Can you guess what this gadget does?

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It…resets stuff?

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Bedside Alarm Clock that only lights up? It has a RESET button.
It is so Chunky though. I thought it was a re-purposed Magic Fingers Box.

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I feel like i need more info. Does the ball rotate or is it a fixed button? Is it a controller for something else or are we looking at a self contained gadget?

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My guess is an electric dowsing rod. The different directional lights point you towards ‘water’ and then the big light lights up when you are directly above ‘water’.

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Mouse cleaner?

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It’s a gonculator, everyone knows that.

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Timer for a whole house water filter.

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I have one right now too. Haven’t put new batteries in it though. It is a 3 month timer that lights up and tells you when to change your water filter. The back is magnetic so you put it on your fridge.

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Looks like a fidget cube… but the implication that it “does something” would indicate otherwise.
Aside from the reset button it kind of looks like the game of Simon with a trackball… and a reset button. Its pretty chunky too… so I’m going to guess it takes batteries. I wish we had some more views for context.

I’m going to guess a remote to some really old obscure technology.

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Beg to differ- it’s clearly an interstitial epigrammatic vestibular tintanabulator. Very useful. Everyone should have one in their go-bag.

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So, gonculator…

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What you need is the other gadget that reminds you to change the batteries in this one.

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You're Overthinking It I think this guy’s rant is right on.

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Second guess…
The metal buttons are a keypad for passcode entry with the center being “enter” Reset if you goof up. When you unlock it the top slides off to a container for your ground herbs.

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It’s a lighter.

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It is a completely self-contained gadget and does not control anything else.

(The correct answer’s been posted, but don’t let it ruin it for you if you have a better idea!)

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First thought, A White Noise Generator.
2 - Ultra Sonic Mosquito Repeller
3 - Baby Monitor
4 - local actuator for an alarm

Now to look at the other comments.

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My guess that i had in mind before posting my questions was that it played and/or recorded short snippets of audio. I highly doubt that’s what it is :slight_smile:

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Media player with track ball selector

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