On a slow news day, one company can always be relied on to bring out something so unutterably useless that I fall to my knees and give thanks to James T. Kirk and all the angels: Brando. Their phone strap-slash-stylus-slash-lightsaber-for people-of-extremely-restricted-growth costs five bucks and would redefine the word pointless if it didn't actually have a retractable point. Still, I can think of one person who might find it handy when he's on a post-coital cleanup. [Brando]
This mini Rubik's cube from Japan is one of those little phone straps that you attach to your mobile. As well as giving you hours of fun, it will scratch the back of your cell, annoy you when you talk, and give people an insight into your beliefs and how your brain works.
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Whether you spell it Bulgari or Bvlgari, you have to admire the luxury designer's entrance into a market previously dominated by cheapo Japanese models. This strap is made of "supple black calf leather" and palladium, which means $3.99 this strap is not.
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