It’s a skull. No, it’s an MP3 player. No, I got it… it’s a belt buckle! Oh wait, it’s also an LED light. Oops, I almost missed it, but it’s also a frame? I guess it’s all of those things. It’s a Skull LED MP3 Belt Buckle. What were they thinking when they came up with this little gadget? Could they not decide what they wanted to make? I’m all for gadgets that do various things, but this is ridiculous. Kind of an odd idea, but it is pretty cool though. The skull is basically a big belt buckle. It opens up so you can put in the included MP3 player, the LED lights or anything of your own that you want to show off. It goes for $20.99. That’s a little more than $4 for each feature. What a deal!
By now you should all have your iPads, right? Well, if you don’t then get your lazy butt off the sofa and buy one. If you can’t afford it then “borrow” one. I absolutely love mine and frequently change the covers on it according to my mood. There are so many cool covers and bags out there. I was sent the one pictured from a company called GelaSkins. This particular one was designed by Munk One a.k.a Jose A. Mercado and is called Murder Scene. Although I really love it, it doesn’t look like any murder scene I’ve ever seen. What’s with the birds? Did they try to poke her eyes out? Why is it that her hair seems to be made of birds? This is all just a little too reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. Ever since I saw the movie years ago I have a fear of birds that appear in groups. I think the fact that the birds aren’t explained in the movie is why it bothers me so much. So, though I love this skin, I’m not sure of how long it will stay on my iPad, but they have many others.
Are you like me and have money to throw away? No? Well, I don’t actually either. I’d like to though. If I did I would probably buy this Christmas decoration. It’s called Ghost Bust Fright Before Christmas and is sold by Hauntedprops.com for… drumroll please… $1,499.00! Basically it is a life-size bust that comes with a small projector and a DVD. The DVD is played on a DVD player (not provided) and projected onto the bust to make it look like it’s actually moving. You can also purchase something called a Control Freak Media Monster. This will allow it to be set off by a mat or motion sensor. It also includes the DVD player and costs another $259.77. Not sure why the 77 cents is necessary. If you still don’t feel that you’ve spent enough money you can buy a Blaster that blows a burst of air at you as you walk by for $140.00. It does look pretty cool, but I don’t see myself spending that much money on a Christmas prop. Check out the video, maybe you’ll find that it’s worth it.
Here’s the scary product of the week. This Spider Mouse would probably be too scary for me to use. I would be terrified that the thing would come back to life and escape. I’m assuming they are dead, but I can’t read Japanese so who knows. Can you imagine your co-workers seeing that on your desk? You can also get it with some other bugs, but I think the spider is the scariest. The spiders or insects are sealed inside a pocket of clear gel to preserve them and then some internal LED lights to light them up and make them even more scary. They apparently sell for only 1,480 yen which is about $15. Pretty cheap, but I’m sure shipping from Japan would be pretty high. In case you are reading this Scary Hubby I DO NOT want one of these for my birthday.
Are you into headbanger music? Are you a fan of the Headbanger’s Ball on MTV? Well, I’m not, but at one time when the original Headbanger’s Ball was on MTV I was. Now you can have computer speakers that will take your headbanging to a whole new level. These Skull Computer Speakers look like they have been headbanging a few too many times actually. Maybe you should give them a break, let them rest and only play Barry Manilow on them. Or maybe you should let your true nature show and put these two little guys in your cubicle at work. Be proud of your headbanging ways and wear your concert tees with pride in the office. No one will ever mistake you for that preppy prick in accounting again.
I’m not usually the tech geek in the family. I leave that stuff to Scary Hubby. Sometimes though I do come across things that melt our two loves together. This is a Skull USB Drive Necklace. This little guy is great. It’s a USB Flash Drive that holds 2GB of storage and a necklace! Two for the price of one. My big complaint about Flash Drives in general is that I am always losing them. They are so tiny. This one can just go around my neck and it looks just like a regular skull necklace. The little plug in thingy slides out, so there is no cover to lose, which is always a problem too. A lot of these cool little Flash Drives can be pretty pricey, but this one sells for only $22. Obviously at that price it’s not made out of platinum. It may not be the nicest skull necklace you’ve ever owned, but it is cute and a great idea.
I keep buying new cases for my iPhone. I find one and think it’s the perfect one and then another one comes along that I can’t live without. Now of course I have found the ultimate one and this time I mean it. I’ve never come across a creepy one before, so this one fits my need for everything scary and makes me very happy. It’s the Demon iPhone case made by iDeal Case. It’s made of 100% pure silicone for the 3G/3GS. The case comes in yellow, purple, orange, light blue, green and white which glows in the dark! I love the blue, but I think it was a major mistake not to make it in red. I personally think of red when I think of demons, but who am I? Apparently I know nothing. Anyway it can be had for only $14.99 which is actually really cheap for an iPhone case.
*Update:
Apparently the case is available in red and also black and navy. The glow in the dark version is seperate from the white one. Thanks to Brat for being on top of things, while I continue to be in a fog.
Remember the movie Clue? One of my absolute favorite movies. I think I can recite every line. Remember that part where they decide to split up and search for the killer? Colonel Mustard and Miss Scarlet end up going through that secret passage from the study to the kitchen. I loved that. Who hasn’t dreamed of having a secret passage like that? Or even better actually finding one in your house that you never knew was there. Now, if you have between $5000 and $250,000, you can realize that dream depending on how crazy you want to get. To the right are some examples of what Creative Home Engineering can do for you. The staircase one reminds me of the opening to the Munsters where Herman Munster came out from under the stairs. If you don’t remember that you can see it here. Just remember next time you are in bed trying to sleep and you hear a sound that seems to be coming from inside the walls you may have your very own secret passage. The downside? Someone might be in it!
Okay, who doesn’t love a good computer gadget? This one is just too cool. This little RayD8 USB Flash Drive from Mimobot comes with a whole background story attached to him as apparently a lot of their gadgets do and…wait for it…they do Star Wars Flash Drives, too. Designed by Dino Alberto, this little guy continues the Mimobot back story of a refugee alien race of silicon robots stricken with amnesia, on an Earth mission to restore their lost minds. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to store your data on the unwitting time-traveler to help him generate the memergy necessary to synthesize another electro-time-bolt and bring him back to his own little spot in the chronosphere. Sounds easy enough, right? So, get out there and help him already!
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It’s a skull. No, it’s an MP3 player. No, I got it… it’s a belt buckle! Oh wait, it’s also an LED light. Oops, I almost missed it, but it’s also a frame? I guess it’s all of those things. It’s a Skull LED MP3 Belt Buckle. What were they thinking when they came up with this little gadget? Could they not decide what they wanted to make? I’m all for gadgets that do various things, but this is ridiculous. Kind of an odd idea, but it is pretty cool though. The skull is basically a big belt buckle. It opens up so you can put in the included MP3 player, the LED lights or anything of your own that you want to show off. It goes for $20.99. That’s a little more than $4 for each feature. What a deal!
Here’s the scary product of the week. This 
Are you into headbanger music? Are you a fan of the Headbanger’s Ball on MTV? Well, I’m not, but at one time when the original Headbanger’s Ball was on MTV I was. Now you can have computer speakers that will take your headbanging to a whole new level. These 
I keep buying new cases for my iPhone. I find one and think it’s the perfect one and then another one comes along that I can’t live without. Now of course I have found the ultimate one and this time I mean it. I’ve never come across a creepy one before, so this one fits my need for everything scary and makes me very happy. It’s the 
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Okay, who doesn’t love a good computer gadget? This one is just too cool. This little