Article Lead Image

Screencap via YouTube

Prank someone proper this April Fools’ Day with this phantom typing device

Guaranteed to piss someone off.

 

Colette Bennett

IRL

Posted on Mar 29, 2017   Updated on May 24, 2021, 7:15 pm CDT

The hard thing about April Fools’ Day is that so many people see it coming, so it’s hard to pull off a prank without being busted in the process. But if you have something really clever up your sleeve like the Phantom Keystroker, you just might be successful.

This tiny gadget looks like a flash drive and plugs in via USB. Once it’s in, you can tweak the settings to wreck all sorts of havoc on your computer of choice: caps lock blurbs, drifting cursor, lines of code, and more. The blurbs it generates actually sound as if the computer is talking to you, which could make for a really creepy situation for the overworked employee who’s been staring at it for too long.

This item is exclusive to ThinkGeek and retails for $9.99, which is really a small price to pay to troll someone you work with. You still have a few days until Saturday, so get your order in so you can cause ultimate misery, film it, and post it on YouTube.

Buy it here

MORE BAZAAR DEALS:

The Daily Dot may receive a payment in connection with purchases of products or services featured in this article. Click here to learn more.

Share this article
*First Published: Mar 29, 2017, 10:32 am CDT