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Make Happy Hour A Foamy Sonic Hour

Nobody like a flat beer, right? Well, shake things up with the Takara Tomy Sonic Hour. Pour a little water into the base to get it going, set your non-foamed beer on top and watch the action bubble forth. And to distract those that think an exaggerated head on a pint of beer is not a desirable thing, the beer gadget also features some groovy flashing lights to help set the mood.

For further proof that the future of beer drinking is full of cold air, the beer foam maker is part of the Beer Hour Series which also includes the Jokki Hour Sparkling Beer Mug and the Handy Beer Server, both of which serve similar purposes. Cheers!

(Via Akihabara News)

Google Branches Out Into Coffee Mugs

Google’s reach is everywhere. Soon we will all be carrying around Nexus tablets and smartphones, wearing Google Glass… and drinking from Google mugs.

The Google Logo Coffee Mug Promotional Novelty 11 Oz by Go Banners is a basic coffee mug with the Big G’s stamp of approval (or at least their stamp). No word yet if a matching coffeemaker that doesn’t do evil, remembers your coffee history and tells you where you are going will become available.

***Update 7/11/2013*** No surprise. The “Google Mug” was pulled from Amazon!

The Shakoozie Shakoolie Original Shower Beer Koozie

Shakoolie - The Original Shower Beer Koozie by Shakoozie, LLC

Say that five times fast: “The Shakoozie Shakoolie Original Shower Beer Koozie.” Or better yet, sing it. In the shower. With a beer.

The product is the Shakoolie, the company is Shakoozie, LLC and you should accept no substitutes! Proof that there are solutions to all of mankind’s greatest issues, the Shakoolie is exactly what it sounds like it is: a shower koozie. And here you thought Velcro was just for shoes.

Product Description:

Want a Better Shower Beer? One night, we asked ourselves “what if you could just stick your beer to that shower wall?” It was glorious friends – one of those “aha” moments. We combined a simple foam koozie with industrial grade velcro to create shower beer awesomeness. Not only is your beer now hands free, it also stays ice cold in a steamy shower. Now, you’re probably thinking to yourself – “is it really that good?” Of course! The shower beer is the most relaxing thing on the planet. It’s great before going out. It’s great after work. Plus with Shakoolie, that hands free experience allows you to relax and enjoy your shower. We all love a good beer in the shower, and we’re just two guys who set out to make that experience better. So go ahead and pick up a Shakoolie today!

Veterinary Scale Comments Leave Llama Not Amused

Okay, so perhaps this scale for veterinarian use is a bit of stretch for a kitchen gadget blog, but the product picture is too hard to resist. (Plus, TGIF.) So if you came here looking for a kitchen scale, here is a nice, old one to look at. But if you need a vet scale, it’s hard to argue with a llama.

The Salter Brecknell PS1000 Veterinary 1000lb Scale is designed for use with (live) animals weighing up to one thousand pounds. And according to the comments on Amazon… well, just read for yourself:

From the picture in the product description, I thought that this would be able to fit on my counter, (and for the record what animal is that? Some type of weird mouse?)

Then of course, there are those with needs for a large, high capacity scale:

At first, I could weigh my sacrificial animals on a plain old bathroom scale, but that grew impractical when I needed to graduate from chickens to livestock.

Be careful what you weigh, though. The scale isn’t designed for everything:

Yes it will stand up to the test of weighing llama after llama, but as soon as you introduce alpacas to the scale, the cpu heats up considerably and discolors the white display area to an unsightly pinkish-brown.

There are more great comments to be read, including of course, the requisite your mama is so fat jokes. Good stuff.

Slot Machine Cork Cage

Mixing alcohol is a well known way to head straight for a hangover. Mixing vices? Well, that’s another story! Gambling and drinking and general carousing all go together perfectly. The only problem is remembering what happened.

Luckily — that is if you believe in Lady Luck, which you probably do if you are checking out this Slot Machine Cork Cage — there is a way to help wine drinkers keep it all together. Just open a bottle, finish it off and toss the cork into the cork cage display. When it comes time to recall a memory, pull the working slot machine arm and see what you get. If you get lucky (or maybe not depending on your perspective) you’ll remember the night in question. Ka-ching!

Chris Hadfield’s Space Kitchen

Next time you find yourself in space, make sure you know how to make a peanut butter and honey sandwich. The above video shall be your cheat sheet. The trick is to remember to bring along the tortillas. And if PB&J (or in this case, PB&H) on a tortilla sounds weird, just look out the window… so what? You are in space!