Tiny USB Mailbox Alerts You to ‘Deliveries’
Posted in: Accessories and Peripherals, Today's Chili, Toys and Games, usb
I’m sure I’ll get slaughtered in the comments for posting about this piece of plastic junk, but it’s so damn cute I’m going to do it anyway. The plastic tat in question is the USB Mail Box Friends Alert from beloved crap-vendor Brando.
The little dongle looks like a tiny red US-style mailbox, and hooks up to a free USB port. Companion software monitors you mail account, your Twitter or your Facebook and lights red or green up to tell you there is an update. You can even have your computer play a little sound at the same time, and the plastic flag on the side will actually raise.
The software is Windows-only (Window 7, Vista and XP) but I’m sure some clever hacker can put together a plugin for the Growl notification system on the OS X. If I could have this hooked up to the Delivery Status app on my Mac dashboard, which monitors real, meatspace deliveries, and have it pop up a warning when a package arrives, then my $18 would already be on its way to Brando’s magic crap-factory.
USB Mail Box Friends Alert [Brando via Oh Gizmo]
See Also:
- Lomo-fy Your iPhone 3G With Brando's Telescope
- LED Of The Rings: The $60 Macro 'Flash'
- Brando's Hip-Mounted Camera Carrier
Post a Comment