Every once in a while, someone invents something that he or she can only hope will catch on. This is the case of the Chill Stick, a cooler that thinks it’s a pool-cue holder.

The Chill Stick allows the user to store an entire six-pack of beer in its roll-shaped package. I’m sure the Chill Stick can store 12 ounce cans of other liquids, but I’m guessing beer will be the transported beverage of choice amongst Chill Stick owners. I mean, this product just screams: “if you could put all the beer that I’m going to drink tonight into one glass, it would be this tall”.

I’m also guessing that the primary use of the Chill Stick will be a method to smuggle booze into certain places, even though it is against the rules. Security officials will probably get wise to this form of beer transport.

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If your family and friends enjoy the odd tipple then this is the gift guide for you, gifts for those people whom enjoy a drink or two.

#include <beer .h> Beer Glass

This is probably the geekiest beer glass in town, the #include <beer .h>.

Our Microbrew glass will hold 12 ounces of fermented yeast and malted barley. Ironically, beer is not included in our include beer glass. Oh well.

12 ounce beer vehicle printed in black and white.

Cost : $5.99

Ring Thing Bottle Opener

Never be without a bottle opener again, with the Ring Thing.

This is the real ring Gandalf was looking for. A simple band of stainless steel holds a secret – a secret which could topple regimes . . . of thirsty people. Slip the Ring Thing on your “social finger” (or #4, if you know our Binary Finger shirt) and you are ready to tackle any mob of the “unquenched.”

Cost : $7.99

With the holiday season just around the corner, no doubt you would be downing those beers with friends and family, desperately trying to avoid old aunts who keep on badgering you about “growing up and getting a decent girl”. The Beer Glove would come handy in those situations - it keeps your hand warm without warming up your beer. This is made possible with Mica-Flex acrylic that is used in manufacturing the Beer Glove, enabling it to accommodate virtually any hand size (and beer mug). You can pick up the Beer Glove for approximately $7.

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Well, sort of anyways. I know that any self respecting Coolest Gadgets writer will definitely jump at the opportunity to win a lifetime supply of free beer (never mind the Dow dropping more than 300 points on Friday - after knocking back a few pints of Guinness, all your sorrows will be washed away albeit for a moment). Here’s the chance for you to seize this opportunity as the Croucher Brewing Company in Rotorua, New Zealand, is offering a lifetime supply of free beer to get back a stolen laptop than contains financial records, contract details, and other proprietary information of the company. Who knows, that piece of hardware might even hold the recipe for its Belgian Blonde ale?

Looking like a mix between good ol’ R2D2, a lamp and a golf ball, here comes the Robocco from Asahi.
As you might have guessed from the title, this robot’s only task is related to beer: it should take one out of its belly, open it, and pour it in a mug. And this is what it does.

Initially only available as a prize for a contest, it is now on sale at CScout Japan.

It can hold a sixpack (of standard cans) in its refrigerating belly.
At the press of a button, a can will be lifted, opened and poured into the mug.
The whole operation will be accompanied by incessant nagging and lots of text on its display.

Click on for some more data and for a video of it in action.

More Little Gadget Pics

We here at Coolest Gadgets are a fun bunch, and part of that can be attributed to our healthy diet of beer and more beer. The nectar of the gods is definitely one of the best inventions since sliced bread and the wheel, offering a respite from the harsh world we live in if but for a moment. Of course, there is nothing quite like an ice cold mug of beer after a hard day’s work, but how many of us actually have beer glasses that help relieve the stress by talking? By talking, I don’t mean idle chit chat but jokes that seem funnier after each pint. One such drinking gadget that is guaranteed to crack any self-respecting drinker up is the Talking Beer Glass.