Gizmodo: Eating

Pen-Top Utensils: Shut Down Humanity, It's Reached Its Peak

Adam Frucci — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:40:48 EST

Pen-top utensils! Seriously, are these not the greatest inventions ever? I never want to use regular flatware again, as I can't jot down notes on my dinner with a normal fork. I mean, these things are a gimme for restaurant reviewers, but from now on whenever I'm eating I'll always know in the back of my mind that it could be better; I could be able to write with my knife.

[Book of Joe]

Cellphone/Camera Strap Man Eats, Vomits SD Cards

Jason Chen — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:00:34 EDT

Carrying around a spare SD, miniSD or microSD card in your pocket is just asking for accidental misplacement. But this little SD Card-eating man is the perfect thing to keep your memory cards close to your cellphone and camera while livening it up at the same time. Fun and practical, something those those sexy lingerie cellphone straps can only meet halfway. [Funshop via Oh Gizmo]

Make Glowing Tomatoes at Home!

Mark Wilson — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:20:29 EDT

After watching this video, I had visions of my next rave, ripe tomato pulp covering my body...but you know...this time it would be glowing. [neatorama]

RIAA Eats Crow, Drops Suit on Dead Man's Children

Charlie White — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:14:20 EDT

When the RIAA sued the children of a dead man accused of infringement, the hapless organization was met with outrage from all sides. Now the RIAA has backed off that idea, issuing a statement: "Out of an abundance of sensitivity, we have elected to drop this particular case." Yeah, right. That wasn't enough for Boing Boing's Cory Doctorow, who ground the RIAA weasels' noses into the carpet whence they just shat and pissed:

The RIAA's approach to PR is much like their approach to culture in general: read-only. The RIAA issues statements like the Pope emitting a bull, and we mortals may squabble over its meaning among ourselves, but they are not available to participate in any further discussion. This is reminiscent of the RIAA's approach to things like YouTube lipsynch videos: "our songs are released to be listened to and nothing more; should you dare to make them part of your life, we will use the copyright law we bought to break you."

Suing grandmas, children and even dead people's children? There's got to be a better way than this. One solution to this problem is to just abandon all products covered by the RIAA. Podsafe music, anyone? – Charlie White

RIAA's "abundance of sensitivity" ends harassment of grieving family [Boing Boing, via The Consumerist]