REVIEW >> Hang Your Keys Almost Anywhere With Hookeychain

Sometimes it�s hard being a gadget lover.  Here at The Gadgeteer, we�ve told you about and/or reviewed a ton of keychain tools  over the years, and I�d be lying if I told you that for at least half of them, I�ve found myself flush with new-gadget-frenzy, my cursor hovering over the �buy� button, only to change my mind, close the browser tab, and never look back.

Why, you ask?  Well, as much as I love gadgets, I also love simplicity.  And when it comes to my keyring, the simpler the better.  It�s something I have to lug around in my pocket all day, after all, so unless it�s something I�ll use on a regular basis, its presence on my keyring simply isn�t justified.

That said, the Hookeychain from Megawing (the same designers that brought us oddities like the Armed Notebooks) may be the first bauble to make it onto my keyring in a long time.  Appearing to be a simple cylinder of aluminum, the Hookeychain has a magnet embedded in its angled end, allowing you to stick your keys to any ferromagnetic surface.  It�s not clear just how strong the magnet is, so while you probably can�t use the angle of the Hookeychain as a hook to hang your jacket on, you probably can hang a lightweight hat on it, and you can certainly use it to pin up a self-reminder note for later.

The Hookeychain is available from various online retailers, I found it for $16 at Molla Space.