Okay. We have all lost a beer. It happens. You set it down for a moment, only to lose it seconds later. It’s frustrating early in the night, but infuriating around 2:00AM. Enter the Remote Control Beer Pager.
All this device seems to be is a beverage cozie paired to one of those resturaount coaster pager thingie. Simply click the locator key fob and the beer will light up and sound-off with a loud, classy belch. Now, all you need to do is not lose the locator. $29.99.
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