Hi Tech Gadgets Review

Great Alternatives to The “Easy” Button

As annoying as those Staple commercials are there have been a few cool gadgets to come out of those easy button commercials. Yes, you can actually buy an easy button from Staples that repeats, “that was easy” each time you press it. Some people have found those buttons therapeutic, but honestly they drive me insane with the constant same message over and over. It’s a great marketing campaign, that even managed to make a little money from an actual product. Not many ad campaigns can make that claim.

There have been a few offshoot products that are slowly gaining popularity and are actually fun, enjoyable and send out more than one message. My personal favorite is the Bullshit Button. Yea, it’s just like it sounds, each time you push it a different comment is made, calling out the BS. Next time somebody comes to your desk, say your boss and they start spouting off random crap you can just push the button and get some quick and witty comment back like, “that was bullshit”, “bullshit detected take precautions”!, “bullshit level defcon 5”, “oh come on now, that ain’t even bullshit, that’s horseshit”!, and “Warning, Warning, Bullshit alert”! It’s the perfect way to get your point across with humor.

This one isn’t my favorite, because I’m not unusually obsessed with farts. But, if you are or some you know is then this is a great gift to get or give. The Fart Alert Button is just that, an alert to nasty, noisy gaseous events that take place in all our lives. There are several of these manufactured, so the saying will vary, but a few you might here are, “ouch, that one burned”!, “aw, see a doctor, will ya”? “oops I think I’ve messed myself”, “man I thought I smelt something”, “Ooooo Silent but deadly”, and “Ooooo that’s going to leave a mark”.

Last is my favorite, the Insult Button. How many times have you wanted to deep six someone with an insult and it just wasn’t there? Only to be driving home from work when this great response comes to your mind? This little gadget will give you some clever little responses, such as “you’ve obviously mistaken me for someone who gives a damn”. , “did you eat paint chips when you were a kid”? “she’s got more chins than a Hong Kong telephone book”, “are you always an ass or is today just a special occasion”?, “you’re depriving a village somewhere of an idiot”, and “you’re about as useful as a windshield wiper on a goat’s ass”.

True, the only thing that remotely qualifies any of these toys as a hi tech gadget is the two AA batteries it call for. However, these are some really enjoyable ways to add a lower, inexpensive gadget to the life of someone you care about…You!