If you’re a fan of barbeques, pyromania or both it’s a good idea to have a fire extinguisher at hand (especially if you make it yourself) and this is the smallest one we’ve seen the PinQY.

Despite it’s size it still manages to extinguish small fires and it only takes a tiny fire to start an inferno. So next time you’re having a romantic meal by candle light don’t forget to get your pinkie Pinqy out.

More info and ordering details on the PinQY site, found via Crib Candy.

Remember the old 2 player console game Tanks where you had to navigate your blocky tank around walls and blast your opponent before they got you in their sights. This toy is just like that but instead of playing it on your retro console you play it on your desk.

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Samsung have been awarded a prestigious Gold Award by the Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) for their mobile handset, which features a Braille touch pad.

The mobile phone, known as the Touch Messenger, was developed by Samsung Design in China, a country which has 9 million visually impaired people. I had a look at the Samsung press release page, and they’re clearly very proud to have won 19 such awards in the last 5 years, making them the company with the highest total number of IDEA awards, but let’s have a closer look.  Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not sure if my old cat would have taken kindly to this one. It’s called a Pet Spa, and you just pop your beloved pet inside and it cleans, de-fleas and then blow dries in a cycle that lasts 25 to 30 minutes. Read the rest of this entry »

You probably need a morbid sense of humor to appreciate this one, the body bag bean bag.

The bean bag resembles a body bag and is even filled with a body shaped bag of comfy beans. It comes in three sizes dead large, dead medium, and dead small. Available at Udder Stuff from £60.

Thanks to Beanbag Chairs for help out with this post (and they make quality bean bags too)

If you’ve always wanted to strut around showing off your six pack now you can by means of the beer belt. It can hold six times as many cans than the beer holster and looks six times as ridiculous.

Available from Gadgets.dk (beer not included).

Now you can trim those hairs whilst picking your nose.

“Finger” Nose Hair Trimmer is everyone’s “pick” to remove unsightly nasal hair! Humorous finger-shaped, cordless electric trimmer quickly and safely grooms delicate nose and ear area without nicks or cuts. Has on/off switch and sure-grip handle. Includes safety blade cover. Uses 1 AA battery (not included). 5″ L.

Available from Harriet Carter found via Book of Joe

This just seems a bit strange, a magazine that comes on a water bottle. Under the label of each bottle of water you get a 32 page woman’s magazine, what next a lad mag with your six pack.

iLove appropriately found on Strange New Products