Friday, October 18, 2013

11 of the most ludicrous gadget names in history


Razer Kraken E-Panda Hooligan


Made by Razer for Eric 'E-Panda' Hernandez, the session and tour drummer for Bruno Mars (who also happens to be his brother), these large over the ear headphones make even the Beats by Dre range look subtle.


They're foldable, which apparently is perfect for people 'with a busy touring schedule' like E-Panda's, and are on sale now for US$79.99 (excluding shipping cost) - complete with a brilliant angry panda logo.


[Source: Razer]


Sony Rolly

To be fair to Sony, the product was so brilliantly daft, coming up with a name must have been tough. And what else do you call a ball that can dance, flash lights and act as an MP3 player?



Briefly favoured by George Michael as his portable music gadget of choice (we kid you not), it was fully programmable.


The gadget did spawn some impressive YouTube videos though - check out its rendition of Michael Jackson's Thriller above.


Qriosity

Possibly named after a long night with the Rolly, Qriosity was unveiled as Sony's catch-all streaming service to take on the ever-growing threat of Apple's iTunes.


It didn't quite live up to its potential (although it did lead to some excellent Qriosity killed the cat headlines), and was quickly renamed Music Unlimited.


Casio G'zOne phone

It's a name that could only be improved if they'd penned a deal with Boyzone to promote it.


Casio's line of ultrarugged G'zOne phones offers us all a lesson in the hazards of playing around with Caps key on the keyboard.


Still on sale in the US, it even has the tagline 'the one and only', another nod to its 80s pop inspirations.


The iMuffs

This Bluetooth headset never really had much hope with its rather unique name.


It's actually a rather neat idea, with a dingle to play audio from an iPod included.


Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch

If you're the kind of person who has YOLO tattooed on their arm and ends every sentence with 'dude', then good news, we've found your dream phone.


The Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch is, somewhat sadly, in reality just a plain old SII - in the US, carrier Sprint felt compelled to tack on three extra words just for its version.


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