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Quantum Sleeper, Rest Well in the Face of Terrorism
Some might call being trapped in a small, airtight box getting buried alive. Others realize that it's a completely rational response to the potential threats in a post-9/11 world. Featuring 1.25" polycarbonate bulletproof plating, the Quantum Sleeper seals you into your mattress in emergency situations. You breathe filtered O2, use the built-in facilities and wait comfortably for the world to not be over. Sound a bit unsettling? No way. Just look at that happy couple basking in their thoughtful preparation, the husband grabbing his wife lovingly, always ready to perform the Heimlich should the opportunity arise. [product via boingboing]
fear of women
Ice Brkr Takes All Human Interaction Out of Going to Bars
Yes, I know, going up to a girl in a bar and introducing yourself is hard. What if she shuts you down?! Your fragile ego will be shattered! But really, it's not so bad. And I'm pretty sure the alternative that Ice Brkr is proposing is much worse. The new service, which is clearly destined to fail, would allow you to send a text message to any fine-looking lady you're too much of a pussbag to talk to and hope she deigns you worthy to talk to her. Beyond this being a lousy idea because it would require everyone to have this program on their phones, which will obviously never happen, it envisions a future in which personal contact is even further taken out of our lives. Here's an idea, guys: grow a pair. It's cheaper. [Product Page via Textually]
12:45 PM on Wed Dec 5 2007
By Adam Frucci
2,510 views,
31 comments
Latest by wonkydonky: Prediction: partial-LSE/LSE girls will get this on their phones just to artificially bump their self-esteem; nothing more. Save your money for material on pickup; -or booze/lexapro/klonopin . more »
(don't fear) the reaper
How to Revive Your Busted Rock Band Guitar to Keep Jamming This Weekend
If you're one of the unlucky souls cursed with a bum strum button on their Rock Band guitar, you might not have to send it back to EA just yet. Ben Sones over at Quarter to Three got a gimped guitar and tore it apart to try to fix it himself. Apparently, the issue's actually pretty minor: One of the strummer's microswitches has just rotated out of alignment. A quick adjustment to the screw holding it in place and you're ready to roll. The disturbing part is the uncertainty over whether it's a production issue or a design flaw. More »
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Apple Patents Text-to-Speech Messaging
In a recent patent filing "Multimedia data transfer for a personal communication device," Apple is offering text messages without the GSM SMS protocol, or even the need to read. More »
AppleCare details for the iPhone emerge, includes loaner when repairs are lengthy. [tuaw.com]
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Gadget Use Compromises Your Security Says The Washington Post
The Washington Post is running a front page article today on the perils of letting gadgets take over your life. The article predicts doom and gloom for a society that has become too reliant on scary-sounding technologies like RFID, GPS and Google. Data mining companies will use your Amazon shopping habits to tailor products that you may want directly to you. Horrors! More »
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Popular Antivirus Apps Don't Work 80% of the Time
Feeling all smug, snug and secure because you have antivirus software running on that PC of yours? Think again. Graham Ingram, the general manager of Australia's Computer Emergency Response Team says the most popular antivirus applications are about as impregnable as a screen door in a submarine, letting 80% of the creepy crawlies through. More »
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Anti-Radiation Cellphone Pouch for Wussies
If your cellphone ranks high on the radiation emission list, and if you're generally just afraid of your own shadow and unaware that there is tons of radiation all around you all the time anyway, you might be interested in this anti-radiation pouch for cellphones. It has what the company calls a "specially developed anti-radiation shield" that keeps those creepy-crawley death rays away from your gonads. But what about your head when you're talking on the phone? More »
2:15 PM on Tue May 30 2006
By Charlie White
152 views,
2 comments
Latest by Nyle: Uhm, isn't blocking the radiation from the cell phone going to stop it from communicating with the cell network? Seems like that's the who point to the "radiation". Then again it's not like Verizon could have any worse coverage in more »
