Very useful gadget… parking meter timer November 30, 2006
Posted by geekzendaddy in Gadget.trackback
Have you ever gotten a ticket for an expired meter? No? You must never have been to NYC 
In NYC the meter checkers drop out of the air like in Mission Impossible the instant a meter clicks. Sigh…. this little baby would have saved me several hundred dollars over the years.
Here is a blurb from there site……
Product Detail:
Prevent another parking mishap! Know when your parking meter time is up with this convenient keychain.
- As seen in the New York Times Gift Guide
- 24 hour countdown for parking timer
- Early warning alarms at 10, 5 and 1-minute intervals
- 10 second memo feature to record your parking location and time, or use for other reminders
- Messages retained even when batteries are dead or removed
No more parking tickets, no more forgetting where you parked and no more stress!
So simple, yet so useful