If you have a problem with you TV, like a certain 70-year old Missouri man did with his converter box during the DTV transition, DO NOT get loaded, shoot it and engage in a standoff with the police. [Link]
If you work in a tech-related retail store, DO NOT do what 29 year old Aaron Seiber did and stab yourself so you don't have to go. Making up a phony story about a skinhead attack to the police doesn't help matters either. [Link]
If you have trouble getting up the stairs, escalators are a real lifesaver. However, DO NOT use one like the man in this video.
If your phone dies, DO NOT take it to get fixed and threaten to shoot it in the store with the 9mm concealed in your jacket. There are no cellphones in prison—unless you have a really good hiding place (and there is only one really good hiding place). [Link]
If you have a tall hedge, and no gadget designed to trim it, DO NOT raise your ride-on mower up with a crane to do the job like this lunatic from New Zealand. [Link]
So you have bought a new phone and you are not sure what to do with your old one. Unless is is complete garbage, DO NOT smash it. Get some money for it or donate it to charity. If you want an iPhone to smash, there are cheaper ways to do it. [Link]
If your kid acts up in a Verizon store, DO NOT drag him around on the floor with a leash. Someone with a cameraphone is bound to make a video of the whole incident and share it with the police.
If your internet connection goes down while playing an online game, DO NOT vent your frustrations by grabbing a knife and stabbing the first 15-year old girl that walks down the street near your home. You could wind up in a mental hospital with pending manslaughter charges. [Link]

Taiwanese Foci Fiber Optic Communication said to Cnet that "it will start mass producing both the internal cables as well as Light Peak-based, USB-like cables at the start of 2010." Cnet speculates that—in a build-on-demand world—mass production generally indicates consumer product launches.

Now, once upon a time, Apple went to Intel and adopted USB for its original iMac, deprecating all previous peripheral connectivity ports—like ADB and serial buses—in favor of Intel's standard. In the process, as the iMac exploded in popularity, it made USB extremely popular. On the other side, Apple failed to make FireWire—their own high-speed standard—as popular as USB, even while it was way faster and more flexible than USB. The reason: Intel didn't put its weigh behind it. Intel's USB success, however, wouldn't have happened as fast without Apple's help and the iMac.

Now it's 2009. Reportedly, Intel came up with Light Peak and went to Apple to ask for opinions, and Apple got heavily involved in it because they have some needs. Obviously, both want Light Peak to happen. Light Peak, which uses USB-style connectors and fiberoptics cables to achieve its ultra-fast 10gbps connectivity, could route traffic from any other transport technology, from DisplayPort to FireWire to USB 3.0.

One single port to rule them all. Obviously, you can see the simplicity-obsessed Apple's interest in this.

So I'm going to take a leap of logic and faith to give you this wild, Gene Munster-style mental masturbation conclusion: Given Foci's mass-production schedule, I bet you a stack of pancakes that Apple will be the first to introduce new computers and gadgets with Light Peak as soon as early 2010. And what product, what ultra-slim, solid-state, awesome Apple product may need this awesome be all end all of all gadget connectors? What Apple product may be coming in 2010?

Yes, that's what I wanted to hear. Now, back to our regular schedule of actual news. [Cnet]

While the manufacturer claims that Breastlight is not a substitute for a professional mammogram screening, the $125 device could be a potentially lifesaving device, as it could be used as a monitoring and early warning gadget at home. Women are advised to use their hands to feel their breasts for lumps in the shower, but with this light they can actually see what is going on and see changes through time. In the case she finds something weird, they can go to the doctor for an expert opinion. And if it's nothing, great. But better be an alarmist than sorry.

The Breastlight—which comes with a temperature sign to warn about overheating and has rechargeable batteries—only activates at full power when the lens get in contact with the skin. And yes, you may be able to do the same with a really powerful flashlight, but I will advise against that. [Breastlight via Medgadget]

There are two components to this. One, manufacturers calculate with extreme thoroughness how long to make their warranties so they don't have to repair a bunch of products for free. Two, it's your brain that makes you remember that one time that something broke outside warranty.

"It's really connected to two things: regret and memory," says Dan Ariely, author of Predictably Irrational. A gadget that dies a day out of warranty will piss you off a lot more than one that soldiers on until after you've lost the certificate. And years later, you'll probably remember it more acutely, too.

[Wired]

I'll start things off by paying homage to a gadget that changed the world from the mid-15th century until... well, until just a few months ago. I'm talking about the Gutenberg printing press, without which we'd still have to endure the oft-illegible handwriting found in illuminated manuscripts and science students' notes. We may be experiencing (some would say contributing to) the death of print, but good old Johannes Gutenberg had a great run there for the past few centuries. But it's an easy argument that the personal computer is just as revolutionary a gadget as the printing press, and took root far faster. The clock, bicycle, lightbulb, and beer-filled USB drive are all totally valid answers as well.

For the sake of argument, let's define gadget as either a mechanical or technological device from the modern era. Sorry to the jokers who were going to say "a rock!" or "fire!"

As a side note, the first person to say the iPhone will get a personally written Angry Windows Guy message from me, the only exclusive Windows user left on staff. But what say you, commenters? What is the most important gadget ever made?

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Gaming:
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Computing and Peripherals:
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Movies:
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Miscellaneous:
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Hobomodo:
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• Monster Mobile iPod Car Charger with Line Out for $0 (valid today only).
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• Panasonic Toughbook Y7 for $999.99 (normally $1769.99).
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Gaming:
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• Fallout 3 Collector Edition on Playstation3 for $52.99 plus free shipping (normally $65).
• Spider-Man: Web of Shadows on Xbox 360 for $28.27 plus free shipping (normally $59.99).
• Timeshift on Xbox 360 for $10.99 plus free shipping (normally $29.99).
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• CTA Digital 9 in 1 Sports Pack for Wii for $32.32 (normally $49.99).

Home Entertainment and Music:
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• InFocus X6 MultiMedia Projector for $399.99 (normally $439.99).
• Trutech TT1620 DVD Recorder for $34.00, refurbished (normally $149.95 - valid today only).
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Personal Portables, Cameras, and Peripherals:
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• Monster iTravel Charger For iPod for $3.99 plus free shipping (normally $29.99 - Free w/ 30GB iPod video purchase).
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• Klipsch Custom-1 Earphones for $49.99 (normally $69.99).
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Miscellaneous:
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Hobomodo:
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• Toshiba Satellite 15.4" Laptop with Dual Core Processor for $399.99 plus free shipping (normally $499).
• HP Mini 10.2" Refurbished Netbook for $279.99 (normally $395).
• 1.5 TB Seagate FreeAgent External Hard Drive for $109.99 (normally $139.99).
• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E8400 for $119.99 (normally $189.99).

Gaming:
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• Moon for Nintendo DS for $19.99 plus free shipping (normally $29.99).
• Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends for DS for $9.99 plus free shipping (normally $19.99).
• Zapper Controller for Nintendo Wii for $6.99 (normally $19.99).

Home Entertainment:
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Personal Portables, Cameras, and Peripherals:
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Miscellaneous:
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Hobomodo:
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• Total Cranberry Crunch Cereal Sample for $0.
• Dave & Buster's $10 worth of game play for $0.
• Compact Fluorescent Bulb from Home Depot for $0.
• Corel Paint Shop Pro X for $0.
• AVG Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware V8.0 for $0 (use this rebate form).
• Quizno's Toasty Torpedo for $0 (with Toasty Torpedo Combo purchase).

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Cameras and Personal Portables
• Nikon D40 Digital SLR Kit for $409.95 plus free shipping (normally $450).
• Flip Video White Ultra Series 30-Minutes Camcorder for $59.99 plus free shipping (normally $80).
• 2GB 0.3MP Spy Watch Camera w/ Voice Recorder for $54.99 (normally $129.99).
• Skullcandy Smokin Buds Headphones for $10.73 (normally $29.95).

Computers/Laptops and Computing Peripherals
• Lenovo G Series 15" Laptop for $435 (normally $489).
• Dell Inspiron Mini 9 for $175 (normally $249).
• Dell Vostro Mini Tower for $557 plus free shipping (normally $828).
• 24" Dell Widescreen 1080p LED-Backlit LCD Monitor for $236.55 plus free shipping (normally $299 - use code 5K99VSN7$$92S5).
• 1TB Seagate Barracuda hard drive for $79.99 plus free shipping (normally $179.99 - valid today only).
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• Cooler Master HAF 932 Case for $144.99 plus free shipping (normally $160 - valid today only from 9 pm to 11 pm EST).

Gaming
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• Tomb Raider Anniversary for Wii for $16.99 (normally $29.99).
• Tom Clancy's Endwar on PC for $19.90 (normally $49.99).
• Prince of Persial: Rival Swards on Wii for $11.90 (normally $29.99).
• Wanted: Weapons of Fate for $29.99 (normally $49.99).
• Project Gotham Racing 4 on Xbox 360 for $9.99 plus free shipping (normally $29.99).
• XBox Text Messaging Kit for $19.96 (normally $29.99).

Miscellaneous
• iPod Shower Stereo Speaker with AM/FM Radio & Fog Free Mirror for $14.99 (normally $59.99 - valid today only).
• Hauppauge WinTV HVR-950Q TV Tuner for $59.99 (normally $75 - valid today only from 5 pm to 7 pm EST).

Hobomodo
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• 24 oz. bottle of Heinz Ketchup and coupon book for $0.
• Gillette Shampoo or Body Wash for $0.
• Beach Party Craze PC game for $0.
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By the power of Bluetooth, any enterprise based email will automatically be sent from your BlackBerry to your ThinkPad once configured. You won't have to initiate the transfer in anyway. Lenovo Constant Connect is set to release in Q2 2009, but it's still unclear which email apps will support the service and uncertain whether it will work with current/previous-gen ThinkPads.

LENOVO THINKPAD LAPTOP COMPUTERS TO GAIN NEW LEVEL OF INTEGRATION WITH BLACKBERRY SMARTPHONES

Research Triangle Park, NC and Waterloo, ON – February 16, 2009 – Lenovo and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced that the two companies will work together to promote new Lenovo mobile solutions that will help on-the-go business users enhance their mobile computing and communications experience through tighter integration between Lenovo ThinkPad laptop computers and BlackBerry® smartphones.
Leveraging Lenovo's extensive global R&D capabilities and engineering prowess in laptop computers together with RIM's expertise in smartphones and wireless solutions, Lenovo plans to develop and deliver a range of industry-leading solutions and technologies that can help professionals conduct business more effectively on the go.

Lenovo Constant Connect, the first solution developed by Lenovo, will leverage the strengths of the BlackBerry® solution and Lenovo ThinkPad laptops to deliver an unparalleled user experience for flexible, real-time access to enterprise-based email. Lenovo Constant Connect will allow enterprise email received on a user's BlackBerry smartphone to be automatically synchronized via Bluetooth® onto the user's ThinkPad laptop – even if the ThinkPad laptop is off – without the user having to take any additional steps.
This level of integration and availability dramatically improves access to email on the Lenovo ThinkPad laptop from wherever a BlackBerry smartphone can access a connection. In addition to greater flexibility and convenience, it can also reduce the need to use the laptop with fee-based Wi-Fi® networks. Lenovo Constant Connect is expected to be available from Lenovo and its business partners in the second quarter of 2009 in the U.S, and to be rolled out in markets around the world later in 2009.

"With more and more mobile professionals relying on both their BlackBerry smartphone and ThinkPad laptop PC, we view better integration between the two devices as a necessity. Today's announcement is the first step in combining these best-in-class solutions to deliver a more useful and powerful mobile work experience," said Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing.

"Lenovo is adding significant value for our mutual customers by developing tighter and more seamless integration between Lenovo ThinkPad laptops and BlackBerry smartphones," said Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO, Research In Motion. "By leveraging the industry-leading, push-based connectivity of the BlackBerry solution, Lenovo Constant Connect will simplify email synchronization on the laptop and provide mobile professionals with greater flexibility to manage their email on the move."

Yes, the rumor has it that the new Walkman will feature a 3-inch OLED touchscreen. It sounds like a direct competitor to the iPod Touch, as it supports Wi-Fi and will have a built-in browser, as well as a bunch of other web-based features.

While most of the usual menu structure of the current Walkman series will be retained in this new model, there are several new exciting features included. For example, upon listening to an artist, you may click on the artist name and watch music videos of the artist on YouTube through Wi-Fi (WPA and WEP support included). Additionally, there will be a Youtube icon on the main screen that will allow full access to the website - search, pause, FF/RW included very similar to Youtube access on the iPhone/iTouch. Additionally, this new Walkman will be able to subscribe to audio podcast and Crackle video feeds; this means automatic download of new updates, the ability to delete old feed content, all over Wi-Fi.

Interesting! If this is true, and the OS and touchscreen is usable and responsive, we might have a strong competitor to the Touch. We'll find out soon enough, as CES is less than a month away. [Sony Insider]

[DaWanda]

The BSODomizer does have legitimate uses, like calibrating a screen, but flashing the BSOD without reason is definitely a more entertaining one. Besides, that pun would've gone to waste if it had been called the DIY Image Flasher or whatever. The BSODomizer is available from their website for $79 before shipping, and the site helpfully provides instructions for building your own.

Warning: the source link is NSFW if your workplace has a rule against ASCII drawings of Goatse. I wish I was kidding about that last part. [BSODomizer]

These gloves are made for wussy American winters. In a real winter, you can't be pulling out your fingers all willy-nilly to decide which Justin Timberlake track you want to bop along to. You make that decision before you leave the house, and goddammit, you stick with it. These gloves are an invitation to lose that iPhone-pointing finger to frostbite. Unless, of course, you live in the south, which I've now come to see as anything below Boston. You confederates will be just fine. [Freehands]

Is capitalism really that great, if it leads to beer-filled USB flash drives with "optional customizable floating objects" inside? Should we Americans really be that pleased with our free speech, if it means I get emails from people who make flash drives with BEER in them? And am I really secure with myself as a gadget dork, getting all excited over the latest and greatest shiny toys, if that same email brags about the floating objects being in 3D? How could they be anything but 3D, when they're actual, physical objects? I can't pretend like the world is the same after this. The sun doesn't shine as bright. The air doesn't taste as sweet. Congratulations, Beer-Filled USB Drive Manufacturer. You've broken me. [CNK]

Arriving in 275-pound crates, the pair of tables were unloaded off a truck before being pried open with a crowbar. Inside, it look like the unboxing of many other gadgets, just a lot bigger. This sucker is huge. I still kind of want one, as impractical as that would be. Maybe someday. [Amnesia Blog]

So bust out your camera and snap a picture of your unique gadget use. Send it over to me at contests@gizmodo.com with the subject line "strange gadget uses" and the file named FirstnameLastname.jpg with the name that you want to be credited with. On Tuesday, I'll pick three top winners and post the rest of the best in the Gallery of Champions. Get to it!