The Central West End of St Louis is a safe city neighborhood, but sadly it isn't always safe for a lady to walk the streets unescorted. Most ladies in my neighborhood carry at the very least a whistle, and a few of the edgier neighborhood socialites have begun to carry stylish little pistols. The ladies in the CWE roll like the freight train comin' down Natural Bridge.

This is one of those great gadgets that crosses the line from terribly bad into amazingly fantastic. Beyond the delightful urban combatant camouflage finish, there's a megaphone packed into this little guy. A MEGAPHONE!!! It might be meant for emergency use only, but I'm going to be the coolest cat freestyling on a street corner.

All told, we're combining a blinding LED flashlight, a personal alarm, an FM radio, and a megaphone into one stylish $39.95 package. Available from those wacky SkyMall merchants known as Gadget Universe, and spotted over at Red Ferret.