Breath mint, anyone?

This morning I found an Altoids tin on my desk. A subtle hint, perhaps?

Upon closer inspection, I noticed:

Is your Altoids tin equipped with a USB port?

I open the cover and discover:

Curiously strong mints?

My uber-handy co-worker Bryant had stumbled across instructions on how to kludge an Altoids chewing gum tin into a portable battery pack to charge my iPod Shuffle. (Google keywords “ipod altoids” and you’ll get a ton of results.)

How convenient. All of my fetishes served in one neat little package. I love mint tins, iPods = sexy tech, and I think homemade gadgets are the coolest things. Needless to say, this made my day.

AND, I can keep my iPod Shuffle charged on the go — even when I won’t have access to a computer for an extended period of time. Have 9-volt, will travel — with tunes!