Usually I just write about quirky gadgets that catch my eye on here. I probably wouldn’t actually buy many of them, but this inline skate carrier is going on my must-have list. I love skating, but if you’re starting and finishing anywhere that isn’t near the car, it can be a pain toting your skates around. I have a friend who often skated to classes in college, and she didn’t have anywhere to put her skates once she changed into her shoes (apparently the professors weren’t amused by students skating the hallways and into the classrooms). They tend to be a bit big to fit in most backpacks. This skate carrier would make it easy to carry them and then hang them over a chair or something.
The holder is only $8.75 too so, as I said, I might have to buy this one for myself. A practical gadget for once, heh.
From beachcomber.com
Meet the Aqua FM Snorkel, a piece of equipment that lets you listen to the radio while you cruise along the Hawaiian lagoons (or your backyard swimming pool) looking for exotic fish (or exotic things the kids left on the bottom of the pool). I’m not sure something like this is as practical as a gadget that let’s you listen to your ipod while you’re swimming, but it’s still an interesting who’d-a-thunk-of-doing-that gadget. And in my lifeguarding days I did see people who lap swam with snorkels. This might have helped keep them entertained on all their trips back and forth through the pool.
The FM Aqua Snorkel is waterproof up to 10 meters and works on 2 AAA or LR03, 1.5 V batteries. It’s available from Vacation Gadgets for $95.