Gizmodo: silicone

Wii Fit Foot Massage Pad Mixes Pleasure With Pain

Sean Fallon — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:00:00 EST

Most people would not describe working out as a pleasurable experience, but nobody said that it has to be complete torture. That's where these silicone covers for your Wii Fit balance board can help.

The acupressure dots that cover the top of the pad act as a massaging agent for your feet—plus it should provide extra traction when you are dizzy with effort and sliding on your own slippery sweat. The only problem is that I don't think that Wii Fit is all that it is cracked up to be in the first place. [Amazon via Technabob]

Brando Silicone HDD Case Prevents Bareback Docking

John Mahoney — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:40:00 EDT

Mainly for use with their hard disk dock that accepts HDDs like SNES carts, these silicone rubbers, complete with removable end caps, will keep your disks from slipping around too much and add a modicum of extra protection for $17. If only anti-virus defense was this easy. [Brando]

Zuneone Silicone Case - The Best Cheap Zune Case Yet

Jason Chen — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:20:02 EST

Readers will probably know we're not gigantic fans of cases for portable media players around here, preferring to just let them get scratched up for the sake of convenience and looks. But this Silicone case from Zune One seems to be a pretty decent one if you really must have a case.

The Zune Silicone Case comes with a silicone condom that wraps around the Zune plus two screen protectors. The condom actually fits pretty well and has a rubbery-but-not-too-rubbery texture.

The best part?

The buttons are molded in exactly the right place and are shaped in such a way that it's really easy to press—unlike the Jam Jacket. If you had to get a Zune case, this $7.95 silicone affair would be the best.

Their Zune Crystal case, however, leaves something to be desired. It's made of pretty cheap plastic (priced at $11.95) and is pretty hard to open. Once you get your Zune in there, you may have a hard time getting it back out. Plus, the oval hole left for the keys make the side and bottom buttons a little harder to press, as well as making the hold switch impossible to switch.

We'd recommend you skipping the crystal case, even at the low $11.95 price. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Zuneone]

Uniea Silicone MacBook Keyboard Protectors

Travis Hudson — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:26:43 EST

If the silicone iPod nano cases didn't completely fill your need for fake rubbery goodness, iShoppo also has the Uniea MacBook keyboard protectors. These protectors also come in a variety of colors and sizes to protect the MacBook and MacBook Pro keyboards. They are available in a few different colors that definitely won't match the rest of your laptop (except the clear one). $20. – Travis Hudson

Product Page [iShoppo]

Uniea Silicone iPod Nano Cases

Travis Hudson — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:46:36 EST

iSkin isn't the only silicone-loving iPod accessory makers out there. For $24.99 you can score a five pack of these silicone cases by iShoppo. These cases come in pink, green, blue, gray and clear and there is also the optional lanyard strap to go with the cases. Don't be a fool, wrap your ~~tool~~ iPod! – Travis Hudson

Product Page [iShoppo]

Silicone Switch Design Improves the Light Switch

Jason Chen — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:10:58 EDT

Just a design from Ross McBride, this silicone switch design simplifies the light switch concept for people who don't quite grok the "up equals on, down equals off" concept. In this case, one silicone bump means, er, on? And two silicone bumps mean, obviously, off. We think. In any case, you can smash the light with your fist like a barbarian instead of flicking it up or down, like a hoity-toity college professor. – Jason Chen

Ross McBride [ via Gadgetizer]

Elecom Silicone Protectors for Sony E Series DAPs

Gizloco — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:13:16 EDT

The same type of silicone that has protected untold numbers of iPods 'round the world will now be protecting some of Sony's portable audio players thanks to Elecom. Designed to protect the Sony NW-E005/003/002 line of portable audio players, the AVD-SCSE005 sits nice and snug over the little music player, helping to shield it from the shocks and harassment of everyday life.

The little life savers, such as they are, will go on sale in Japan next month for the paltry sum of just less than $15 and will come in the five fruity colors (and transparent) you see here.

You see, it is possible to talk about silicone digital audio player covers without making incredibly hacky prophylactic "jokes." – Nicholas Deleon

Product Page (in Japanese) [Elecom via Digital World Tokyo]

Sitzfleisch Chair Cushion (That's "Flesh For Sitting")

Gizloco — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 14:43:19 EDT

The silicone flesh cushion known as "Sitzfleisch" attempts to give people stuck in office chairs all day long a bit of a respite by mimicking the look and feel of real human flesh, delivering the utmost in comfort. Made out of a silicone polymer, the chair cushion promises to act as an extension of the human body, since, as the South American manufacturer Exsil claims, "healthy human soft tissue is nature's unequaled solution for utmost sitting comfort."

Exsil also says that the cushion may help people who suffer from aches and pains, since many of those ailments can be attributed to sitting on lackluster chairs for long periods of time. Who's going to argue about sitting on top of $80 slab of fake skin?

A fair warning for those looking to further investigate the comapny's Web site: there's quite a bit of nudity, but it's mostly the artsy kind. – Nicholas Deleon

Product Page [Exsil via Shiny Shiny]

Exsil Store (in Portuguese)