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Salt and Pepper Bots for Lazy Condiment Passers

Hazel Chua — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:30:34 +0000

The lines I hate hearing when I’m sitting down at the dining table about to dig in on my meal when I’m particularly famished are:

Can you please pass the salt?
Can you please sprinkle a little bit of pepper in my soup?
Can you please hand me the salt and pepper shakers?

Of course, I would oblige, since it would be rude not to. But sometimes, I just wish I could just wind them up and send them off their merry way across the table so I can enjoy my food in peace. And that’s exactly what you can do with these Salt & Pepper Bots.

These quirky salt and pepper shakers literally shake as they sashay across your dining table to the person who wants ‘em. Just wind them up, point them in the right direction, and dig in.

Don’t let those condiment passers walk all over you when you’re having dinner. Instead, let these little critters waddle over to them.

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These little bots are available from Amazon for around $12(USD) a pair.

Salty Pixels Salt and Pepper Shaker: Wait… Which is Which Again?

Lambert Varias — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:17:19 +0000

Here’s a geeky salt and pepper shaker for Windows fans. The Salty Pixels salt and pepper shaker is shaped like the classic hourglass cursor. Why? Because the new blue spiral thingy in Vista and 7 doesn’t look like a shaker.

Keep an eye on Meninos’ website to see if the Salty Pixels shaker is on sale yet. I think they should also make a slightly different pepper shaker version, otherwise dinner time will repeatedly hang as you process which shaker has what inside of it.

[via HolyCool]

Switch Salt and Pepper Shaker Turns Your Food On

Technabob — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:16:36 +0000

Fred & Friends is at it again, with another one of their tongue-in-cheek household gadgets. This time, they’ve created the perfect salt and pepper shaker – the SWITCH.

This clever tabletop shaker has a simple “on-off” switch on the top, which either diverts salt or pepper to the appropriate opening on the side. No electricity required. It’s simple, geeky and fun. Expect the SWITCH to hit stores later this Spring.

[via OhGizmo! via Wired]

Space Invaders Shake Your Salt and Pepper

Technabob — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:10:54 +0000

Boy, it seems like forever since we featured any sort of Space Invaders goodies on the site. Thankfully, the Invaders’ drought appears to be over.

Whether or not you like to throw extra seasonings on your food, you’ve got to love these Space Invaders salt and pepper shakers if you’ve got even a bit of 8-bit spirit. Designer Anderson Horta created these Spicy Invaders for your dining pleasure.

Alas and alack, these are still just in the conceptual stage, so you might have to wait a while to satisfy your Invaders S&P needs afterall.

[via Like Cool via Geeky-Gadgets]

Dork Up Your Dinner With Pc Salt and Pepper Shakers

Karen M. — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:35:38 +0000

These salt and pepper shakers are made to look like the S and P letter keys on your computer keyboard! They come with this cool box to complete the qwertastic look.

I’m not sure I want to think about my PC during meals but I know there are folks out there who would like to seamlessly integrate computer references into every single aspect of their lives (not to mention, their Second Lives) so I’m guessing that’s the target market. You can buy them from Gifts for Engineers, so if you haven’t found the perfect gift for the dorky Dad or grad in your life, now’s the perfect time to fork over $10.95 and get these on the table!