A device that claims to stop snoring by delivering electric shocks to the wearer has been declared the Worst Gadget Of 2008 by Gadget Blog.

Ironically enough, The Electronic Snore Stopper could be a surprise seller this Christmas with long suffering partners relishing the opportunity of zapping snorers throughout the night.

Other contenders for the title of Worst Gadget Of 2008 were Shower Breasts and so-called office organiser, Mug Boss.

So, without further ado, here are the top ten worst gadgets of 2008.

1. Electronic Snore Stopper

Who came up with this monstrosity? The guards at Guantanamo Bay? "Just slap-on some contact gel, pop on the Snore Stopper, select how intense the impulses need to be (on a scale of 1 to 10) then snuggle down for a good night's rest." Yeah, right! Apparently, The Electronic Snore Stopper delivers a tiny electric shock to the wearer whenever a sound is detected at night. Your partner coughs. Zap! The dog barks. Zap! And just for good measure, when your alarm clock goes off . . . zap!
£14.99 from The Gadget Shop

2. Mug Boss

The Mug Boss turns an ordinary mug (presumably the recipient) into an office organiser, with pockets for pens, rulers, paper clips and scissors. "One of those pointless inventions that the more you think about, the more they seem like a good idea." No it doesn't. It's a stupid idea. Why not do what every other sane person does and put your pens and pencils INSIDE an old mug.
£5.99 from Hawkins Bazaar

3. Can Crusher

Don't get me wrong. We should all be doing our bit to save the planet. But you'd have to be out of your tiny mind to want to give the Can Crusher pride of place on your kitchen wall. "So easy to use, the Can Crusher takes all the effort out of crushing those aluminium cans ready to take them to the recycling centre." All the effort? Cans are so thin these days, I've seen toddlers crush them with their bare hands. And that's when the cans were full.
£9.95 from Gadgets.co.uk

4. Lav Nav

"Bathroom lights can be painfully bright in the middle of the night. So why switch them on?" Why indeed when you've invested in a Lav Nav. Attach this ridiculous monstrosity to the underneath of your toilet seat lid and wait for nightfall. Then approach your toilet in the dark and - thanks to its "sophisticated" sensor - the Lav Nav lights up, guiding you to your destination. Did you know that the average kitchen cutting board has about 200% more faecal bacteria than the average lavatory seat? Well, the Lav Nav will probably fall into that category after a few weeks hanging around your toilet too. And let's hope those sticky pads do their job. Otherwise you'll be fishing the little blighter out of the bowl every morning.
£19.95 from Prezzy Box

5. Thirst Aid Hat

You'd have to be well and truly bladdered to think you looked cool in a Thirst Aid Hat. Naff doesn't even come close to describing this unimaginably ridiculous piece of head gear. "Place a bottle or can in the Thirst Aid Hat's holster, attach the plastic tube into the top of each beverage, and it's ready", says the sales guff. Yeah, ready to single you out as a total moron.
£9.99 from The Gadget Shop

6. Shower Breasts

Only sad cases would entertain Shower Breasts in their homes. Apparently they are "a fun and saucy shower gel / shampoo dispenser". Simply attach it to the shower wall, fill one boob with shower gel and the other with shampoo and squeeze away to your heart's content. Either that or fill them both with milk and regress two or three more years.
£14.90 from Boys Stuff


7. Potty Putter

"Potty Putter makes a great gift item for the devoted golfer and for those looking to improve their putting." Mmmm. Men normally only sit on the toilet when they are doing a number two. Is that really the time to be handling a golf club? Methinks not. Particularly if you're between wipes.
£7.99 from Find Me A Gift


8. Belly Button Brush

The belly button brush "is a high quality silverware brush which caters for a very essential need, removing fluff, crumbs and other debris from a very sensitive area." The fact is we've already got a belly button fluff removal. It's called a finger. But wait. "This quality silverware utensil is dishwasher safe". Like you'd let it anywhere near your dishwasher. Seriously, if the build up of "debris" in your belly button gets so bad that you need a brush to sweep it out, you need to see a doctor. Today.
£6.95 from Boys Stuff

9. On Off Mug

The novelty value of some gadgets wears thin pretty quickly. I'm already fed up with the On Off Mug and I don't even own one yet. It's based on the principle that the recipient isn't very bright. When holding a hot beverage, the mug turns white and says ON. And as said beverage cools, the mug turns brown and says OFF. Master those two states of the mug's being and never again will you have to endure a slurp of cold tea or coffee. Did I mention that it's based on the principle that the recipient isn't very bright?
£15.99 from I Want One Of Those

10. Brewzer

Home brewing was big in the Seventies. Everybody's Dad was at it, with varying degrees of success. Most produced one or more varieties of gnat's pee from what I remember. Anyway it died a death for two reasons. The aforementioned taste of gnat's pee. And the fact that it became cheaper to buy the real thing at your local supermarket. Today beer's even cheaper - my local off-licence has an "as much as you can carry for a tenner" Carlsberg offer on at the moment (wheelbarrows allowed). So why oh why would anyone want to pay so much for a pint of "Miracle Beer Powder" mixed with tap water that's been "fermented" in the Brewzer for three weeks? Answers on a postcard please.
£24.95 from Firebox

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