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!
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