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Mom Finds Macabre Use for Useless Cellphone Straps, Kills Son

You only have to take one look at this spent piece of used trash to know that nothing good can come out of her petrol eyes and twisted gesture. Kaoru Tomiishi is her name, and she has admitted that she killed her 6-year-old son with a cellphone strap, probably the most inane and naff cheapo object of modern culture. She initially tried to cover it, but the body was found thanks to the GPS inside the same cellphone. More »

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Portable Subway Strap Prevents False Groping Accusations

I've never been to Tokyo, but I hear they have a bit of a problem with crowded subway trains —a fact brought up countless times as I traveled from Gizmodo HQ to the convention center during CES. Needless to say, I heard "It feels like Tokyo in here" more than once. Thankfully, these packed trains did not result in a shameful groping of my buttocks. In Tokyo however, this can be a serious problem. More »

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USB Connectors Finally Give Cellphone Straps a Purpose

Sure, straps can be handy for those of us with overly buttery fingers, but for the rest of us they serve little purpose (unless being massively annoying is considered a purpose). However, the folks at WirelessGround may have changed all that with their new USB enabled Leather Hand Strap. The idea is simple —a strap with hidden mini and standard USB connectors to facilitate sweet electronic love making between your phone and your computer. Plus, it can charge any other compatible gadgets you have lying around. On sale now for $12. Addtional photo available after the break. More »

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Cellphone/Camera Strap Man Eats, Vomits SD Cards

Carrying around a spare SD, miniSD or microSD card in your pocket is just asking for accidental misplacement. But this little SD Card-eating man is the perfect thing to keep your memory cards close to your cellphone and camera while livening it up at the same time. Fun and practical, something those those sexy lingerie cellphone straps can only meet halfway. [Funshop via Oh Gizmo]

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Tiger Paw Screen Cleaner Cellphone Strap

Rather than have a cellphone strap that looks cute and does nothing, this Tiger Paw cellphone strap actually lets you clean your screen—albeit a small cellphone screen. Just put the tiger (or sheep) paw on your finger and start wiping away. The strap clings conveniently to your phone, and also comes with a tail for some reason. This is the greatest cellphone strap ever. [Strapya via Plastic Bamboo]

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Japanese Yakuza Cellphone Strap

mancellphonestrap.jpegWant a little grimacing Asian man attached to your phone? Sure, we all do. Now with this Yakuza cellphone strap, your little Asian man fetish can be satisfied at home, at work or even on the go. And if his pants are loose enough to stick an even smaller cellphone into, you can pretend it's me you have chained up and miniaturized. More »

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Mini Clamp Cellphone Strap

Often need to pick up tiny things with the use of a mechanical claw? This Mini Mini Hand Strap cellphone strap is the thing for you. Choose from one of three insane-looking colors and you'll be picking up hairs, eyeglass screws and our dignity with ease. More »

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Sexy Lingerie Cellphone Strap

If there's one thing we never thought would be a cellphone strap, it would be lingerie. Well, never count out a horny Japanese businessman, we suppose. More »

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Cellphone Cellphone Straps: Volume 8

You've seen the cellphone charms that look like a miniature version of your actual phone before, but Strap-ya's just released a new batch of phones for your miniaturization needs. More »

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Chalkboard, Chalk and Eraser Cellphone Strap

The reason why we're so into cellphone straps here is for their ability make otherwise boring cellphones slightly more interesting—or great cellphones a little greater. Case in point? This chalkboard cellphone strap. More »