The armor was made to fit a 6.2-foot, 35-inch, 200-pound person, using glass fiber for the armor parts, flexible plastic for the midsection and neck, and foam rubber for the gloves. The arc reactor lights up, and the eyes are covered with reflective lenses.

For sound effects, however, you still have to shout "pew pew pew" while waving your arms up in the air. [My Disguises]

A flaked-out little man, legs akimbo (above right.) cRadia, who showed this off at Computex, is touting the Flex Mini as the smallest portable cooler ever. Let's hope they start exporting it as soon as is humanely possible. Less penis burn (or whatever the female equivalent is—minge singe? Apologies.) can only be a good thing. [cRadia via Aving USA]

Received my "open computer" day before yesterday. Two immediate problems.

First, the noise level was completely intolerable. Never heard a computer as loud in my life.

Second problem was video was DOA right out of the box. No signal going to monitor. Boot up is a moot point as there is nothing to see.

Called the company. A female answered the phone, presumably a receptionist. She informed me some one would return my call shortly and give me RA# I had requested. No call. Called back after several hours. Spoke with one of the guys there in either sales or support. They assured me that they were getting the information from UPS as we spoke and would shortly be sending me the return shipping label via UPS within minutes. Nothing.

Called back again this morning. Was assured that shipping info was to be emailed shortly and they were going to be calling UPS to arrange a pickup for this afternoon. Nothing.

All I want to do is return the computer and get a refund.

We knew about the incredibly loud fan before, but unfortunately reader Rick ordered before he saw it featured here. C'mon, Psystar. The first couple weeks is vital to proving your legitimacy and professionalism. If you're going to drop the ball like this, you might as well just shut down and go home now.

The RSD5 uses the same technology as ionic air purifiers, which create an electric current to generate a breeze. The fan uses plasma-generating live wires to release ions, which in turn creates an electric field where the ions push air molecules to an uncharged conducting plate that envelops the wires. This moving of air molecules creates a breeze, or a Corona Discharge. A mechanical fan for portable electronics moves wind at a speed of .7-1.7 meters per second, whereas the RSD5 can do 2.7 meters per second.

Lead engineers Dan Schlitz and Vishal Singhal just presented their research for the project at a symposium for thermal semiconductor research on March 17, and ultimately hope that this technology can be integrated into processors to create self-cooling chips. [Thorrn Micro via Science Blog]

Interestingly enough, during a recent visit to their HQ in Taiwan, MSI told TweakTown that they "would probably end up adding the world's first powerless air cooler to an Nvidia motherboard." Nvidia? No wonder MSI boards suck. [TweakTown via Boing Boing Gadgets]

Optical sensor: 800dpi
Built in cooling fan
Cooling fan switchable
Ergonomic Design
USB interface
Support Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Cable Length: 1.2m
Dimension: 12 x 66 x 40 mm
Net Weight: 109g

Cooling Fan Specification:
Air Flow: 28 CFM
Speed: 1500 rpm
Noise Level: 25 dBA
Voltage: 5V DV (USB Power)
MTBF: 20,000 Hours

I wonder if the $22 Optiwind could be used as relief from penis burn by non-deskbound laptop users. [Brando]

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Taking a look at the photos of this beast, it looks like the fan is pointing straight ahead, cooling off people standing in front of you rather than blowing on your own face. Well, at least it might be able to keep your neck cool. Just remember that you're attached to your PC when it's time to stand up. [Thanko, via Everything USB]

You can get this fan in blue or white, and it's cheap, too, just $8.79 if you can afford the shipping all the way from Japan. It doesn't indicate how you're going to get your message into this fan, but we're betting it's going to take considerable patience to enter text using those two three buttons. Probably involves a lot of counting. [Strapya World]

Its flat base lets you prop it up right where you need it, and then you can point its blades to get right at the hotspots. Somebody, quick, build this thing. [iNew Idea]

As you can see, there are four different color schemes from which to choose, but it's too bad individual school colors aren't represented. That probably would've driven the cost way higher than $25.

Please, don't drive around with one of these hanging out of your car unless you're on your way to a sporting event. If you live in Boston, you could end up on Fox News. [The Screaming Fan]

You can get these in Australia, but expect this technology to spread far and wide before too long. Someday all fan blades will be made this way. Hey, somebody, pick up this blade design for a PC case fan, and then half the RPMs will equal half the noise. – Charlie White

Product Page [Sycamore Ceiling Fan, via Treehugger]

Inexplicably it requires the use of a serial port to connect the included IR transmitter, which you need to send the files to the fan. On top of that, it requires a PC with Windows 98, 2000 or XP to work. Why not use a simple USB port to load the frames in a folder is beyond me, but this means that I'm definitely not sending $349.99 to Think Geek for it. – Jesus Diaz

LED Art Fan [Think Geek]

The Xfan from Titan Computer might be just the thing for you if you can get past the fact that it's convex—the 360 itself is famously concave—and the tacky looking green LEDs. Other than that, it's USB powered, which means it's a little safer to use, and will be released in the middle of June. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Titan CD via Xbox 360 Fanboy]

Product Page [via Uncrate]

The other reason is because it looks like something you could stick a bird into and torture it with. No, we're not sadistic. We were sexually abused by a parakeet when we were kids. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Front Gate via Red Ferret via uber gizmo]

However, beyond stating that it makes the PS3 noticeably louder and that it moves "dramatically more air" through the PS3, there's not much information. What's the temperature reading before and after you add this on? While playing a movie? While using Folding @ Home? While gaming? We'll try and get a hands on and see for ourselves. – Jason Chen

Nyko Intercooler PlayStation 3 Review [IGN]

On the performance side, this upgraded model does cool "a lot better than the stokc intel cooler", but isn't terribly quiet, and doesn't cool enough for overclocking. Plus, the temperature's only in Celcius and the decibel meter is only theoretical noise level, not an actual noise reading.

In the end we're not sure how practical displaying this info on the actual CPU fan is, but it sure is neat. Hit the jump for a video.

ThermalTake BlueOrb FX [DVHardware]

What we really like is its low noise levels, just 20dB at its lowest 2000rpm speed, clearly into church mouse territory and almost as quiet as not using a fan at all. We thought our 28dB CPU fan was nice and quiet, but that's as loud as the Ultra gets at its highest speed.

Plus, it looks like a Borg hive, doesn't it? This $130 cooling fan looks cool enough to warrant a place in a PC with a transparent door and lots of lighting. – Charlie White

Ultra's heat-pipes salve your CPU [Slash Gear]

First you need some steel mesh from a trashcan, an antec laptop cooler, some adhesive, and a mousepad surface. Then, you follow the directions on the site to put these all together without gluing your hand to your eyelid—don't ask. When you're done you'll have a sweet windy mousepad to cool off your mousing hand. Now all we need is some aerated gloves so he doesn't suck so bad playing Gears of War on Xbox 360. – Jason Chen

Project Page [Invent Geek via Uber Gizmo]

Incredible Hand-Drawn Wii Commercial [TechEBlog]

Even though this is a cheap and goofy-looking bear-eared device, it comes from a company that's established quite a bit of credibility in the shitcan and stench-killing business. Heck, Toto makes the $5700 Neorest 600 toilet using similar deodorizing tech. Considering the blessed relief it offers, this little fan sounds like a bargain. – Charlie White

Deodorization fan ENK700 from Toto [Gizmodiva]

The box will connect to your PS3 "3 using patent-pending technology that works with the systems power port and vent system", meaning it'll attach to the unit itself, making the PS3 even more bulky. – Jason Chen

Press Release [Nyko via i4u]

Thanks Tor!

Product page [Logisys, via Chip Chick]

What's this strange noise this guy's MacBook Pro makes?

For a few days now, my Macbook Pro has been making a sound I've never heard before in my life. I recommend you watch the last 20 seconds. It's not the hard drive. I sent it once to apple, they said they fixed it. But the noise came back.

To us it sounds like the fan straining from overuse. Perhaps it's even the hard drive, despite the owner saying it's not. Though, te sound is pretty similar to the noise one of my fans make in my desktop unit that's been clogged up with dust. Whatever it is, it seems like Apple should have fixed it the first go-round. – Jason Chen

Thanks Diego!

With a two-speed motor and rubber blades, it'll keep you cool at your desk on those days that are hotter than a two-dollar pistol. Sure would be nice to have one here in the United States, where we're having a record-hot summer so far. It looks like you can order them from European boutiques for $47.57. – Charlie White

Product Page [Skripta]

We showed you a programmable spinning LED fan last month, but that was just a prototype shown at Computex that might be available sometime next year. Now here's a lower-end $35 table fan with LEDs inside that's available now, but it won't able to display the customized designs or slogans of that more-sophisticated prototype.

This one's offered in pink, black, or blue, and as its LEDs spin, they display a basic group of designs and motifs. Looking like a tacky spinning dance floor from the 70s, when you consider the design (in)sensibilities of those LEDs together with the kitschy, plastic-y colors, you might end up agreeing with us that this thing really blows. The fan is now available in Japan, no word if it will be shipped stateside anytime soon. – Charlie White

Table Fan with illuminating LEDs [Newlaunches]

Reader Mike made this ad for the Apple iMac a few years ago. It's a mashup of an Apple service manual and Royksopps video to 'Remind Me'. Just a neat, short little video. – Jason Chen

Thanks Mike!

Polo Tech displayed a prototype at Computex, where the image was reportedly sufficiently bright to be easily seen even in the full-on interior light of the conference hall. The company said fans using this technology might be available by next year. – Charlie White

Fan spins your name in lights [the Inquirer]

Place scented aroma oil onto the leaf sponge, then place the sponge into the USB fan, plug it into your computer and wait for the smells of Rick the IT guy drift away.

Comes with 3 sponges and 1 oil bottle. Available for $15. – Jason Chen

USB Aroma Fan [USB Geek via Red Ferret]