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    DigitalArtery: I see meaty toolboxes enough at my gym. more »
    Brian Lam: thanks for all the positive feedback. more than a little editing by joel johnson helped. you all should pass this on if you think it should be read by... more »
    Metkis: You state further that as a device, the iPhone is a huge advancement in technology, but it's not because of what it is, but what it contains or what i... more »
    NyC88Rican: Good read. I think this year, or at least the beginning of this year needs to be about batteries and memory. We need some heavy duty batteries that la... more »
    shiben589: Brilliant article, both in terms of of content and in terms of style; really well written!! more »
    ITIL_Prince: I lived a similar gadget life (a bit longer than yours, but similar), and I read your article carefully. I came to a different conclusion though: I'm ... more »
    MacPro66: Well said! more »
    tomsomething: A great read. Insightful and nostalgic. Thank you. more »
    bitchincamaro: I emerge from my lurkage to hoist one for that post. Well done, sir. Cheers. more »
    bagellord: About number 7, a lot of people I know are going to have to do that. My college is going to be entirely tobacco free starting today. Getting caught wi... more »
    otko: ok. #1- Who doesn't like sausage? I'm a vegetarian now but you know what, from what I remember sausage was friggin awesome with some french toast in ... more »
    dklax: Frank from Always Sunny in Philadelphia would love #5. more »
    MrHaroHaro: I agree with just about everything you said Blam. Except the PS3 bit. It's awesome. I use it for stuff besides Street Fighter and MGS4, occasionally. more »
    Mikestan: You forgot the Nexus One more »
    whiteknight89 digs DBZ: Excellent write-up. Much enjoyed! Now, off to get ready for work... (seriously, why is OfficeMax open on New Years Day? No one needs pencils or offic... more »
    Stan Horaczek: I like the whole genuine, experiential tone, but this sentence is throwing me off: "Today, I don't know if Creative even makes MP3 players." The sarc... more »
    Clifford T Meece: Wow, thanks for the post. You have summed up my decade, too. I registered and am making my first comment because your story was just so perfect. No... more »
    Joe Stoner: You had some great gems of insight in there, and it was nice to see it written so well - the section about naming products jumped out at me; I don't t... more »
    kaleberg: "Little companies don't really have a shot at this level of unified, do-all gadget greatness." You are probably right, but it would be totally neat i... more »
    frigg: Great post. Reflects my thoughts exactly. As an Amish person (Mennonite, actually), I too grew up with the usual fascination for shiny gadgets and ble... more »
  • #scalespoon

    Spoon With Built-In Scales, Perfect for Dieters and Dealers

    This spoon, which looks like a prop from CSI, has built-in scales so you can scoop and check the amount all in one. Made of ABS plastic and stainless steel, it has an LCD screen, and an accuracy of 0.005 ounces. It also measures in metric or imperial and can keep track of added weights. Just make sure you use it for cooking ingredients, and not for measuring stuff that might get you a visit from CSI for real. Available for about $37. [Gadget Review via ProIdee, OhGizmo, GeekAlerts]
  • #silverware

    Side-On Cutlery Makes It Almost Safe to Eat at Your Aunt's Grimy House

    The germaphobe in us always freaks out a little bit when we see silverware lying on a bare table, either at someone else's house or a restaurant. (Our own table is a chemical-cleaner-scorched wasteland.) So we hope that eventually all silverware will be like Jens-Martin Skibsted's designs for Side-On Cutlery, which have built-in stands that keep the parts that touch your food and your mouth gloriously contact-free from dirty, microbe-infested surfaces. Well, your germy-ass mouth aside. [Mater Design via Boing Boing]