Top 5 Office Time-Wasters

The holiday season was made for screwing off, not getting your work done, and making excuses. Who wants to sit in a cubicle all day this time of year? Aren’t there wish lists to make, shopping to be done, presents to wrap? And that’s just for what you’re getting YOURSELF, never mind the family. Holiday responsibility-avoidance is a time honored tradition, and here’s a hand list of gizmos, games and gadgets to help you forget about all that nasty paperwork you’ve got due soon:

5. Who doesn’t want to be an office cliche? This USB Golf Putt Returner brings a long-cherished office time waster into the 21st century. Ball and mini-putter included. How can you NOT get one of these? Get a cubicle competition going, place some bets, and most importantly, STOP WORKING.

Buy for $25 (approx)

Check out the rest of GearCrave’s office time wasters after the jump!

4 . Electronic 20 Questions is crammed full of artificial intelligence, plus the collected wisdom of the 20Q.net database. Amaze your friends and stupify your office enemies by thinking of something and letting the magic 20Q ball guess what’s in your head. It really is a pretty trippy concept, especially since we thought WE were supposed to guess what the 20Q ball dreamed up. Nope, it works in reverse.

Buy for $12.95.

3. The AlienFly RC Mosquito Helicopter is a sure-fire way to waste time and annoy your office mates. To kill two birds with one stone, power this mosquito up and send her buzzing around your office. Hover over your friend’s cubicle. Hover up the secretary’s skirt. Chase your boss into the bathroom (then lock the door). All in good fun, and surprisingly cheap.

Buy for as low as $23.25.

2. Don’t let your boss interrupt your meditation… The Desktop Japanese Zen Garden will allow you to focus on the most important things while at work. Namely that tricky koan your master at the temple stumped you with. “If boss break wind in office and no one there to hear it, did it make sound?” Add a little peace to your otherwise chaotic office life…

Buy for $29.99.

1. Make your own version of The Office with the brand new Canon Powershot TX1 HD Video Camera. This compact hig-def camera is pocket sized, takes both video and 7.1 megapixel stills, though the reviewers at Akihabara News say taking stills was a pain without smallish fingers. For clanestine, office time-wasting fun, this is king. That goofy impersonation of the guy two rows over can be shot and uploaded to YouTube faster than you can say “blackmail video”.

Buy for $434.99. <<Via Akihabara News>>

And there you go, from updated cliches to high-def digital, all the tools and toys you need to shirk your duties and blow off some steam over the holiday shopping season. If you actually make any movies with the Canon TX1, be sure and drop us a line so we can laugh at the office blackmail vid.