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Spray Bottle Paper Towel Combo

by Steve
Thursday, March 30, 2006

A company called C-58 is now marketing their newest invention, the Spray Bottle Paper Towel Holder.

You can fill the bottle with any liquid you want, and always have a paper towel ready to wipe up with.

Currently, purchases can only be made by phone direct from C-58, at a price of $7.95, but the company says it can easily sell for $10.95 to $12.95. Distributors are being sought, and product website is forthcoming.

Call C-58 at (888) 962-4446

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Diamonds Made From Human Hair

by Steve
Wednesday, March 29, 2006

A company in Russia called New Age Diamonds is offering to make a cultured diamond using the hair on your head.

With a handful of your hair (approx 1 gram's worth), they combine it with carbon and run it through their HPHT (high pressure, high temperature) machine. The result is a real, actual, diamond, made from your DNA.

The thing is that they don't offer clear diamonds, only yellow, green, and red ones.

This company also does diamonds made from dog hair, and cremated ashes.

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Turn Your iPod into a Sex Toy

by Steve
Tuesday, March 28, 2006

The iBuzz connects with your iPod to create vibrations in sync with whatever music you're playing.

Now you can feel the music in places you've never felt before!

iBuzz comes with a headphone splitter so you can listen on one end while vibrating on the other.

I suppose the Beach Boys will become popular on this device ... "Good, good, good, good vibrations..."

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Doggie Thong for Farting Dogs

by Steve
Tuesday, March 28, 2006

A company called Flat-D Innovations, Inc. is selling a thong for dogs designed to make farts smell better.

Dubbed, "The Dogone", it's an activated charcoal cloth that traps the foul smelling odors from the passing wind.

It's washable and reusable. It uses elastic straps for flexibility, and suspender clips to make the thong adjustable. They also provide quick release when its time for poochie to do its business.

$19.99 from Flat-D

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Handkerchief with Nose Pouch

by Steve
Monday, March 27, 2006

The idea behind the NosePouch is to provide a "catcher" to downward flying nose goo.

That is, when you use sneeze into a handkerchief, only the horizontally flying boogers are caught. But with the NosePouch, any vertically flying debris is trapped.

Arc Fabric Creations, Inc., the product's manufacturer, is looking for distributors.

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Heating Device Prevents Cold Sores

by Steve
Monday, March 27, 2006

Canadian-based Jenex Corporation is now selling a device called "InterceptCS" that claims to prevent cold sores by applying heat.

The company says that when you feel cold sore coming on (as evidenced by itching, burning or tingling sensations on the lip), you apply three 30 second treatments by touching the heated tip to the affected area.

The science behind this concept is that heat stimulates a cell's immune response to viral attack (herpes simplex virus). Targeted heat therapy results in a "heat shock" response within the skin cells to produce heat shock proteins. Heat shock proteins react with the immune system to help recognize and kill the virally-infected cells that cause cold sores.

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Flashing Granny Costume

by Steve
Thursday, March 23, 2006

Here at SNP we love funny gag stuff. When I saw this Flashing Granny Costume, I got such a good laugh I had to give it permanent blog space here.

£39.99 at Hen Night Accessory

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Floppy Disk Brush

by Steve
Thursday, March 23, 2006

What do you do with all those 3 1/2 floppy diskettes laying around? Why turn them into brushes of course!

Neat geeks will appreciate the spring-loaded action that pops the brush in and out of the diskette case, allowing them to quickly brush dust off the keyboard before they type.

Mock Floppy Disk is available in three colors, translucent lime, tangerine or grape.

$1.95 each from American Science & Surplus

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Sleeping Bags for Airplane Rides

by Steve
Thursday, March 23, 2006

Airline passengers who happen to miss the joy of relaxing in a sleeping bag, can now recreate that feeling by slipping into their new poshAir sleeping bag.

Made by poshAir Inc., the sleeping bag is designed specifically for passengers on long flights. The poshAir envelops passengers in a luxurious lightweight warmth, while providing protection from the elements, like pretzel crumbs, spilled Bloody Mary Mixes, and spittle from that 300 pound business man that won't stop complaining.

The poshAir includes two belt loops to allow the seatbelt to pass through. It has an internal pocket to store valuables, and two openings for arms.

$99.00 for the adult size, and comes with handsome carrying case.

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Tuning Fork for your Legs

by Steve
Wednesday, March 22, 2006

A company called Leminscape Music is offering a tuning fork specifically for hikers who experience muscle cramps.

The Extra Mile Ohm Tuning Fork produces the sound of "Ohm" when struck. You then place the stem of the fork at a certain acupressure point on your body, and it heals tired, cramped, and fatigued leg muscles.

The sound wave created by the fork works like kinetic energy to help clear blockages to the natural energy flow through the body's meridians, while relaxing tight muscles. The Ohm tone is based on the elliptical orbit of the earth, which makes it a grounding, centering and energizing frequency.

I've heard of Ohm tuning forks used to heal bodies in a clinical setting, but this is the first time I've seen it marketed as a hiking device.

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Cheap & Easy Lawn Sprinkler System

by Steve
Tuesday, March 21, 2006

The Easy Lawn and Garden Water Sprinkler System is perfect for folks with very small lawns.

Each sprinkler unit has a sprinkler head along with a garden hose connector. You bury the unit into a 10 inch wide, and 10 inch deep hole. A garden hose then attaches to the connector by "clicking it into place".

The manufacturer says you can plant several of these sprinkler units, except you still must connect a garden hose to each one. They recommend getting a bunch of "Y-splitters" and short hoses to turn one water faucet into a tree of hoses.

Otherwise, it sounds like a cheap and easy water sprinkler for tiny lawns or gardens.

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Portable Urinal for Truckers

by Steve
Tuesday, March 21, 2006

The Pit Stop is billed as the first male and female friendly urinal system designed for truckers on the go.

The product's press release provides us with some insight on trucker life...
Pit Stop helps keep the environment clean, saving taxpayers a fortune on roadside cleanup. Since urine bottles are considered a biohazard, expensive hazmat teams are required for cleanup, instead of standard roadside cleanup crews.
The receptacle on Pit Stop is supposed to be mounted to the wall near the trucker's sleeper bunk. However, the makers of Pit Stop says that they're committed to helping truckers eliminate unplanned stops. So, are truckers supposed to use this while driving, or what?

Does this mean truckers drive with their pants down?

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Mop Bucket with Power Dryer

by Steve
Saturday, March 18, 2006

German-based Vileda GmbH has a new product called "Ultramat Electro System", a combination floor mop and bucket, that includes a mop dryer.

The mop head folds in half, and can be inserted into the red-lined receptacle. Using your foot, you press a lever on the bucket, and it rinses off the mop and dries it off, advancing the state of foot-operated mop tech.

Perfect for the elderly and antiseptic freaks.

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Mouthwash with Light-up Timer Cap

by Steve
Saturday, March 18, 2006

Firefly Mouth Swoosh is a mouth wash for kids that utilizes a light-up bottlecap to tell kids when to stop "swooshing".

You fill the cap with mouth wash, which automatically activates the cap. Then pour the contents of the cap into your mouth and start swooshing. About 30 seconds later, the cap starts flashing a light letting you know to stop and spit.

Firefly also has a brand of toothpaste based on the concept.

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Memorex FlashDisc USB

by Steve
Wednesday, March 15, 2006

They're called "FlashDiscs", but they're not really disks. It's a just a Flash memory chip, made to look like a disk.

Memorex claims that their new product is meant to be a high-density alternative to floppy disks, though I'm thinking that the few people still using floppy disks don't have an USB port to alternate to.

Anyways, the company says these colorful 16Mb alternatives have 10 times the capacity of floppy disks, and can hold up to 40 digital photos, or up to 15 minutes of MP3 files.

Seriously, the whole marketing approach on this is cost. You can buy a package of three for $19.99. Though I'm still left scratching my head and thinking, "huh?"

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Soap Squirting Palm Brush

by Steve
Friday, March 10, 2006

New from OXO is this is Soap Squirting Palm Brush.

It's for cleaning dishes. You hold it in your palm, and when want some more soap you push down on the top.

The sturdy nylon bristles are replaceable.

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The Living Floor

by Steve
Thursday, March 09, 2006

Living Floor is a line of tile that contains a layer of liquid, and a clear coating, such that when you step on it, you can see the liquid escaping from the weight of your feet.

It's kinda like those psychodelica art thingies of the 1960s, where you applied pressure with your finger and made all the oils and bubbles squish around. What were those called?

Well with this set of tile, you can walk across it and see your foot prints left behind, before the liquid erases it. I wonder if you can make snow angels with this stuff?

Via Home Tone

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Scented Paper Towels

by Steve
Thursday, March 09, 2006

Georgia Pacific now has lemon-scented paper towels under their Sparkle brand.

The company claims it's the first ever lemon scented paper towel ever, and is available in two different print designs.

The scent consists of oils found in citrus fruit, and is applied to the paper towel core, thus the oils are not present in the towel, only the scent.

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Touchless Paper Towel Cutter

by Steve
Wednesday, March 08, 2006

The Point and Cut is kinda like those touchless paper towel dispensers you see in fancy restrooms and doctor's offices, except it's for the kitchen, and works with regular paper towels.

You point your hand to the right of the unit, and paper towels start rolling out. Then point your hand to the left, and it cuts the paper towel.

You snap your fingers, and it levitates a fresh roll of paper towels and inserts it into itself, ready to dispense more. Ok, maybe it's not quite that touchless!

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Adjustable Drink Holder

by Steve
Tuesday, March 07, 2006

The Drink Hold'em is a drink holder that hangs off the edge of a table, allowing you to play cards or do your taxes without the risk of knocking your drink over.

It's unique selling feature is that it's adjustable. The green colored piece at the bottom of the holder slides up and down accomodating cans and bottles of various heights.

$14.99 each.

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Pinky Ring Stops Snoring

by Steve
Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Anti Snor is a ring worn on the pinky finger that will stop you from snoring.

The sterling silver ring is worn on the left pinkie finger, positioned between the knuckle and first joint. The inside of the ring holds two slightly raised bumps that apply acupressure to two points along the finger, allowing our life force energy to flow freely to our breathing passages.

I wonder if this little principle of Asian healing has anything to do with that "pull my finger" trick my grandfather used to give me?

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Purple Weenies

by Steve
Sunday, March 05, 2006

Would you eat purple sausage? Apparently folks in New Zealand are trying to get their hands on these.

"Purplos" is a brand of cocktail sausage targeted towards children. Billed as the world's first purple sausage, only the casing (which is edible of course), is purple.

Todd Heller, Director of the company, says he got the idea after attending a marketing seminar earlier last year that ran a case study on the success of Heinz' purple ketchup.

The meat consists of beef and mutton, with spices, and honey. Sounds pretty darn good actually. I'd eat it.

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Handybar Support Handle for Cars

by Steve
Friday, March 03, 2006

It's said the Handybar will do for geriatric motorists what the Garden Weasel did for geriatric gardeners.

It fits into that U-shaped thing-a-ma-bob mounted into the door frame of your car, providing you with a support handle to help you out and on to your feet. Sounds like a good idea, but I can forsee everyone shutting the door on the handle, and screwing up the door.

I mean, it sometimes takes 5 minutes for my mother-in-law to exit a vehicle, and in that much time, she can completely forget what she did 5 minutes ago.

The company says the Handybar also has a built in seat belt cutter, and can also be used smash car windows.

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