Gizmodo: for the ladies

Ikan Promises Ukan Shop From Home

Matt Buchanan — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:40:49 EDT

Ikan's how people have been expecting to shop from home "in the future" pretty much forever. You scan the barcode of your old peanut butter jar at the Wi-Fi-connected terminal and it gets added to your online shopping cart. From there, you can have it delivered by your "preferred retailer," pick it up all ready to go or simply print out the list, making it an overblown grocery list organizer.

The catch for this home-delivered sweetness seems to be that you need an Ikan-supported retailer in your area. Also, we can't find a price for this magical device/service anywhere on the site. But if you're curious, they're taking beta apps right now. If you get it on the beta, be sure to tell us how hard it rocked your world (or didn't). [Ikan via CrunchGear]

Best Buy and Liz Claiborne Hooking Up to Make Electronics Accessories for the Girls

Matt Buchanan — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:40:29 EDT

Liz Claiborne's jumping into bed with Best Buy to design a collection of "electronics accessories for women." Since they're for women, naturally the entire collection is composed of bags and totes for things like laptops, cameras and MP3 players. We're going to go out on a hunch and guess there's going to be a fair amount of pink involved, since the only electronics accessories women need apparently are small, pink bags to carry their small, pink electronics. Progress for women, progress for technology. Thanks, Best Buy. [Yahoo!/Reuters]

Apple Command Key Ring: Totally Geeky, Not at All Classy

Matt Buchanan — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:52:50 EDT

This ring is another fashionable addition to the fabbed-from-Apple-notebooks line of geek jewelry—if you're around six years old. On the other hand, even a six year old can afford it, since it only costs $4. [Etsy via Shiny Shiny]

Tampon Pan Flute Will Make You Musical, Awkward

Adam Frucci — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:20:27 EDT

You like crafts, don't you? Of course you do. Well, get ready for a fun and educational craft project, my friends. First, get some tampons. Got 'em? OK, now make a flute out of the applicators. Done? Great, now go get yourself forcibly removed from marching band auditions. As the instructional website says, "the hills are alive with the sound of tampons!" Oh, and did I mention there's a video of someone playing "Ode to Joy" on one of these? Because there is.

[Tampon Crafts (seriously) via Neatorama]

PowerBook Earrings Are Totally Geeky But Totally Classy, Too

Matt Buchanan — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:37:28 EDT

What to do with an old PowerBook when you replace it with a shiny new Santa Rosa MacBook Pro? Make jewelry out of the power buttons, of course. While these are of the dangly, girly variety, they would make a pretty killer pair of gauges, too. [Flickr via MAKE]

Aussibum is the Wonderbra for Men's Underwear

Jason Chen — Mon, 28 May 2007 11:40:03 EDT

This video's for the ladies. Australian designer underwear Aussibum is to men's crotch bulges what the Wonderbra is to women's cleavage. Yes. Using space-age technology, you too can increase the size of your bulge when you're at the beach, at the gym, or even in the comfort of your own home.

It's "all natural," with "no rings, string, padding, or anything." It uses all your "own parts" to make your bulge as large as possible. Sounds good to us.

p.s. Ladies? You can't say we never post anything for you anymore. – Jason Chen

Aussiebum Wonderjocks [Random Good Stuff]

Live From AVN: This Ain't No Willie Wonka

gizmodo.com — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 18:48:49 EST

CES overlaps with the adult entertainment expo here in Vegas, so I figured you would want a peek at some of the cool "adult" gadgets featured at the show. The classic Clone-A-Willy allows you to make a copy of your Johnson, and with the optional motor you can even turn it into a vibrator. The latest version is the Chocolate Clone-A-Willy which lets you make a real milk chocolate copy that is 100% edible and, apparently, quite tasty. It'll be available in about two weeks, so start scouting early so you'll have time to make a copy of your manhood.

Law & Order: SVU - Sleepy Victims Unit

gizmodo.com — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 16:38:34 EST

This past week, I had to brave Long Island to meet my girlfriend's parents. Through tasty bagels and annoying accents, I found myself one night at someone's house watching one of my favorite shows, "Law & Order: SVU". The chick who put it on is obsessed with the show, so her sister made her this Christopher Meloni/Eliot Stabler pillowcase. Using Photoshop, a stencil was made and then screened onto a pink pillowcase to create the face of everyone's favorite police officier who beats up rapists. That's not all, though, a Mariska Hargitay one is in the works for the men who are a bit too lonely these days. And don't even think about an Ice-T model. He's scary enough.

Flickr Photostream

Techtether Keeps You and Cellphone Together 4Ever

gizmodo.com — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:59:32 EST

For the ladies always misplacing or losing their cellphones, this is probably a nice little accessory. Techtether is a fancy lanyard-type device that hooks on to your purse and has the other end hanging onto your cellphone, Blackberry, camera, or whatever. These tethers aren't just some cheap cotton string, though. They're made from crystals, tiger's-eye, turquoise, alabaster, coral, wood, chain links or mother-of-pearl. The high-end versions for celebs (and us) pack on Swarovski crystals. The company may also introduce collegiate sports versions soon. There are 35 styles of the Techtether available, ranging from $20 to $100.

Stylish TechTether a hot gift for the trendy — and the careless [Textually]

Solarjo Power Purse Charges iPod, Tampons

gizmodo.com — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:01:54 EST

This one is for those ladies with iPods. We know you shove enough crap in your purse already, so why bother cramming a charger in there when you know it still won't fit? The solution is the Power Purse. This design concept is a purse with individual solar panels on the outside and a USB charger on the inside for powering all those gadgets you have stuffed away in there. Developed by college kiddo Joe Hynek, the purse is not only designed to power devices, but also to clock in at under $300, so it's semi-affordable.

Solarjo Power Purse A High-Tech Stuff for Tech-Girls [Born Rich]

Cellphone Party In The Pants

gizmodo.com — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:49:08 EDT

Ladies: We all know you have a special geek or dork in your life who's into cellphones. That's why you need to cook them a delicious meal, get them in the sack, then take off your clothes to reveal Karrysafe, the lingerie that has a secret holding compartment for your cellphone. Karrysafe is designed exclusively for women who want to carry personal belongings around safely and discreetly. They also say the Karrysafe has "stealth pocketing", but really it's just a PR term for "let's have a threesome with the Nokia". Considering it's only 12.99, it might make a nice stocking stuffer for the holidays if the wife keeps her ringer on "Vibrate" a lot. If you're a married geek, your wife will appreciate this sexy garment. If you're a lonely geek... umm... Real Dolls?

If you want to grab it in the states, give MoMA some luvvvv.

Sexy Security For Your Handset [Textually]

A Hanging Fish Bowl

gizguest — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:58:06 EDT

Now, if you expect me to say something intelligent or useful about this item, think again. It's a fishbowl. What do you say about fishbowls? The only feature that sets this particular one apart, is the fact that, as you can plainly see in the picture, you can hang it on the wall and get away with calling it "Art". It looks kinda neat too, though if it was up to me, I'd add an LED or two, just for good measure.

It sticks out by 5 inches and holds about a gallon of water. That seems to be suitable for a couple of goldfish and it'll cost ya $30. I imagine the ladies out there might appreciate this a little bit more than me. -DP

The Hanging Fish Pod [PostModernPets via Productdose]

UPDATE - Fish lover Rich writes:

erm, I really hate to do this, but I just forwarded my girlfriend the link to that Hanging FishBowl via Gizmodo and immediately she came back with the line:
"you couldn't keep a siamese fighting fish (betta splendens) in there, as pictured, as there is no nice way of putting a water heater in there... unless you hung it in a room that was a constant 75degrees I suppose. snort."

Tool Kit for Girls

johnb — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 15:04:29 EDT

I know what my best gal is getting for her birthday—a big hug! But if I did buy her something it would be this excellent toolkit containing a hammer, a level, some pliers, and some other household stuff design just for the ladies. Each one of the tools is specially marked with the name Barbara K who is apparently some woman who fixes stuff all over the world. Priced at about $80, I'd suggest giving your squeeze a hammer and a couple of nails and telling her to put a new roof on the outhouse afore yonder storm comes instead of wasting your money on color-coordinated tools.

Barbara K! girl power toolkit Review [Pocket-Lint]