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The World’s Most Annoying Gadget

52 Responses (Add) | Friday, December 14th, 2007 at 10:11pm

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Think about that person in your class or office who makes you crazy. Wouldn’t it be great to annoy the heck out of them, without even having to be in the room? Thanks to the folks at ThinkGeek, you can. There are like 1 million ways to annoy people, and I think I’ve used about 991,627 of them. This is now number 991,628. Ponzi will be so excited.

The Annoy-A-Tron would be useless against an army of Snowbots, but it’s very effective at disturbing that guy in the sales department or your “friend” down the hall. With its thin design and embedded magnet for easy hiding, the Annoy-a-tron can be placed in a variety of locations. Select one of the three sound choices (2 kHz, 12 kHz, or alternating) and push the switch to the on position. Place it in a proper hiding spot and let the “fun” begin.

The Annoy-a-tron generates a short (but very annoying, hence the name) beep every few minutes. Your unsuspecting target will have a hard time ‘timing’ the location of the sound because the beeps will vary in intervals ranging from 2 to 8 minutes. The 2kHz sound is generically annoying enough, but if you really really want to aggravate somebody, select the 12 kHz sound. Trust us. The higher frequency and slight ‘electronic noise’ built into that soundbyte will make a full-grown Admin wonder where his packets are.

Just think of all the places you could put it:

  • Inside a computer case
  • Hidden in a stack of papers
  • Under the seat of a car
  • Shoved deep in a pocket of someone’s purse or Notebook case
  • Under the teacher’s desk!

Ok, that last one may not be a great idea, but hey. It’s up to you who to annoy, and where you do it!

Edited to add follow-up comments from my contact at ThinkGeek!

#1 The most awesome sound doesn’t convey during recordings because it’s too high-pitched (hence the annoying part). It’s too high pitched for most audio recordings – but is piercing in real life..

#2 Perhaps most importantly, it has a built-in rare-earth magnet. So you can stick it places. Which makes it far more devious. You can stick it to the underside of a desk, into an air vent, etc. That’s one of the main features when we developed it.

Anyways, will keep ya posted. Thanks!

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whitesoap

December 15th, 2007
at 9:24pm

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December 15th, 2007
at 7:13am

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Bowler4Ever

December 14th, 2007
at 10:16pm

This sounds like a VERY fun gadget! Thanks again, ThinkGeek for another great product!

Matthew

December 14th, 2007
at 11:01pm

Thats an awesome tool. I could really use that around the office to annoy my boss :D So many great hiding places too!

Aaron S

December 14th, 2007
at 11:18pm

I found your site on youtube and I must say it is very good! I like listening to you and what you have to say…even though I cant talk to you directly on IRC. Keep up the coolness 8-)

MacFan

December 14th, 2007
at 11:21pm

Hey that sounds like a funny toy. i would love to put it in my friends room

Griff

December 14th, 2007
at 11:23pm

Hmm…. I could actually use a couple of these….

I know a certain boss that would be oh so fun to piss off with this, and theres no way he can possibly trace this back to me, the geek of the place!

Surly this is a gewd idea!

Andre

December 14th, 2007
at 11:24pm

HAHAHA brilliant, absolutely brilliant. Imagine buying 20 of those and hiding them everywhere in siblings’ bedroom as they sleep…or at least try to.

kubmg

December 14th, 2007
at 11:27pm

most annoying gadget … gots ta be the alarm clock.

Tyler888

December 14th, 2007
at 11:29pm

that’s so awesome it’s going on my Christmas list you just got to remember not to bring that to be airport
I think I’ll put it on my parents computer desk

Mirza513

December 14th, 2007
at 11:49pm

I hate getting annoyed especially when I’m trying to concentrate. Last week I was taking a computer science exam, and the kid next to kept on sniffling. Every 5 to 10 seconds. I felt like bashing his head against the keyboard to knock him out so that I can finish my exam.

MrFabulous

December 15th, 2007
at 1:18am

Hahahaahha love this gadget, where can i get my hands on this thing. I can add this to my electronic farter LOL

Kyle B

December 15th, 2007
at 1:18am

I found it on ThinkGeek and used it before I quit my job…that made my week.

Justin

December 15th, 2007
at 1:19am

I have one of these and it’s a blast, especially in a large office area.

Troyc20

December 15th, 2007
at 4:13pm

You know whats annoying, the pop up ads on you tube videos that go up a quarter of the way of the video.

trekky

December 15th, 2007
at 10:44am

That looks so simple, and yet so cool! Its so small you could put it any where! For Christmas I think I’ll get one and wrap it in a big box, my family will be looking all over for where it’s coming from!

Fnzr2

December 15th, 2007
at 6:10pm

This is great I bought a few for the office. Hours of fun listen to people say what is that noise.

Strifezilla

December 16th, 2007
at 3:46am

3 of those were DNA and you dont have diferent DNA so you cant say -DAN (semen)etc, because then there would be DNA (fingernail) DNA (skin cells) you noob

thepleague

December 15th, 2007
at 9:29pm

that is a cool thing to have i would have so much fun with that

scarmenl

December 16th, 2007
at 6:19am

Being a little older than you. IE 6. I have that dealing with annoying people is best handled in two ways. 1, you simply avoid the person if possible. 2, you get directly in their face and tell them that what they are doing is annoying.
The third way involves violence and is held in reserve for people that have no respect for others.

Stephen

Connor

December 16th, 2007
at 12:43am

Haha, I recently found out that my friend had one of these, he plays it during class and it is behind an air-conditioning unit, everybody is going crazy! I love Thinkgeek.com

Aranica

December 16th, 2007
at 10:04am

Also finger nail clippings.

TenacityFX

December 16th, 2007
at 3:43pm

a good place would be in those roofs schools have alot.. where its like panels all across the roof.. have fun gettin it up there but they would never find it mwhaha

Lgubatina

December 16th, 2007
at 5:11pm

its a nifty gadget if ur an asshole

mitch8ell8

December 16th, 2007
at 6:00pm

That looks AWESOME!!!

tictaclad

December 17th, 2007
at 3:01am

i am getting this very soon i am exited

mrmedo30

December 17th, 2007
at 8:05am

I made car noises in kindergarten. It annoyed my teacher though I didn’t try. She retired the next year! Sorry Mrs. B.

Ronni Bennett

December 17th, 2007
at 3:44am

For a moment, I thought someone has used one of these on me. I’ve been plagued with an amorphous beep all weekend until I eventually discovered it was coming from the apartment upstairs – a beeper from a dead smoke alarm battery AND THE OCCUPANT WAS OUT OF TOWN UNTIL LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

Do you think this could be adapted for online use? Oh, my – I can think of any number of websites and people I’d like to annoy…

Mike

December 17th, 2007
at 6:21am

This would be great – except – *I* am the person they would come complain to about it!!!

waseem1991

December 17th, 2007
at 10:43pm

your a gangster ….are you a crip or blood.

phxariz85020

December 18th, 2007
at 10:00am

I use to tear apart those greeting cards that play songs and throw them into an air ducts on April Fools day… great idea for work or school! Some play for several days…

X-Mas songs are the best (in April)… Buy them now!

mp4kr

December 19th, 2007
at 11:30pm

awesome place for me would be. in my classes eraser which u can take a part easily and put it back together again/

branniganman

December 20th, 2007
at 7:05am

you are a fucking geek how have u actually had a girlfriend get a fucking life queir

onaga654

January 11th, 2008
at 12:48am

dude i agree this guy is the only FAGGOT KILL URSELF UR GAY

schizich

January 23rd, 2008
at 5:51am

I think I need to have this guy come and talk to my co-worker for about 5 minutes. That would be pretty annoying.

simsband

February 23rd, 2008
at 5:10am

Why are you guys making fun of him? And learn how to spell queer before writing hate comments.

Rallscrawls

February 28th, 2008
at 9:08am

I saw an eraser today and that’s exactly what i thought

Nimsoft

March 11th, 2008
at 2:15am

Ah we have vending machines in our common room, stick this under one and it’ll drive anyone watching TV absolutely nuts!
And they wont think to look for a device!

Muhahahaha

caisback18

April 26th, 2008
at 12:04pm

make someone watch one of your videos that’s annoying.. jk.. your videos are great..

photographermatt

May 8th, 2008
at 5:56am

What about inside of a alarm clock

colinb0079

May 21st, 2008
at 2:23pm

Best idea ever! Peal a label off a school eraser, hollow it out and put this in it, and then place the label back on top! Thanks Man!

gsr1379

May 29th, 2008
at 9:56pm

if some one planted that around me I am sure i would find it,… great idea tho :)

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