Gizmodo: holder

The StickyStrap Is the Weirdest iPhone Holder/Case/Stand I've Ever Seen

Jesus Diaz — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:10:00 EST

Hookai. So, quick question for $1,000: What sticks, stands, and hangs?

The StickStrap, of course. The mobile device holder that is "portable and practical." The holder with suction cups that is "innovative and inspiring." The strap that "securely grasps your iPhone and can serve as a sexual toy at the same time." Maybe I made up the last one, but come on, this thing has so many uses that is hard to justify not spending $10 on it. If only to ask people to pull the red handle from your jeans. [Aprodukt]

Robots That Hold Your Toothbrush, Crush Very Tiny Intruders

matt buchanan — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:20:00 EDT

These little robots attach themselves to your wall with suction cups, and guard pens, toothbrushes and other skinny pole-like objects. No not that one. [Mookie Gifts via Nerd Approved]

Griffin WindowSeat Holds Your iPhone/iPod Touch at Eye Level For Convenient Viewing, Face Hitting

Jason Chen — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDT

This Griffin WindowSeat is a suction cup-based iPhone/iPod touch mount for your car, allowing you to keep your phone at eye level for easy map viewing and voicemail checking. What's left unsaid is how sturdy this thing is in case of an accident, and whether it will come careening off your window or dashboard into your face to make a comically iPhone-ish indentation on your cheek. Either way, it's $29.99, which isn't all that expensive for the ability to surf the internet while driving (kidding). [Griffin via PCWorld]

ZipHolder Zipper Holder Makes Pantsings Super Difficult

Jason Chen — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:15:00 EDT

If you're anything like us, your zipper always has a hard time staying in the up position. Button fly jeans are a horrible solution, because you end up peeing all over yourself in an emergency. Enter the ZipHolder. It's a little elastic loop that attaches to the top of your zipper and hooks to your button. No more embarrassing exposure incidents during movies, job interviews and jury selection. How could we say no? [Zip Holder via Smart Stuff via Oh Gizmo via New Launches]

Crocs Make Shoe-Themed Cellphone Holsters, We Wonder Why

Kit Eaton — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:49:27 EST

Nurses and Doctors rejoice: you can now buy Crocs for your cellphone! Ok, so the Crocs "O-Dial" [sic] is actually a shoe-themed cellphone holster, but it is official. Why your phone would enjoy the lightness, comfiness... um, waterproofness and stain-proofness of those lovely rubbery, resinous shoes is another matter, though. Oh — its got raised inside surfaces to protect device screens, and an adapter so you can use it to store credit cards? Ah yes, we understand now. It's a marketing thing. And yet, cunning Giz reader, what better uses could you put your croc holsters to?

Available now in black, silver, red, grape, fuchsia, celery (celery? really?), cotton candy and turquoise for around $14. Please don't you go attaching any of those plug-in charm things will you? [Pocket lint]

Disc Holder Has a Strong Pimp Hand

Sean Fallon — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:00:18 EST

If you have any DVDs, HD DVDs, Blu-ray Discs or even some old-timey CDs lying around that are in desperate need of a bizarre storage solution, look no further than the Art of Hand Stand Disc Holder. It doesn't do much beyond what you see here, but it will definitely add an interesting look to any desktop or home theater. [Product Page]

Blinking Cellphone Holder is Ironically Useful

Travis Hudson — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:00:22 EDT

This SIGNAL blinking cellphone holder is the perfect device for that super-silent office with the most uptight employees. Place the cellphone in the cup, turn it to silent mode and the cup will flash lights when a call is coming in. It is ironic because the ringing will no longer piss off the cubicle neighbors, but I'm sure answering the phone and talking about how completely obliterated you got the night before is perfectly okay with Sally in accounting. $21. –Travis Hudson

Product Page [Via OhGizmo!]

Grocery Bag Grips Practically Give You Octopus Arms

Brian Lam — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:58:29 EDT

One Grip Bag Holders, which give you a firm handle on grocery bags you can loop into its carabiner design, are a special invention to me. Here's why:

Contrary to popular advice, I live to go grocery shopping when I'm super hungry. Pulling armfuls of food off the shelves into my waiting cart never feels more satisfying, and I usually end up with the kind of splurge food that I love but would otherwise avoid. (Chips a Hoy, and Lay's Jalapeño Kettle Potato chips, I'm talking about you.)

Problem is, when I get home, I run into my other pointless man-habit: Trying to carry 12-16 grocery bags inside the house at once. You can do 4-5 per arm, by roping them around your wrists, but then fragiles begin to pack down under their own weight; like a whale beached and slowly crushing itself under its own mass. Which brings me, in this very round about way, to the One Grip Bag Holders, that let you pile on a few bags in your hand, below the pivot point on your wrist.

I predict a total carry load, between wrists and hands, of about 16 bags total. Perfect, because making two trips to the car is something I'd rather avoid.

And if $12.99 worth of plastic is what'll take, so be it.–Brian Lam

Set of 2 One Grip Bag Holders [via the Great UberReview]

CD Spindle = Bagel Holder

Jason Chen — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:35:25 EDT

Some hungry nerd somewhere really needed to take his bagel with him to a meeting, and thus, the CD Bagel Holder was born. We don't know if the story is true (it's probably not) but it's only slightly more interesting than someone looking at his bagel, looking at his spindle, and wondering aloud whether it would fit. – Jason Chen

Coudal [via Core77]

Steering Wheel Mounted Cellphone Holder

Jason Chen — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:00:44 EST

Although keeping your cellphone close to reach when you're driving is a good idea—one that Jack Bauer himself would approve of—keeping it this close to your wheel is probably bad. How close? How's on the wheel itself sound?

A good idea on paper—when you're drunk—since you'd be talking directly into the phone when it's on speaker, but practically dangerous, as many victims of gab-and-hit can tell you. Has this thing actually made it to production? – Jason Chen

Patent [USPTO via Mad4MobilePhones]

DS Lite Mini Card Holder

Jason Chen — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:45:37 EST

Essentially a Mini Me for your DS Lite, this Mini-DS holder holds your precious DS games so they don't slip out of your pocket when you're leaning over to snap your upskirt pics.

As cute as having a little DS is, the fact that it can only hold two DS games makes this kinda iffy. However, if one of those games is the DS-Xtreme DS Media Enhancer, then you've got no problems. Plus, it's only $7.90.

By the by, do any readers have any recommendations for a GBA "game enhancer" for the DS? Turns out the DS-Xtreme only handles DS games and not GBA games. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Play-Asia via Kotaku]

HandSteady Drink Stabilizer

Jason Chen — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:30:54 EDT

The handSteady is a cupholder design by Chris Peacock that allows users with hand tremors to be able to drink from a glass without dropping or spilling. Already winning design awards, the cup-holder has a shock-absorbing mount that cushions and lessens the shaking and helps hold the glass upright.

The manufacturers are aiming for a 2008 launch, to the delight of people who suffer from said tremors. – Jason Chen

Product Page [handSteady via Popgadget]