--- description: The problem with these fake gizmos is that sometimes they're cool enough that people want to buy them. This one could become real, though. title: Necktie with a Built-in Laser Pointer? Make It Real, Please image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4c05b220710ade64/698688f106f2c14d6932e382/thinkgeektie.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Necktie with a Built-in Laser Pointer? Make It Real, Please by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 4, 2014 2:30 PM CUT  ThinkGeek by [Doug Aamoth](/author/doug-aamoth/) ## Doug Aamoth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 4, 2014 2:30 PM CUT ThinkGeek’s April Fools’ Day fake-product lineup is a must-see for gadget lovers – [this year’s offerings](http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/2014.shtml "undefined") included a Keurig-like [beard growing machine](http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1ba3/?pfm=af14%5Fhomepage%5FFeatured%5F1%5F1ba3 "undefined"), a [NERF Nuke](http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1ba4/?pfm=af14%5Fhomepage%5FFeatured%5F2%5F1ba4 "undefined") to end all dart-gun wars, [Rosetta Stone for Klingon](http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1ba2/?pfm=af14%5Fhomepage%5FFeatured%5F3%5F1ba2 "undefined") and more. The only problem with these fake gizmos is that sometimes they’re cool enough that people actually want to buy them. And in a few instances, ThinkGeek has brought its April Fools’ creations to life: the Star Wars-themed [Tauntaun sleeping bag](http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/bb2e/ "undefined") and the [iCade iPad arcade cabinet](http://www.ionaudio.com/products/details/icade "undefined") being two prominent examples. The [$30 Laser-Guided Tactical Necktie](http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1917/ "undefined") isn’t an actual product, but – BUT! – it could be. The pitch: it’s made of durable nylon, and sports a D-loop, a militarily-inspired MOLLE system, and two removable pouches – one for carrying small items and the other housing a laser pointer. As you can see in this photo, the tie looks wonderfully ridiculous:  ThinkGeek's April Fools' tie features a laser pointer and more. ThinkGeek Search your feelings. You’d either wear this or you know someone who’d wear this. And more than a few people in the comments section of [the product page](http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1917/ "undefined") are trying to will it into existence, too. I’m going to go out on a short limb and guess that this becomes an actual product. If you’ve got a hankering to accelerate the process, you can vote to have it become real (along with the other April Fools’ items) [on this page here](http://www.thinkgeek.com/42.shtml?apc=lasertie#.Uz6%5F5fldV8E "undefined"). [Laser-Guided Tactical Necktie](http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1917/ "undefined") \[ThinkGeek\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/49709/necktie-with-a-built-in-laser-pointer-make-it-real-please/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/49709/necktie-with-a-built-in-laser-pointer-make-it-real-please/"},"headline":"Necktie with a Built-in Laser Pointer? 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