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Ultra-Shapable E-Ink Becomes Reality This Fall
How many concept products have we shown featuring some form of curved or oddly shaped E-Ink display? A pillion?* Thankfully, the good people at E-Ink have seen fit to make these dreams come true: New "ultra-moldable" E-Ink cells are 40% thinner, can be cut into unique shapes, and even curved. This doesn't mean they're bendy, but it does mean you will be one step closer to achieving that bionic soldier-of-fortune look you'd like to cultivate to woo the ladies. The first product to be demonstrated is this humble but high functioning Delphi keychain. In the world of novelty keychains alone, the possibilities seem limitless. [Electronista]*I am not entirely sure there is such a quantity as a "pillion," but there should be.
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Besides being somewhat dim, most keychain lights have batteries that only last a couple months before needing to be replaced—which often never happens since nobody has watch batteries lying around. But what if you could have this Mini Tritium Keychain, which lasts about 10 years without needing to be replaced? If you're worried that keeping something radioactive in your pocket next to your gonads is a bad idea, keep in mind that the particles emitted are supposedly so weak they don't even penetrate your skin. Also keep in mind that science has been wrong about stuff before. [DealExtreme via Gear Diary via Oh Gizmo]
Radioactive Tritium Makes Keychain Light Glow For 10 Years
Besides being somewhat dim, most keychain lights have batteries that only last a couple months before needing to be replaced—which often never happens since nobody has watch batteries lying around. But what if you could have this Mini Tritium Keychain, which lasts about 10 years without needing to be replaced? If you're worried that keeping something radioactive in your pocket next to your gonads is a bad idea, keep in mind that the particles emitted are supposedly so weak they don't even penetrate your skin. Also keep in mind that science has been wrong about stuff before. [DealExtreme via Gear Diary via Oh Gizmo]
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Watch Keychain Concept Makes You Jingle all the Time
Although the concept of putting a watch on a keychain is a good one—one less thing to carry around—the fact that it's a keychain makes it less than convenient. Why? Imagine having to fish out the lump of metal with all 10 of your keys to see what time it is, while at the same time trying to keep your wallet inside your pocket with the other hand, clumsily. More »
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Discharge Keychain Keeps Static Demons Away
You know the worst feeling in the world? When you know you are going to be shocked by the car door or light switch or whatever and there is nothing to do but accept it. Sometimes you try to touch the light switch quickly or fiercely, but it doesn't matter because the shock always hurts. This tiny device uses some kind of witchcraft to actually discharge the static demons and send them back to the hell they came from. $14. More »
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Parking Timer Keychain
For those of you without any sense of time, or easily gets distracted—this is the parking timer keychain. Program this $10 doodad with exactly how much you dropped into the parking meter and will warn you when time is getting close. It is also great for you frugal bastards that would rather underpay a parking meter and keep going out to feed it rather than overpaying and possibly wasting money. It also includes a voice memo feature for remembering where you parked your car: "Parked caddy corner from Starbucks." Just hope that Starbucks doesn't asexually reproduce like they are known to do. More »
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The Handler: For Germaphobic Pirates
Every time I find the need to touch a public urinal/door handle/ho I get a little nervous of the oozing, boil-covered hand that may have been there last. The Handler is an interesting solution for such circumstances. More »
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Spectare Keypix Keychain Digital Photo Viewer
You've got a digital camera but don't want to haul it around everywhere with you just to show off your pics. Also for some reason, you don't have access to an SD card reader. What to do? You could load up to 56 JPEGs on the 512-kb Keypix digital photo keychain, that's what. With a resolution of 96 x 64 pixels, the Keypix isn't going to win you any "I've-got-more-megapixels-than-you" contests, but it may get the job done when showing off pics of your drunken friends. More »
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Digital Photo Keychain
Hell, they make digital photo picture frames, so why not shrink it down? Here's a one-square-inch box that has a small backlit screen and displays images of your choice. Its 512Kb of flash memory is more than enough for photos, as long as they are in jpeg. It also includes a rechargeable lithium battery. For a mere $50, now you can carry pictures of all 15 of your illegitimate children on your keychain. More »
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Mickey and Minnie: Together in the Land of USB
Perhaps your parents or relatives are into tech and grew up on all things nostalgic. Dr. Who, Disney cartoons, Howdy Doody and such. Now's the time to score them a vintage-styled USB drive with Mickey and Minnie Mouse themes. These excellent-looking drives look right out of the 1950s and even have fake stiching and accents to give them that retro look. They come in both 256MB and 512MB versions depending on your storage needs and can be used as a keychain, too. No word yet on pricing, but don't expect to shell out billions unless they're limited edition. More »
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Better Jet to the Meter
How many times has the Parking Authority in your city nailed your ass for being five minutes later to your car after the meter runs out of time? Plenty, I'm sure, so between the fines and hefty cost of parking meters, we understand that you want to squeeze every last minute out of your parking time. That's why there's the Parking Timer, a little keychain you set as a timer to remind you of how much time you have left. Say you put in two hours of coins at the meter. Set the Parking Timer for 2 hours and when you have only five minutes left, the Parking Timer chirps away to let you know it's time to fill up the meter again. Not a bad little gadget for when you don't feel like swallowing a $25 ticket for an expired meter. It'll run you $8.80 and is worth every saved penny. More »
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Fender Pocket-Sized Tuner Keychain
For the avid musician on the go, having an instrument in perfect tune is a must. Just imagine if Rush tried playing "2112" without being in tune? A disaster. Fender wants you to make sure your Telecaster, Strat, or any product made by them is in tune so they don't get a bad rep when you're playing. So they created the Speed-e (Get it? If not, go pick up guitar 101 and keep reading) keychain tuner for tuning on the go. It's about the size of a 1/4" instrument jack and has a little LED indicator. It works by tuning your high E string and then using your ear to do the rest or by playing an E on B,G,D,A, and low E. A new approach to tuning. At $19.95, the price isn't bad, either. A great gift for the holidays. We're sure you know a coffee shop musician in need of a tuner. More »
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Doraemon Invades Again - Webcam Style
We're pretty sure that Doraemon is going to invade the earth in his little spaceship and take it over. Wait, has that already happened? It seems every time I turn around, something has become Dorae-ized! Doraemon sofas, Doraemon pillows, Doraemon turds, what's next, webcams that look like Doraemon? Yes! Now in Japan, you can score your favorite cat in webcam form for your PC. Not only does he function as a webcam, but he's soft and has a keyring so you can take your webcam wherever you may travel. His sister Dorami is also available if you demand full on Doraemon action. No word on price. More »
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Lucite Nintendo History Keychains
I liked the Famicom as much as the next guy, but would I make a mini model of every single old-timey Nintendo console and embed them in lucite? Sure! Each one of these stylish keychains contains a console like the Super Famicom and even a mini controller. These keychains are not playable, but they show your 'Tenda cred in the corporate parking lot as you pull out your keys to unlock your lime green Mini Cooper with Link painted on the hood. More »
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Propaganda's Mr.P
Some of you may remember the wonderful Mr.Suicide. Now comes what looks like a close relative: Propaganda's Mr.P. He is a blue plastic keychain man, with courage some of us wouldn't even dream of. You see that quizzical expression? Well, he dons it while dangling from your cars keys from his, uh, stainless steel one-eyed trouser trout. More »
