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Minimo-X Digital Lomo Camera Fits on Your Keychain

Range — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:00:24 +0000

I usually lug around a DSLR, but if I had something like this in my pocket, I might take loads more photos. The Minimo-X is the second generation of the Minimo camera, and it’s basically a toy camera, like many of the plastic ones already available. The distinction is that the Minimo cameras are digital and produce cool visual effects.

The Minimo-X offers a lo-fi tunnel effect and the ability to do double exposures, so it’s not just all cuteness. It comes with a 1-inch LCD screen, and it’s only 3.2 megapixel resolution, so probably less than your phone.

Weighing just 1.1 oz and measuring less than 2″ tall, it’s just the right size to pop onto your keychain, and take with you everywhere though. The cool thing is that it’s like a digital Lomo, so there’s plenty of cool artistic things you can do with it.

The Minimo-X camera is available over at Photojojo! now for $130 (USD).

[via DesignYouTrust]

Batman Bat Signal Keychain: May or May Not Summon Batman

Lambert Varias — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:00:01 +0000

I’m not really a comic geek so pardon me if this has been addressed in canon, but I’ve always wondered why only the Gotham PD had a bat signal. Wouldn’t ordinary citizens have a higher chance of actually needing the Batman to protect them from the horrors of Gotham City? If I lived in Gotham I sure as hell would order this Bat Signal Keychain.

The die-cast keychain measures about 3″ x 1.25″ and is modeled after the Batarangs that the Christian Bale Batman uses. The keychain button activates the bat signal, although kids, I hate to be the one to break it to you – you’ll have a higher chance of using the keychain as a boomerang than actually summoning the Dark Knight. That’s because he doesn’t – AAAAAaackkkkkk I’m sorry AAA YES YES YES I SWEAR TO YOU.

You can order the Batman Bat Signal Keychain from Thinkgeek for $25 (USD). Results not guaranteed.

[via Gadget Review]

Fetch My Keys Finds Your Keys, Because Dogs Can’t Be Bothered

Conner Flynn — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:46:59 +0000

Dogs are fun and all, but let’s face it. They are a lazy bunch of animals. Sure, they perform when they want treats, or when they want their belly rubbed, but if there’s nothing in it for them, they just lay there.

So it’s up to us to make gadgets that will do the jobs they are too lazy to do. Like fetching our slippers, retrieving the newspaper and fetching our keys for instance. Fetch My Keys is shaped like a dog, because it is the dog that you wish you had. And if there’s any justice, the dog will see it’s likeness, see what it does and be properly shamed. Maybe even feel bad enough to start doing some cool stuff.

All you have to do to find your keys is whistle and the nose will glow and make a noise to lead you to your keys. It will cost you £5.00. (~$8 USD)

[via Chip Chick]

Piranha Plant Circuit Board Keychain: For Your Key-sa-Mario

Hazel Chua — Sun, 22 May 2011 12:00:27 +0000

Remember those plants that would rise from those green (or orange or gray) tunnels in the Super Mario video games and then hide back after a short interval of time? You know, the ones that can also shoot out some fireballs in some versions of the game?

The person behind these might call them the Piranha Circuit Board Keychain, but I see them more like Mario’s adversary who wouldn’t miss a chance to take a bite or burn him up whenever it gets the chance to.

So now do you see what I mean? Just plug the keychain into your USB port and watch the light at the top of the plant’s mouth light up.

It doesn’t really have any real use, per se. It’s more like one of those decorative things that you can carry around (and plug in) and have people come up to you and say, “Whoa, that is so cool!”

At least I think so. ~~You can get your hands on one of these at Boardaments’ shop on Etsy for $9.99.~~ Unfortunately, Boardaments‘ is all sold out of these but they do have some Piranha Plant USB earrings and necklaces in stock.

[via GoNintendo via Oh Gizmo!]

Space Intruder Multi-Tool Invades Your Keychain

Technabob — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:55:33 +0000

Space Invaders fans, what do you do when your spaceship breaks down? You need a tool. But not just any tool – you need this Invaders-inspired multi-tool.

Yeah, Kikkerland’s Space Intruder multi-tool is yet another case of a not-officially-space-invaders-but-obviously-space-invaders product, but you get the point, right? Speaking of points, the stainless steel Intruder tool hits the bare-minimum requirements to be called a “multi-tool”, with just Philips and flat-blade screwdrivers for arms and the geek-essential bottle opener lurking beneath its alien torso-head (or is that a head-torso?)

The Space Intruder Multi-Tool has landed at Art Supply Warehouse for about $15 (USD).

Keyport Slide Gets New LED Light Blade

Shane McGlaun — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:05:18 +0000

If you have a ton of keys on your keying in your pocket I would bet that you get annoyed by all the bulk and having to dig for the key you want. You can’t just throw away all the keys to your office, home, storage, and cars, but you can make them easier to carry. The Keyport has been around for a long time and the thing has recently been updated.

The new version of the Keyport still holds six different slide-out blanks that can be used for cars – with blanks available for cars that need keys with chips too. The Keyport also has available blanks for USB storage and a new blank that has an LED flashlight.

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The LED light can be pre-ordered right now for $9.99 and will fit into existing Keyports. A starter kit with one chipped car key starts at $94. A version without a car key starts at $79 and a USB insert sells for $19 for 4GB and $39 for 8GB.

Scoshe Releases flipSYNC II Charging Fob

Chris B. — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 17:48:47 +0000

Where is that stupid charging cable? Last spring, Scosche released a cool USB charging cable that folded up into a keychain fob (much like the one you might have for your car). It was a pretty cool design that ensured that you had a charging cable almost anywhere. One major flaw was that they had decided to use a half-size USB connector. This not only made it easy to pull out of your computer, but it also felt like it could be easily broken.

The flipSYNC II is much the same device as its predecessor, however, they’ve fixed that one small issue. Somehow they’ve managed to cram a full-size USB connector into the fob.

You can pick one of these up in either iPhone/iPod or miniUSB/microUSB flavors for just $20.

Pac-Man Ghost Key Covers Help You Remember Which Key Unlocks the Next Maze

Technabob — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:39:33 +0000

I’ve got at least a couple of keys on my keyring that look so much alike that I always grab the wrong one first. Thankfully, Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde have a solution that’s perfect for me.

These Pac-Man ghost key covers are perfect for sorting out which key is which on your keychain. Now all I have to remember is that Blinky=front door, Pinky=back door, Inky=desk drawer and Clyde=car. Or was Pinky the office door, and Clyde the mailbox? Oh well, at least they look cool.

I first found these over at Japan’s Strapya, and since I could read a single word on the site without Google Translate, I thought there was no way to get them outside of Japan. Thankfully, their sister site Strapya-World sells them too, for about $4 a piece. Currently, they’re sold out of all colors except Pinky, which of course defeats the whole purpose. Hopefully, they’ll get more soon.

Flipsync Charge & Sync Cable for iPhone & iPod Touch: Also Works as an Expensive Keychain

Lambert Varias — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:37:14 +0000

Chargers and data cables are very useful but it can be quite a pain to lug them around. Scosche presents an elegant solution for iPhone and iPod Touch owners, with the flipSYNC USB charger and transfer cable.

Smaller than most keys, you’ll have no reason to leave it at home. Use it as a keychain to lower your chances of misplacing it.

This little fella should come bundled with all iPhones and iPod Touches.

Scosche is selling the flipSYNC iPhone/iPod Touch cable for only $20 (USD). Unfortunately it’s sold out right now, and so is the equally useful flipSYNC micro- and mini-USB charger and transfer cable.

[via Gear Diary]

Bender Protects Your iPhone and Car Keys, but May Steal Your Wallet to Buy Beer

Technabob — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:43:58 +0000

If you’re a Futurama fanboy or fangirl, have I got something for you – assuming you have an iPhone or some other mobile gadget that needs protectin’.

This Bender Bending Rodriguez iPhone case could be just the thing you’re looking for. And while his shiny metal ass is nowhere to be seen on this handmade felt case, there’s no doubt that you’re a Futurama freak when you whip this thing out of your pocket. And if you act in the next 4.2 milliseconds, you’ll get the matching Bender plush keychain for absolutely free! Actually, it just happens to be part of the $24 (USD) bundle that includes both the case and the keychain, but that last sentence sounded so much better to me.

Check out the Bender iPhone case, keychains and a bunch of other really cool handmade stuff over at nokomomo’s Etsy shop.

Nintendo Game & Watch Minis: Relive Your Youth, Only Smaller

Technabob — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:17:58 +0000

Remember those old Nintendo Game & Watch LCD games from back in the 1980s? Well if you’re a fan of these classic precursors to modern handheld games, you’ll be happy to hear they’re back! Only this time, they’re much, much smaller.

Thanks to a partnership between TakaraTomy A.R.T.S. and Nintendo, we’re now getting these Game & Watch minis. Each game is a faithful miniature reproduction of its original version. Unfortunately, they’re not actually playable (boo!), but they do offer the authentic LCD animations from the originals. As an added bonus, the mini Game & Watch titles have a built in solar panel, so you never have to worry about batteries.

At this point, the titles available are Parachute, Octopus and Chef, so if you’re looking for Donkey Kong of Mario Bros. you’re outta luck for now. And despite the fact that they’re not actually playable, they’ll still look pretty cool hanging from your keychain. Here’s a little video showing them off in action:

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They ship this April, and you can pre-order them all now over at Strapya World for just $11 (USD) each. What do you think the valet will think when I hand over my car keys with one of these hanging from them?

[via Gigazine]

Bandai Mousou Mini Controllers Play Your Arcade Favorites, but Not Really

Technabob — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:50:44 +0000

How’d you like to take some of your favorite classic arcade games and carry them around on your keychain? What if I told you that you couldn’t actually see what you were doing, but just hear it? Well that’s pretty much what you get with these new mini controllers.

Bandai’s new Mousou mini arcade controllers don’t let you see the on-screen action, but they do let you play all of the sounds of the arcade originals.

Each button press and combo works just like the originals – just without the benefit of a screen. The initial batch of Mousou controllers includes three arcade classics: Xevious, Street Fighter II and Famista (a classic Namco/Nintendo baseball game from Japan).

Check ‘em out in action in the video clips below, and just imagine the glorious old 8-bit graphics that you’re missing out on.

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The guys over at Japan Trend Shop are taking pre-orders for the Bandai Mousou controllers in sets of three, including all three games, and your choice of three different SFII character sets: Ken/E Honda/Guile, Ryu/Blanka/Sagat, or Dhalsim/Balrog/Chun-Li. The set of three is selling for $44 (USD) and they should start shipping on March 20.

If you’re fortunate enough to live in Japan, you can order them individually at the Bandai shop for just 888 Japanese Yen (appx. $10 USD) each.

Splitterbot Headphone Sharing Robot: for Generous Music-Loving Sadists

Lambert Varias — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:40:17 +0000

Sure, headphone splitters are nothing new, but how many toy keychain headphone splitter robots that you decapitate and stab in the eyes to use have you seen? Did you even understand that previous sentence? I didn’t.

Whoever designed Splitterbot has some wicked, Brando-style imagination.

Ouch. You can get your own Splitterbot for only $8 (USD) at ThinkGeek.com. But know this: our actions won’t go unpunished.

[via Notcot]

Street Fighter 4 Cell Phone Strapya Joystick: Combo Moves on the Go

Technabob — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:44:24 +0000

The Japanese have managed to create an entire cottage industry out of selling crap you can hang off of your cell phone known as “Strapya”. The latest Strapya: this Street Fighter IV mini arcade joystick.

The tiny controller actually yells out samples of your favorite character’s voices when you pull of their combo moves using the mini joystick and game buttons.

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Here’s a handy guide so you can practice. I’m sure it’ll be really easy to perfect your combo moves on that tiny little joystick…

The SFIV Strapya are available in Chun-Li, Dhalsim, Ken and Ryu versions and can be pre-ordered for September delivery over on Strapya World for ¥1260 (appx. $13 USD) each. And if you have don’t have a cell phone with a little loop for attaching one, that’s okay. Any keychain should do just fine too.

Mighty Mini Boom Box and Amp Speakers May be Tiny, but They’Re Strong

Technabob — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:28:37 +0000

These tiny speakers may be Mini, but they’re supposed to sound Mighty. Both the mini boom box and guitar amp speakers are small enough to fit on your keychain, but the guys who make them say they’ve got plenty of oomph for listening to your favorite MP3s on the go.

Each one has a built in USB-rechargeable battery pack that should give you about 2.5 hours of playback time. Just plug in your iPod or other media player into the 3.5mm audio jack and you’re ready to rock out.

Both Mighty Mini speakers are available over at BBShopping for £14.99 (appx. $25 USD).

Digidudes Tripods: Let a Little Dude Hold Onto Your Camera

Technabob — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:32:09 +0000

Who are the DigiDudes you may ask? Well, I’ll tell you. They’re little dudes that not only look cool, they’re fully functional tripods for your compact digital camera.

Just unscrew DigiDude’s head, screw your camera onto his dismembered body, and you’ll be holding your camera still with style and attitude. DigiDude has three bendable legs which help him to stay steady on any surface.

The little dudes come in five characters: G-bling-Money-Son, iChomp, Pinky Scorsese, Snot Buster, and BoltBot – each one with a unique personality and style. iChomp is my personal favorite, thanks to his disproportionately tiny lizard hands.

They hang neatly on your keychain or backpack so you have a nice way to stabilize your camera wherever you go. DigiDudes are available now over at the aptly named community-generated product site Quirky.com for $19.99 (USD). There are only 250 available in the initial pre-order batch, so you’d better move quick if you want one.

Nintendo Mini Classics Bring Back Memories of Game & Watch

Technabob — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:51:28 +0000

If you grew up in the 1980s, you probably remember Nintendo’s Game & Watch LCD games. These primitive portable games were the great-grandparents of the Game Boy, GBA, and DS, and now they’re back for you to enjoy once again.

These Nintendo mini classic games have gotten a modern makeover, with all of the electronics fitting neatly into a keychain-sized gadget.

Each one hearkens back to a classic Game & Watch title. There’s Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong Jr., and Mario’s Cement Factory, among others. All of them feature the same rudimentary LCD animations found on their ancestors, along with simplistic color overlays.

Each of the Nintendo Mini Classics is available over at Firebox for £9.99 (appx. $16 USD). But if you’re willing to dig around a bit over on Amazon, you can find some of these for as little as $2.99!

Guitar Hero Keychain, for Those Who Are Always Ready to Rock

Alisha K. — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:50:14 +0000

You know that guy, the one who has the Guitar Hero t-shirt, and maybe a hat, and who plays it all the time, and who talks about Guitar Hero, sings songs from — well, you get the idea. Does that guy have a Guitar Hero keychain? No? Then point him here.

That last piece of Guitar Hero gear is only seven bucks at Leilabean’s Etsy shopfront, and there are other games available, too… just in case your version of “that guy” happens to be into, say, Call of Duty.

If “that guy” happens to be you, it’s okay. We’re not judging. And that t-shirt looks mighty good on you.

Tiny Felt Playstation Controllers to Hang on Your Gadgets

Technabob — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:55:54 +0000

There’s something just so wrong it’s right about these tiny little Sony PlayStation controllers that you can hang all over the place.

As shown in the picture above, these miniature felt PlayStation controllers look perfect hanging from your Sony PSP (or even better yet on your Nintendo DS). Created by textile artist RabbitRampage, each keychain-size controller is handsewn from felt and stuffed with fiberfill – just like your real PlayStation controller, except for the fiberfill and the felt parts.

They’re available in both PS1 (grey) and PS2 (black) versions over at RabbitRampage’s Etsy shop for just $7 (USD) each.

Plug Mug Renders Your Mug Useless – Take That You Coffee Cup Thieves!

Technabob — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:01:28 +0000

How many times have you walked into the employee break room to grab a cup of Joe, only to find that some ass-hat has “borrowed” your coffee cup out of the cabinet? Well now, you can finally do something to make sure that your mug is safe from pilfering by co-workers once and for all.

Spinning Hat’s Plug Mug features an ingenious design that ensures that only the person in possession of the watertight drain plug can partake of a cuppa without ending up with a scalding hot lap full of liquid. And you’ve got no reason to feel guilty if that were to befall Susie Secretary when she walks off with your cup. If the bright exclamation mark and stop sign and gaping hole in the side of the mug aren’t sufficient warning, she fully deserves what she gets.

You can grab the Plug Mug over at UK gadget shop I Want One of Those for £9.99 (Appx. $14 USD.)