If you’re on the lookout for a nice present for a special someone, consider this ‘Inspirational’ Circle Necklace. If the special someone is currently serving time in jail, that is.
It doesn’t say who it should be inspirational for, does it? An embezzler or con artist lives by “Steal. Cheat. Lie”, they need to be reminded of them everyday or, God forbid, they could turn into decent people.
And since it’s sterling silver, they could also sell it to fund their next scam. Now that’s an useful piece of jewelry.
How much under $29.99?
Some: $14.99 on Overstock.com.
Via FashionablyGeek
We’ve played Space Invaders (or at least heard about it), but we’ve never wondered how exactly do the aliens know what to do. We had instructions, but did they?
Apparently they had even better: a class in invading, pictured on the A Simple Plan t-shirt. It’s not very complicated to us, but do we know how difficult it might be for the aliens to stay so neatly in line, never flinching when they get gunned down, never breaking formation? At least the drill sergeat is making an effort to explain, diagrams and all…
How much under $29.99?
Some: $18 on Threadless.com.
Can real rock be listened to through tiny portable speakers? Yes, although why would you want to listen to anything like that?
The best way to listen to a band is live on stage, smashing guitars and all… but if all you’ve got is a puny iPod, you can get a tiny bit of that atmosphere back with the MP3 Retro Speaker Amp.
It can output 5W of power and gets its juice for batteries or an USB port, but the best part is that the little Bass, Treble and Volume dials are adjustable.
However, as nice as it looks, I can’t help but thinking it’s a bit lame. Rock is supposed to be big and loud, after all…
How much under $29.99?
Some: $14.99 on ThinkGeek.com.
Socks are cool.
It doesn’t have a rational explanation, since 99% of the time no one actually sees them, and even if they could, they wouldn’t care, but some people women simply feel better when they’re wearing something more unusual – and that doesn’t stop at sexy underwear.
However, I’m having a hard time imagining what a person would think of when wearing a pair of Meat Socks. They’re not even that true to life, so there’s not even shock value. Perhaps something special for the carnivore in us?
They even have a companion – the Intestine Socks. Mmm, yummy.
How much under $29.99?
Some: $11.99 on Ashidashi.com.
Via FashionablyGeek
James Bond is cool, huh? My little cousin thinks so and he’s crazy about everything that has to do with spying – a phase most kids go through.
If it overlaps with the privacy phase, then the Spy Gear Alarm Kit is a sure hit. What can be better than comfronting your nosy brother with evidence?
The kit won’t exactly stop intruders from entering a room, but it will make it clear that they’re not wanted: if someone comes in without using the included card-key, it will sound the (loud) alarm and automatically record the time of entry.
Afterwards, the legitimate inhabitant of the room can match the time of the breach with the people who were in the house at that time and pinpoint the tresspasser. It’s fun and might discourage siblings from snooping around…
How much under $29.99?
Some: $14.19 on Amazon.com.
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If you’re on Facebook, there’s no way you were spared the “25 random things about me” lists. (In case you have no idea what I’m talking about: be happy and don’t investigate further.)
The “1 Random Thing” t-shirt reflects the feelings of most: 25 is 25 too many, especially since the things are usually utterly uninteresting.
On the other hand… do you know why you don’t give a damn about what your friends say? Because they’re not your friends, they’re just some people you vaguely know and just felt like adding to your ever-growing list. Of course you don’t care, why would you?
How much under $29.99?
Some: $18.95 on Despair.com.
Although it’s listed under “3-7 years”, the Zome Crazy Bubbles kit looks way too fun to be left for kids only. Parents wil be the luckiest: blowing bubbles for the children makes you a good father, not an irresponsible adult. The rest of us will have to brave dissaproving stares, but it’s so worth it.
And seriously, just look at the list of things you can create: bubble 3-D squares, helixes, banana shapes, and even a four dimensional hypercube. I don’t even know what a hypercube is, so it just can’t be a simple kid’s toy!
The set comes with no less than 72 pieces than can be assembled in countless ways to get the weirdest bubbles: 12 white nodes, 36 each of 3 lengths blue struts, 12 each of 3 lengths yellow struts and 12 each of 3 lengths red struts.
How much under $29.99?
Some: $11.99 on ThinkGeek.com.
Music brings many gifts, among which the desire to share it with the world… through bad phone speakers in a crowded subway, especially if said music falls into the broad category of “shit”.
But there’s a way to improve that experience… yes, another mini-speaker! This one’s actually smaller then the rest, so it’s a Micro Speaker Keychain.
Small but powerful though: it’s got an internal amp so it’s pretty loud… loud enough to get you hateful glares, at least. It charges through USB and connects to any 3.5 headphone jack, so it’s extremely convenient to use.
(But only around people who asked for the music, we hope.)
How much under $29.99?
Some: ~$14 on Firebox.com.
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This doesn’t really deserve more than a “why?!” followed by a stern “NO”, but I’ll try to expand on the subject a bit more.
Starting with the (hopefully) obvious: a Mini Fender Guitar USB Lamp is not cool, or rad, or awesome, or in any way “true”. It’s an USB-powered lamp (seriously, lamps this big go in outlets and have more than a couple of LEDs) that tarnishes the name of the guitar maker.
Connection to the rock world = zero. Artistic merits = zero. Price = $20. It might seem like a nice gift for that guitar-loving friend… but NO.
How much under $29.99?
Some: $19.99 on Amazon.com.
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Sorry, but I still think Rickrolling is fun. It might be old news (especially in internet-land), but I got tricked twice in the past week so it’s still going strong.
The Rick Roll’d t-shirt is YouTube meets GraphJam and yes, the checkboxes listing things someone’s or something’s properties are still cool.
In this case, “all of the above” is the correct answer, but by the time you get to that point you’ll be:
a) thoroughly confused
b) laughing out loud
c) swearing to yourself that you got Rickrolled by a damn t-shirt.
How much under $29.99?
Some: $15.22 on TShirtAlert.
Via FashionablyGeek
