Twelve Days of Christmas: High-Tech Hand Signals

You've done it again, haven't you? There are just nine days 'til Christmas--six 'til Hanukkah--and you haven't even made a dent in your shopping. Tsk, tsk.

But don't panic. We have a gift that's perfect for most of the folks on your list--at least those old enough to drive. It's moderately priced, relatively rare, and it's the very definition of handy-dandy. In fact, it's called "The Hand."

Basically, it's the next major offering for the "cute/annoying window sticker" market--one that's been in serious decline since the demise of "Baby on Board" in the mid-1990s. Specifically, "The Hand" is a sticker that's controlled via a remote, which the driver can attach to her/his sun visor. Using electroluminescent technology straight outta Spencer Gifts, the hand can assume one of seven signs, ranging from the hokey "Hang loose" to the predictable bird-flip to the totally awesome Vince Neil-style "shout at the devil." Why waste your own energy telling off tailgaters or hailing hotties when something battery-powered can do it for you?

Of course, here at TheCarConnection.com, we've got much simpler tastes. Frankly, one $3.99 Road Rage Air Freshener would put us over the moon. Hint hint.-- Richard Read

[via inventorspot.com, which features other, um, unique gifts]

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Make sure you check out our partner sites dedicated to focused news, reviews and more for Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, Honda, and the Toyota Prius. The HandEnlarge PhotoYou've done it again, haven't you? There are just nine days 'til Christmas--six 'til Hanukkah--and you haven't even made a dent in your shopping. Tsk, tsk. But don't panic. We have a gift that's perfect for most of the folks on your list--at least those old enough to drive. It's moderately priced, relatively rare, and it's the very definition of handy-dandy. In fact, it's called "The Hand." Basically, it's the next major offering for the "cute/annoying window sticker" market--one that's been in serious decline since the demise of "Baby on Board" in the mid-1990s. Specifically, "The Hand" is a sticker that's controlled via a remote, which the driver can attach to her/his sun visor. Using electroluminescent technology straight outta Spencer Gifts, the hand can assume one of seven signs, ranging from the hokey "Hang loose" to the predictable bird-flip to the totally awesome Vince Neil-style "shout at the devil." Why waste your own energy telling off tailgaters or hailing hotties when something battery-powered can do it for you? Of course, here at TheCarConnection.com, we've got much simpler tastes. Frankly, one $3.99 Road Rage Air Freshener would put us over the moon. Hint hint.-- Richard Read [via inventorspot.com, which features other, um, unique gifts] --- Make sure you check out our partner sites dedicated to focused news, reviews and more for Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, Honda, and the Toyota Prius.