GearDeal: USB privacy pedal keeps prying eyes off your computer screen and your wife off your back – $9.99

Posted on 06 September 2008 by


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I know what you’re thinking. This USB privacy pedal is for guys who view adult oriented material on their home or work computer. You figure they’ll use this so the boss, wife or girlfriend won’t catch them viewing naughty sites. You’d be partly right. One click on the USB pedal automatically closes all Windows, the current Window or (boss mode) switches to a specific open window on your computer.

However I prefer to see this in a more positive light. Let’s call it a “gift anonymizer”. Haven’t you ever been up at 3am in the morning searching the web for a gift for your significant other when they come walking downstairs? Now with this USB pedal – you never worry that they “ruin their own surprise” by seeing you ordering the book of love poems or dozen roses. Runs on Windows Vista only. Another great reason to upgrade…

IHTHT (Deal only good Saturday 9-6-2008) also available here via eBay

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  • nomadmatt

    Pair this with IE 8 porn mode I mean privacy mode and you are set to get those gifts.

  • Bjenk Ellefsen

    Yeah, but you are not going to fool the IT guys at the Office!