A monster of a tripod alternative?

One of the items I've been thinking of purchasing for the trip is a mini tripod,as I'd like to get the best photos I can on the trip. Now, however, I'm considering this instead. As you can see from this Gizmodo review, Monsterpod is a small lump of goo that apparently replaces your tripod. It can stick to any hard surface (or so they claim). I'm going to do a bit more research on this product, but if it actually performs as well as it claims, I'll probably buy one for the trip.