When I was in college, I had one roommate with a real passion for drumming but cruelly lacking the basic sense of rhythm that would make his hobby tolerable for others. We would have to put up with his off-tempo tapping on tables, countertops, the floor, his desk — pretty much any surface available. If only I had known about the iPod Digital Drumsticks! I would have happily plunked down $30 to save myself from the torture of hearing many a favorite song ruined by his arrhythmic spasms. The digital drumsticks plug into any music player and allow aspiring drummers to lay their own beats down over whatever they're listening to. Buttons on the sticks allow one to change up the drum sound, from cymbal to hi-hat to bass drum, and if you don't want to jam over Dark Side of the Moon, you can simply use one of the included rhythm tracks to keep time. It might not be as fully functional as other drum sets, but the beautiful, beautiful silence makes it seem worthwhile. — Adam Frucci

iPod Digital Drumsticks via Oh Gizmo!