Gadgets Blog

Are they dedicating this to Michael’s memory, or is it a marketing ploy?   Either way, this creepy looking thing, as the name suggests, is a skull shaped regular phone with LED eyes that pop (pun intended) when it rings.  As for the “Thriller” part, well, that’s the not so subtle Michael insinuation.

Package Includes:

• 1 piece Thriller Skull Phone
• 1 piece Socket phone cable
• **FREE Bundle with(with EU/US socket adapter)
• Tone/Pulse Switchable Size: 16 x 12.5 x 11.5 cm

If you want to stash it away for Halloween or think it is a great idea for your teenage son who is into Goth , you can buy it at gadget.brando.com for $25.

Apparently this toilet -washer is a “greener gadget” because it saves energy and obviously space by utilizing the same water source. Which is all well and good BUT I don’t like it.

Here is why - LOOK at how close the toilet is to the washer. Do you know how much feces and urine inadvertenly splatters about whenever you flush! Call me a germaphobe (which I sort of am) but I don’t like the thought of my clean clothes being that close to the exit source of my twozies! I’m just saying….

What do you guys think? You like it? 

(Source of Image: Craphound.com)

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So I recently watched Gran Tarino the movie starring and directed by Clint Eastwood and I LOVED IT!

Even at 82 Clint Eastwood is still excellent and ripe with pure molten talent and bad-assness!

I am not going to ruin the movie for you but I do recommend you watch it. I will say there was a scene in the movie that inspired this post.

Clint’s well meaning son and daughter-in-law decide to purchase a series of “senior living” products for his birthday.

• A claw thing that is suppose to help him reach for hard to get items.
• A phone with HUGE buttons. (Implying of course that he is so geriatric  that he can’t see)
• And a series of pamphlets for Senior Living Retirement homes…

Suffice to say Clint’s character was NOT amused and greatly insulted. (Albeit the scene was funny)

Which got me thinking when is it safe to start hinting to your parents or grand parents that they might want to upgrade everyday appliances and gadgets to more “senior” assisted versions?
Prime example, the BIG BUTTONED PHONE.

I actually think this is a great idea and must surely be useful for a number of older folks. My question is how do you go about discretely recommending it or discretely swapping out gramps current model for this one?

Any ideas? …