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I generally don’t like people’s idea of pranks. Maybe it’s just me, but most of the pranks I’ve recently heard about were not just for a friendly laugh, they were for (viciously) making fun of someone. If, when I picture myself as the victim, I feel angry rather than amused, something is wrong (and I appreciate jokes, really).

The Phantom Keystroker surprised me in a very pleasant way because it’s a prank device which doesn’t do anything distructive and doesn’t make the target look like an idiot (ok, maybe just a bit). The prankster has a very easy job: just plug the Keystroker in an USB port of the victim’s computer and watch. The device emulates a mouse and keyboard and, depending on the setting, randomly moves the mouse, types gibberish or both. Because the interval between “manifestations” can also be adjusted, someone’s poor co-worker can spend a very long time trying to figure out whether his computer was being haunted or he got a virus…

How much under $29.99?
A little: $24.99 on ThinkGeek.com.