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Rob Beschizza

AT 5:25 AM
Friday May 23, 2008

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Telescope cane and USB-drive hip flask

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Here's two for steampunks, inconspicuous time-travelers and pimps: a cane with a concealed telescope, and a hip flask containing a USB hard drive instead of whisky.

Iomega's leathery eGo hard drive is $142.50 and has 250GB of space. According to the specs, it requires a single USB port—many similar drives require two due to SATA's power requirements.

The Hammacher Schlemmer cane comes in at a surprisingly cheap $90. Cut from a 37-inch shaft of African rosewood, it offers only 3X magnification, but infinite magnification of your geek élan.

Walking Stick with Built-in Telescope: for the Victorian Perv in You [Gizmodo]
Iomega's Leather Bound Hard Drive Resembles Hip Flask [Gadget Lab]

4 Comments

Enochrewt

#1 – 7:02 AM May 23, 2008

Holy crap! I'm ordering that cane right now.

License Farm

#2 – 11:25 PM May 23, 2008

Mmm, deelishus... like buttah.

cha0tic

#3 – 7:35 PM May 26, 2008

"a hip flask containing a USB hard drive instead of whisky"

AAAARRGGGHHH. What a totally rubbish idea! A hip flask should contain whisky. Fail :)

Anonymous Anonymous

#4 – 11:38 AM June 29, 2009

Try Amazon. They have a $13.00 cane/compass/4x telescope/ magnifying glass combo, and the cane length is adjustable.

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