If you've ever had to wade through the jars of baby food, salsa, dried fish paste (that's for you mom and dad) and don't want to do the inspect and sniff test then you'll like this little invention. It's a button that you can stick on your jars that'll track how many "days ago" you opened it. If you're thinking, why not just use a sharpie pen, well, if you haven't already, are you really going to? Besides this is a lot cuter and you can stick it on the plants to let you know when they were last watered. Or anything else that states, "good for [insert # of days here] after opening. It's like a reverse time bomb - the clock part that is, the food being the bomb part.

Knowing my fridge, I would be in the market for a "months ago" version. I don't actaully own any of these gizmos, but I really like the idea--attach one of them to something in your fridge with either a suction cup or magnet, and it counts how many days have gone by since you last interacted with the food. Hit the button to reset it.

I'd be interested to hear about people's experiences with these guys. I can see this as the type of thing people end up loving. (via news.com)

This thing is genius. I'm ALWAYS forgetting to water the plants and when I remember, I never know when was the last time I watered them or how much to give. I'd pop one of these things on the planter and make life so much simpler for myself...

Keep track of how long all those items have been in the fridge.

It counts the days so you don't have to. For food or anything else in your life that needs tracking...

More fun than sticky notes in the fridge (and greener too).

Get these bad boys so you will be able to remember how long your Thanksgiving Leftovers have been in the fridge. (saves you from having to do all that arithmetic in your head!)

I can never remember how long food has been in the fridge and always throw it out just in case - I'm sure I've thrown away tons of still-good food and wasted my money left and right. No more! With this gadget I'll know exactly how long that enchilada has been waiting for me.