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Lifestat Keychain Emergency Neck Puncturer

“Oops, was that the jugular. Take it easy, I’m new at this.”

https://gizmodo.com/lifestat-keychain-emergency-neck-puncturer-177835

There is one major flaw with this device. While your writhing on the floor, gagging on your own esophagus, how will your rescuer know that you have a neck puncturer handy. Chances are this do-gooder will end up using a ball point pen & you’ll be pissed that your $135 investment turned out to be a really expensive keychain ornament.

by uhm…Bob

Researchers Make Robot Hand Controlled By Human Thought

That’s dangerously close to the “shocker” hand motion – did I stumble onto fleshbot again?

by C

https://gizmodo.com/researchers-make-robot-hand-controlled-by-human-thought-177453

Phillips Norelco BG2020 Men’s Bodygroom Reviewed (Verdict: Wtf)

Just so you know, not all Hoosiers are manscaping freaks.

by Derek, IN

https://gizmodo.com/phillips-norelco-bg2020-mens-bodygroom-reviewed-verdic-173823

Next for Origami: “Vistagami”

This is worse than Starbuck’s! The name is now a mash of two foreign languages, and it all adds up to mean “the most visually appealing aspect of paper”, with apologies to the misuse of the word vista.

https://gizmodo.com/next-for-origami-vistagami-176965

Apologies also to the Japanese, who have historically been opposed to combining foreign and Japanese words according to Japanese rules of grammar (* + kami = *gami). At least (I hope) MS isn’t arrogant enough to change the Japanese part of the word for its homophone meaning “God”…

by jYopp

USB Aroma Fan

Dear Gizmodo: I will simply have to create stronger smells. —The IT Guy.

Rick Dobbs

https://gizmodo.com/usb-aroma-fan-177166

How To Hold A Camera

Awesome. They forgot to mention that you don’t point the lens at your face. And they really should re-inforce that you shouldn’t hold the right-hand end with your left hand or your foot…

by takeshi

https://gizmodo.com/how-to-hold-a-camera-177198

iBeam Magnifying Watch

I saw one of these in one of those stores that you always see in malls and I was looking at it and the clerk came over and he was like, “I see you’re holding a watch,” and I said, “This makes no sense,” and he says, “It magnifies,” and I’m like, “dude.”

by Muskrat

https://gizmodo.com/ibeam-magnifying-watch-177028

Limited Edition LG Washing Machines: Buy It and Prove You’re in a Loveless Marriage

I wash my dog in the front loader, too. Problem is, he has a harder time keeping his head above the water, since he’s flopping around all the time.

https://gizmodo.com/limited-edition-lg-washing-machines-buy-it-and-prove-y-177714

How do you keep him alive?

by legweak

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