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busy hands

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 »

cellphones

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 »

cellphones

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]

cellphones

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]

cellphones

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 »

japan

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 »

japan's at it again

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 »

pretend you're gigantic

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 »

chalk sniffing

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 »

japan

Cellphone Strap Cellphone Charger in the Shape of an Eraser

strapyaeraserjp.jpegOnly Japan could have come up with this item: a cellphone strap that's not only shaped like an eraser, but houses two AA batteries and is actually a phone charger. More »

arts and crafts

Get Your Wife Into Gaming by Dying Wii Straps

Can't seem to get your S.O. interested in your gaming hobby? Perhaps the project of dying your Wii straps will bridge the cap between arts and crafts and your fragging. More »

japanese hate sun

UV-Indicating Cellphone Charm

Have sensitive skin? Then hook up one of these UV bead cellphone charms to your phone and always be aware of how much UV light you're getting. The beads start out white, but change as they suck in the radiation. More »

gadgets

Crazy Ass Solid Alliance Makes Aura Monitor Cellphone Strap

We love a crazy company like Solid Alliance that takes chances and does insane things much more than a company that just plays it safe and throws out yet another me too device and hopes it sells. Following up on their USB Food Hub and Food-shaped Flash Drives, SA's just released an Aura Monitor cellphone strap. More »

cellphones

Bulgari Makes a Phone Strap

Whether you spell it Bulgari or Bvlgari, you have to admire the luxury designer's entrance into a market previously dominated by cheapo Japanese models. This strap is made of "supple black calf leather" and palladium, which means $3.99 this strap is not. More »

cellphones

Spare Battery Cellphone Strap: There When You Need It

img10062909810.jpegThe only thing I don't like about thin phones is the perpetually run-down battery pack. We've seen fuel cell, solar, and USB battery packs for your phone. But this remote cell charger is guaranteed to present when you need it, by virtue of its strap. And I'd like it a lot more if it came with a plug for phones sold in the US.

Cellphone Battery Strap
[Tokyo Mango]

gadgets

Cellphone Ankle Strap is Unbelievably Awesome

Heading off to a formal affair tonight? Save room in your purse by carrying your cellphone on an ankle strap. Add some pearls, a little poop cellphone strap, six-inch heels, and you're gunning set to fit into any crowd. More »

home entertainment

Wii Controller Strap, v3.0: It's Thickerer

Evolution is alive and well, and here's proof: the Wii controller strap has now mutated into its third iteration, after the first one was accused of hurting, maiming, and otherwise causing deadly mayhem to innocent users. What's new? The new straps are thicker, longer and have a supposedly more-durable plastic restraint that better helps it cling to your wrist. More »

home entertainment

Nintendo Wii Straps Are Actually Quite Solid

Not that we haven't harped on the subject enough for today, here's a not-at-all scientific test of how strong the Wii strap is. More »