Geekologie I Watch Stuff The Superficial

Smash Mute, A Giant Novelty Mute Button For Your TV

August 27, 2012 / alternatively punch yourself in the ears, i love pushing buttons, i need help, if there is a giant red button i am going to push it that is fact, just another thing to lose in the couch, large, novelty products, real product, shhhhhhhhhhh!, sometimes i feel like life has just turned into one long panic attack, sure why not, television, volume, whatever

smash-mute-button.jpg

This is Smash Mute, a giant $25 mute button to punch when those loud-ass local commercials come on during a football game. Although allegedly in December the FCC will require commercials be the same volume as the programming they so rudely interrupt, so it might become obsolete pretty quick. Of course, if you're the kind of human being who would actually buy a giant novelty mute button, what the hell do you care? You're already a crazy person.

Hit the jump for a couple more shots in case you're having trouble grasping the concept. It's a tricky one.

smash-mute-button-2.jpg

smash-mute-button-3.jpg

Thanks to Evil Ares, who is so evil that television commercials fear him and only play at a whisper.

  •
    But Why?: Turning Houseplants Into Remote Controls
    August 14, 2012
    Because what good is a houseplant if it can't be used to change the channel real quick from the adult movie you were watching when your roommate comes home unexpected, scientists at Disney Research in Pittsburgh have developed a system that turns plants into gesture-based contr... / Continue →
  • The Sci-Fi Channel Is Changing Its Name
    March 16, 2009
    To SyFy. Why? Well, I don't know why. But like Nas says in 'The Message', "a thug changes, and love changes, and best friends become strangers. Word up." Word up indeed, Nas, thanks for that. By changing the name to Syfy, which remains phonetically identical, the new bran... / Continue →
  • I'd Ride That: A 20-Foot Balloon Animal Dinosaur
    April 26, 2013
    This is the 20-foot long (it looks longer to me but I've ridden real dinosaurs though so I should know) balloon animal Acrocanthosaurus built by balloon-twisting professional (and awesome dude to have at a kid's birthday party) Larry Moss and his team at Airigami for Virginia's... / Continue →
There are Comments
  • Guest

    ....$25?!! I can buy 15 novelty eagle heads with that amount of money.

  • ZomBBombeR

    Would be better as the trigger for some random WMD.

  • Yep, regulation is on the way to bring down the 'volume' level of the commercials, I thought it was already in place in states, but that will not stop the audio mixer filling out the sound so that the loudness is still higher than the program either side....

  • Lee Tan

    All I see is a potential porn hider... just has to change to an action movie channel as well...

  • I need one that works on internet trolls

  • ZomBBombeR

    I think everyone could benefit from THAT button.

  • It would be great if the fucking white text wasn't on it.

    Man, so many great gadgets and cool features are ruined by shitty text and logos. Take away the logo and text and suddenly you have a 007 style villain button.

  • sandul

    um... red paint?

  • Does it work with women?

  • BillGatesIsYourDaddy

    just give them something shiny. this usually shuts them up for a little while.

  • If I want to mute a women I smack them in the mouth.
    Works on men too.

  • lorobird

    You will never become one of the guys by being an asshole about / to other women. Wake up, the sisterhood is more powerful (and less bullshitty).

  • Crucial

    I disagree. One more joke about women inequality and I officially claim @atheistgirl:disqus to be 'one of the guys'.

  • BillGatesIsYourDaddy

    and you will never be one of the Geekologist by visiting here and coming across all sanctimonious with everyone. stop trying to be some savior of the downtrodden and pull the stick out of your ass.

  • Relax - 'twas just a joke.

  • HIYO!!

  • BillGatesIsYourDaddy

    because pressing the mute button on the remote was such a terrible, confusing ordeal.

blog comments powered by Disqus