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Isn’t this one of the cutest things you’ve ever seen in your life? I don’t know what it is about tiny things that makes them so adorable. I mean, this is a friggen’ lantern. It’s not like it’s a mini-unicorn vomiting rainbows or something awesome like that.

Regardless, the Mini LED Camping Lantern seems like a pretty rad tool and a great illumination source if you’re in a pinch. I usually just use my phone as a flashlight, but hey, you could always use some more light. Grab your own for only $7… for now. Muahahahahah. Ahem, sorry.

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I understand that living in a major metropolitan city can leave you with a lack of plants, grass and trees but this is still a bit overkill. It’s a keychain called the Green Capsule and it comes with a small vegetable seed inside along with a proprietary soil mix of some sort. In turn, with a little light, your seed will grow into a plant in no time. Once it gets too big, just swap it out of the keychain and replace it with another seed.

I like the idea of a fully sustainable garden in my pocket and I also like free vegetables, so this is a perfect gift idea for me. Unfortunately, at $62, it’s also the most expensive keychain I’ve seen. Maybe I’ll stick to this piece of old gum I twirled into a ring.

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Want to show off your fanboy pride? After all, ever since you bought that Nintendo Wii and downloaded a ton of games on the Virtual Console, you haven’t been the same. Go for the gold and get this $6 NES keychain. It comes with miniature versions of the console, the controller and a game cartridge. No word yet if you have to blow on the cart to make your keys work.

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Remember those kick ass noise-making key chains from the 1990s? If you can and remember the classic siren and laser sounds, then this mod is right up your alley. With a little circuit bending and DIY work, the Dub Siren Box became a reality.

Each pad is wired to an eight position selector switch. The pitch resistor is replaced with a linear pot. One push button is used to replace the original eight and another is used for mute. Plug the 1/4inch jack into a delay pedal and you’re ready to rock.

After watching the video, I was a little let down. It’s just a dude shifting the pitch of a key chain with a delay pedal. Since it’s mostly the delay pedal doing all the work, you could probably achieve similar results with a microphone, delay pedal and amplifier.

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The Star Wars franchise pushes on. Geeks looking to plunk down $11 on some Skywalker-themed gear should look no further than these gnarly key covers. Featuring intricate detailing and beautiful coloring, the Boba Fett or Clone Trooper key cover will not only keep your key safe, it’ll also help with your cred come the next ‘Wars convention.

Insert random joke about Lando Calrissian here.

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Apparently, you can buy keychains with live goldfish in them in China. It’s not only a stupid idea, it’s also sick and cruel. Though I’ll happily eat fish any day of the week, this serves no purpose other than to hold your keys and torture an innocent goldfish.

Whoever made this is one retarded fuck. Let’s throw him in a keychain and see how he likes it.

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I Call Me plans to help a problem that plagues millions, perhaps billions of people each year. The panicked craze of losing ones keys. I Call Me is a special keychain which you attach to your set of keys, which can be called by your phone, at which point the device will start beeping, and chirping (and perhaps blinking).

If this device ever makes it past the conceptual stage I’m going to buy a pair for everyone I know. They won’t soon forget this great gift. — Andrew Dobrow

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Here’s a gadget for anyone counting down the seconds until Bush is out of office, which is about 70% of you if recent approval rating polls are accurate. With the upcoming 2008 election looming ahead and campaigns already in full force, there’s nothing like a nice reminder to keep you chugging through the current administration.

Bush has something like 600 and something days left in office. We don’t know the exact time left until the January 20th, 2009 inauguration. The reason we don’t know is because we don’t have this cool Countdown for Bush keychain to keep us posted of every passing second. Available now for $9.99. — Andrew Dobrow

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Here’s a pretty neat ultra Mini Universal Remote which comes attached to a key chain. Of course, the first thought that pops into our heads is huddling outside our neighbors window, eagerly changing their channel without them knowing the source, and then watching them try and figure it out, with us laughing in glee. Though we don’t think that was the intended purpose.

The Mini Universal Remote is small and handy for any true channel surfer, so you always have control of the remote. It measures in at 5.1cm x 3.1cm x 0.5cm, which is by far, for a reasonable $5.95, small enough to fit in your pocket (assuming you’re wearing pants). It’s automatic search mode insures that any TV (as long as it isn’t a D-list electronic brand) will be under your every whim. Just don’t misplace it in your pocket, which is easier then it sounds since it’s a mere 0.04 kg. — Andrew Dobrow

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