August 2, 2013

Introducing the Thumbell, a dumbbell for smartphone addicts' thumbs



All those hours of Temple Run getting to you? U.K.’s O2 mobile network thinks its 65-gram Thumbell can help smartphone users fight off fatigue. But hand experts have a different rule of thumb.

So, how much can your thumb bench press?

A U.K. mobile service provider is encouraging textaholics to turn their thumbs into lean, mean pressing machines with their tiny new Thumbells.

It’s exactly what it sounds like. A dumbbell, but for your thumb.