Yeah we've heard stories of exploding iPods (like this UK girl's) but I'm not saying this is part of some trend or anything. I just wanna know what you think happened here.

Looks to be enough air flow there...it's just gotta be one of those rare screen failures, right? You tell me. [cnbeta (translated) via Cloned In China]

The Craigslist pitch is classic:

Dont bother with those anti glare filters that do not work . Stop those pesky peekers who cant seem to mind their own busniess while your working on your screen…. Trend setters says Laptop Burka is the newest hot ticket on the market today ! Own yours today .Patent Pending…

Real or not, +1 for creepy ingenuity. [Craigslist]

Original 1967 mouse patent? Check. Crazy virtual reality input methods? Ditto. In addition to abandoned pyramid-shaped and Timex clock mice, highlights include a mouse that has a telephone built into it, and another that's built-into a telephone. [Technologizer]

Working up the courage to talk to a woman in a skimpy outfit like one would find in the well-publicized maid cafes can be nerve-wracking for the shyest of the shy. This is perhaps what gave Mother Café boss Asahi Geino his golden egg idea; that Osaka's loneliest otaku crowd would be more comfortable talking to someone that reminded them of their mothers.

So, what do you get at a mom café? According to Geino, "We staff our cafe with women who look older than they actually are, but they're also capable of understanding worries people have and have experience in dealing with people of all ages. Our aim is to become a kind of therapeutic cafe where customers feel at ease enough to be able to open their hearts to staff."

There are 10,000 manga titles to choose from, the opportunity to be hand-fed a slice of cake by a woman that may or may not remind you of your actual mother and if you are a regular; you get some lifestyle-related nagging thrown in for good measure. [Mainichi Shimbun]

We wanted to write and let you know that we sincerely appreciate the patience you have shown in receiving your Keyport. While innovative design and quality craftsmanship are certainly tenets to which Keyport is steadfastly committed, it is our customers who serve as Keyport's foundation, and your satisfaction is our top priority. Therefore, we would like to refund your money in its entirety and hold on to your keys. Once we have completed the final design modifications, we will send you your new Keyport Slide. After you receive it, you may pay us what you think is appropriate. We intend on earning your trust and delivering what we have promised. Again, thank you for your patience over this long haul. We look forward to your feedback once you have received your Slide. In the meantime, please let us know if you have any further questions or concerns.

On the same note, they've had my keys since December but haven't actually shipped anything to me yet. They're very lax in return emails as well. It's sad to say this since the Keyport is such a good idea, but you should probably stay away from these guys until they get their manufacturing, shipping, and customer support issues down. [Thanks Josh!]

One guy might've had it right: Maybe it was a plastic bag. Could it have been an out-of-focus blue plastic bag dancing around with the wind like that one in the film American Beauty? Could an image artifact like this have been caused by a cheap security camera? In this video, it's unclear whether people saw this "ghost" with their own eyes, or just watched a video of it. Mysterious. Pranksters at work? [Liveleak, via Neatorama]

This should be an especially grating entry into our pantheon of combo-weirdness, especially for those Gizmodo-reading sociopaths who begin to foam at the mouth at the mere sight of a wristwatch.

Anyway, what will those zany marketers think of next? You're invited to send us a pic of your fave weird combo of the day, or take a look at this hilarious rogue's gallery of strangeness, showing weird combos of days gone by. – Charlie White

Thanks, Kelton!

Mummified body found in front of blaring TV [Reuters]

Product Page (in Japanese) [Rakuten via The Red Ferret Journal]

Perhaps while you're extreme hammocking this weekend, you could use the time to try out a couple of extreme gadgets, such as a carbon fiber toilet and, um, an extreme ice cream maker. Bring on the weekend! – Nicholas Deleon

Home Page [Extreme Hammock]

$39.99 at Thinkgeek, but they're out for a few weeks. – John Biggs

Product Page[Thinkgeek via BoingBoing]

That last one isn't so practical, since with all these empty booze bottles on our desk, we'd just get confused and try to drink our computers—frying both it and us. – Jason Chen

10 Strangest PC Setups [TechEBlog]

Among them, Korea's Ever-1 and the Ri-MAN human-carrying, feel-copping robot.

Oh boy, here come the nightmares.

Wists Automata [Wists]

Top 10 Strangest iPod Accessories [Techeblog]

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Zentai Suit [eBay]