June 20, 2007 10:26 AM PDT

Bug the neighbors with an MP3 doorbell

Posted by Mike Yamamoto

(Credit: Everything USB)

This ringtone business has gone too far. It's one thing for everyone to have a "signature" tune for the cell phone, and we can even live with customized land lines. But doorbells? Enough already.

What used to be a DIY thing has now gone mass market with the "USB Doorbell," a device that lets you play any MP3 file instead of the usual chime for up to 30 seconds, according to Everything USB--which, depending on your taste in music, could easily seem like an eternity to an unsuspecting visitor. For just $100, you too can be the obnoxious neighbor we're used to seeing only on TV.

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Tags:: USB,; MP3,; doorbell,; Addams Family

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People like their toys
by jayoungh5 March 10, 2008 8:04 AM PDT: A more stylish version can be found here:
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