The Annoy-o-Tron: How To Lose All Your Friends In A Day April 11, 2008

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The Annoy-o-Tron is fun in the same the way that stink-bombs – remember those? – were. Fun when you threw it for about 5 seconds but then you spent the rest of the day getting punched by everyone else for doing it.

I’ve seen things like this before and this is little different. It's the latest gadget designed to confuse and then freak out your mates. It’s small, has a magnet on the back for easy positioning and a choice of 2kHz, 12kHz or alternating sounds. You place it somewhere discreet and then listen as the Annoy-o-Tron generates a short but very annoying beep every few minutes.

“Your unsuspecting target will have a hard time 'timing' the location of the sound because the beeps will vary in intervals ranging from 2 to 8 minutes. The 2kHz sound is generically annoying enough, but if you really really want to aggravate somebody, select the 12 kHz sound. Trust us. The higher frequency and slight 'electronic noise' built into that soundbyte will make a full-grown Admin wonder where his packets are.”

Just make sure you’re wearing your Nikes when it’s found as you’re in for a good old-fashioned kicking. It costs £5 here.-Martin Lynch

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