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This isn’t the first Homer Simpson clock that we’ve seen, but this TIME around he has to choose between a beer or a donut, two of his most favorite snacks (when did beer become a snack?).  To indicate the passing seconds, his arms and eyes move from left to right as he debates his gluttony.

The clock measures 11 1/4-inches tall x 8-inches wide x 3-inches deep and can be yours for $40.

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For when you’re holding two or more beers already, fasten this raw, rough, and rugged leather holster to your upper thigh and you’re literally ready to tie, or strap one on.  It snaps into any standard belt and uses a nylon strap for adjusting around your junk.

$35 seems a bit pricey for this guy, but the look and feel of quality is definitely present.  Custom branding would have been a cool feature to help distinguish yours from your next door grilling drunk buddy down the street (or this one or this one), but you could always get the OutLaw Beer Holster instead.

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70-inch flat screen still not impressing your friends?  Try out the Magentic Floating Revolving 18-LED Beer Display.  Using the magic of magnets this device will actually suspend your beer of choice, or any metal capped beverage that doesn’t weigh more than 580g, in mid air.  And if that isn’t enough it will rotate the beer 360 degrees over 18-LED lights to show off your precious beer in all its bubbly glory. …Continue reading: Magnetic Floating Beer Holder, Yes It’s Real

You best be prepared at next Sunday’s tailgate party and that means sporting the Beer Belt, a quick fire 6 beer holster.  And I know what you’re thinking, “where’s the insulation”.  But don’t you see?  The purpose of this military equipped beer drinking device is to guzzle your can (or bottle) of bubbly goodness so fast it doesn’t even have time to lose its chill.  Plus, chances are you’re in some cold location, so what…errr…why am I making a big deal about this…to myself.  Combine it with the Beer Artillery Sling and the Beer Blaster and you’ll be the most well equipped tailgater.

The Beer Can belt is available in Camo (a must have) Red, Blue or Pink for $10.

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Jamming warm beers into a freezer will hardly result in a cold beverage minutes later.  Submerging them in ice water on the other hand, that’ll result in a cold beer before you’re done firing up the charcoal grill.

And hence this portable sized beer chiller.  Sure, it has gimmick written all over it, but then again rotating the beer in the ice water is the key to quick coldness, something this device can do for you (it has a handle for rotating) without you freezing your hand off and in 90 seconds, at least according to the product picture.

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Anybody looking for weird and obscure USB gadgets this holiday season may want to check this out.   It’s a mini-USB humidifier that’s shaped like some weird Japanese beer can.  When those long stints at your computer leave you exceptionally dry, this may be the perfect solution.

Using this mini-humidifier is a moist breeze as you just add water and plug it in and you are ready to go.  Available now for pre-order, this gadget will ship at the end of the month for about $65.

[via Akihabaranews]

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Here’s a great man gift for the holidays this year, the BeerTender from Heineken and Krups B90 Home Beer-Tap System. It uses a 5L Heineken DraughtKeg which are available at most booze stores and has a built-in cooling system to keep your beer ultra cold. Amazon has it for $336 – $246.05 instant savings + free shipping = $89.95 shipped! …Continue reading: BeerTender from Heineken and Krups B90 Home Beer-Tap System – $90 Shipped

The Arkeg combines a beer kegerator with a classic arcade gaming machine, which should lead to endless ours of nostalgic, drunken game play.  Inside is a chilled 5-gallon keg (beer of your choice), a 24-inch screen and a console stuffed full of 104 classic video games.  As you can see the beer tap is located on the left side of the Arkeg and what is hidden from view is a slide out keyboard and two USB ports.  Inside the fridge is a digital temperature control that can be adjusted at the push of a button and for those of you that have a tendency to spill they’ve included a liquid and scratch resistant LCD screen.  Retro gaming has never looked cooler (pun intended).  You can grab one for $4,000.

[via Neatorama]

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We’ve seen GoGurt as well as other squeezable edibles in the past, but these new beer packets just look weird to me.  Using what is called “organoleptic film structure”, the CarboPouch by the Beverage Pouch Group boasts that the taste of the beer will be unchanged, and that it will retain all the properties it needs to remain fresh.  Designed primarily for “artisan” (love that word) beer makers, it would allow them to quickly sell beer to go.  Living in one of the MicroBrew capitals of the US, I wonder when I’ll see these pop up in Portland.  The shape alone could provide for some entertaining scenarios.  Have them up your sleeve or dangling outta your pants, it would be easy to sneak these into venues and such.  Get your gulp on!

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Here’s a novel approach to separating your beer bottle from your friends: the Pop’s Stache. It attaches to the neck of the bottle and when you take a sip your instantaneously transformed into a 70s porn star.  Perfect for a  pimps and hos party, or any party for that matter where beer bottles are often mixed up.  Unfortunately, the Pop’s Stache is concept only at the moment, but here’s to ’staching.

[via RFJ]

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