 
2006-04-11 03:20:52 PM
Okay.. I TOTALLY want these things! The Air Darts are wicked cool!

Air Darts in Action (pops)
 
2006-04-11 04:59:58 PM
I want most of that stuff.
/not the santa, the snowman, or the dog tags
//C'mon Sushi Storage? That's awesome
 
2006-04-11 05:00:13 PM
Everything in the article is pretty lame but I'd pay money for a USB drive disguised as a barbie.
 
2006-04-11 05:01:37 PM
ya know, there's something a bit unsettling about a USB powered humidifier right next to your farking computer. Is it just me or does that seem a bit...ummm, what's the term...DEE DEE DEE.
 
2006-04-11 05:02:29 PM
I have both the rockets and the aquarium.

I guess the Wired article came out before the Tiki idol came out.
 
2006-04-11 05:07:58 PM
Someone needs to make a USB laptop charger.

That'd save me tons of trouble the next time I can't find an outlet at the Airport.
 
2006-04-11 05:08:01 PM
I bought three of the air darts over ebay back in December $50 a piece. Sold one over ebay last week for $150. I love scarcity.
 
2006-04-11 05:08:47 PM
I have a USB LED Christmas tree thing I got one year from Thinkgeek (probably)... Last two years I've forgotten to even take it out of the drawer.
 
2006-04-11 05:08:55 PM
LyleDAL

Okay.. I TOTALLY want these things! The Air Darts are wicked cool!

HOLY CRAP!! I wonder if I could replace those with my set of lawn darts leftover from the '80s. Then you'd REALLY have something there!
 
2006-04-11 05:11:37 PM
fear the swiss army
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they'll cut through your defenses, file their nails, and steal your warez and pr0n, ohes noes!!!1eleventy
 
2006-04-11 05:12:35 PM
 
2006-04-11 05:12:48 PM
I want one of those aquariums. Or is it aquaria? Aquarii?

Whatever. I only want one, so it is not terribly important to know what they're called when they roam in herds. Or is it packs? Cases?
 
2006-04-11 05:15:09 PM
Actually, the disco ball would be pretty fun in a cubicle.
 
2006-04-11 05:15:34 PM
Seriously twisted........
 
2006-04-11 05:16:27 PM
How come no bukkake warmer?
 
2006-04-11 05:18:17 PM
I had the snowman. It died after a few months. Still got them for everybody last christmas.
 
2006-04-11 05:18:32 PM
/what??
 
2006-04-11 05:18:48 PM
You women always have it easier, with your masturbation.
 
2006-04-11 05:19:17 PM
Hey, somebody make an USB Easy Bake Oven... I'd love one of those, probably..

/"sweet cakey treasures piping hot from their 40-watt womb!" --Captain Murphy
 
2006-04-11 05:19:17 PM
The USB Darts are very fun. I use mine to rid my office of our Sales staff when they come in and complain that their phone bill has gone up when they do not use a local access number for internet after they return home from sales calls.

/No lie.
//$500+ per month for over a year!
///You can only explain things so many times.
////That's some stupid tax.
 
2006-04-11 05:22:12 PM
Jaycatt: When you want something yummy, put a happy cake in your tummy.

/I love that show.
 
2006-04-11 05:23:03 PM
I must have the knife.
 
2006-04-11 05:23:22 PM
I got this little usb lava lamp at Kohl's for $4.50. I love it, it is awesome at night.

static.flickr.com
 
2006-04-11 05:23:24 PM
Submitter is greatly undervaluing the ability to annoy your coworkers. :)
 
2006-04-11 05:24:10 PM
The pet tag one is stupid. Whoever finds your dog must have a computer, must bring the dog home to get the information from the tag, and the computer must have WinME or later. What happened to metal dog tags that people could read and determine the address immediately?
 
2006-04-11 05:25:37 PM
..um, don't know what the deal is with that broken piece of link there in my post. sorry.
 
2006-04-11 05:26:04 PM
Uh, why would one spend the extra for the "USB" aspect and clog up a USB port when most of these gadgets would work if they came with a good ol' electrical cord and were plugged into an ordinary electrical outlet? Is it so you can plug them into your laptop and run the battery down in 10 minutes? Is it because those in cubicle farms only get one outlet per cube?

Why why WHY?
 
2006-04-11 05:29:08 PM
don't forget usb noodle strainer!

the toothbrush one is pretty wacky. and possibly fake?
 
2006-04-11 05:29:13 PM
ruta - Uh, why would one spend the extra for the "USB" aspect and clog up a USB port when most of these gadgets would work if they came with a good ol' electrical cord and were plugged into an ordinary electrical outlet?

Because I don't need all 5 usb ports. I use it on my desktop, so I'm not concerned with battery power.

Also, it isn't like I can't unplug it when I need to use the others, if I ever need to use all five.
 
2006-04-11 05:31:41 PM
darkyn: That DOES suck.

/I want one even more, now.


You can get them on eBay. Better be prepared to empty your wallet though...
 
2006-04-11 05:32:09 PM
I want the fish. My coworker has a USB glitter 'lava' lamp.
 
2006-04-11 05:33:58 PM
I'm not seeing the problem with the swiss army knife.
 
2006-04-11 05:35:42 PM
Does anybody else think the Barbie has the plug in the wrong place??
 
2006-04-11 05:37:46 PM
 
2006-04-11 05:38:43 PM
I really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really want those warming gloves and the blanket.

/it's FREEZING in my office
 
2006-04-11 05:40:22 PM
Headline should have included "Your dog wants flash storage."
 
2006-04-11 05:41:13 PM
Screw the warming gloves, how about a USB A/C? It's freaking hot in here.
 
2006-04-11 05:45:21 PM
Got an aquarium for Christmas. All my usb ports are full though.
 
2006-04-11 05:48:19 PM
viliam beat me to it.


these are pretty cool too though.
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