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Cat Motorcycle is, Well, an Interesting Idea, I Guess

Adam Frucci — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Most of the time, riding a motorcycle makes you look awesome. The exception to this rule? Riding around on the CAT 1 Über-bike, a motorcycle designed by Lee J. Rowland that has you riding around on the back of a gigantic fiberglass jaguar. I'm sure it's an amazing bike, what with its 1200cc Buell 97 S3 Thunderbolt engine and custom air intakes and exhaust system, but come on: you'd look like a total jackass on this thing. And for $567,000 (!!), I'd better look like James f'ing Dean when I hit the road. [Lee J. Rowland via Book of Joe]

Dual Blu-ray/VHS Player is 50% Obsolete Out of the Box

Adam Frucci — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDT

Much like Master/Blaster, the Mad Max villain which consisted of a gigantic retarded guy with a smart little midget on its back, the Sharp Aquos BD-HDv22 combines the smart and the stupid in one bulky package. How so? Well, it's a combination of a Blu-ray player/recorder and a VHS player/recorder. No, not DVD, VHS. You know, just in case you want to convert your collection of movies taped off HBO from the early 90s you have in a box in your basement to Blu-ray. How much will this monstrosity cost you, what with its decades-spanning techs brutally crammed together? $1,100, due to be released on October 20th. I'll take two! [CrunchGear via Boing Boing Gadgets]

Lego Windmill Going on eBay for a Cool $1,700

Adam Frucci — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:20:00 EDT

Remember the two-foot-tall Lego Vestas Windmill? It's huge and awesome. Well, if you want one, there are currently two available on eBay. That's the good news! The bad news is that the starting bids are a bananas $1,000 and $1,700. For a Lego set. I know Lego sets are cool and everything, but no Lego set is that cool. Someone please explain to me why these are running at such ludicrous prices, because I don't understand. [eBay; Thanks GitEmSteveDave!]

Pedal-Powered Toilet-Paper-Wiper Brings Both Laziness and Exercise to the Bathroom

Adam Frucci — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:00:00 EDT

Well, here's something you don't expect to see in the listing for a house on a real estate website: a toilet equipped with a pedal-powered contraption that drags toilet paper across your filthy bits, allowing you to wipe hands free. And, one assumes, leaving a train of vile used TP behind your toilet.

I've got to assume that this thing was made for someone without use of their hands, such as a double amputee, as it certainly doesn't make the wiping process any more convenient. Furthermore, no germaphobe would accept the tradeoff of keeping clean hands for having a roll of feces-smattered toilet paper just sitting there behind their toilet. Why else would this thing exist? And really, the more I look at it the more I get confused about how exactly it functions. What about when you're actually going? Doesn't it get in the way?

Someone, please, step in and explain this to me. I'm having trouble here. [Make via Boing Boing Gadgets]

Birdcage Backpack Will Get Both You and Your Bird Beat Up

Adam Frucci — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:20:00 EDT

This is a backpack that doubles as a birdcage. You can carry your bird around with you. On your back. In the birdcage backpack. TGIF, am I right, guys?? [Designboom via Coolest Gadgets]

$150 Razor Comes with a Built-In Flashlight, Still Doesn't Explain The Price

Adam Frucci — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

OK, someone explain this to me: the new Gillette Fusion Chrome Collection Power Razor is a shaving implement with your standard retarded amount of blades, vibrating function and…a flashlight built in? But why? Who shaves in the dark? I'd say terrorists living in caves, but they clearly don't shave, so that's not it. Perhaps campers, but I don't know many outdoorsmen who are going to spend $150 on a razor to bring into the wilderness. I'm stumped. Guesses, commenters? [Product Page via Book of Joe]

Reebok Released Kool-Aid Scented Shoes for Some Insane Reason

Adam Frucci — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:10:00 EST

In one of the most unnatural and nonsensical exercises in cross-branding, well, ever, Kool-Aid has teamed up with Reebok to create Kool-Aid scented shoes. Yes, now your feet can smeel like grape, cherry or strawberry rather than like sweaty death like they do now. Apparently, they went on sale at the start of the month, although I can't imagine anyone actually buying them. Seriously, someone explain this to me, because I'm having a lot of trouble wrapping my head around this one. [Styledash via Book of Joe]

Reviewed.com's CES Rap Sums Up This Week Nicely, I Think

Adam Frucci — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:08:18 EST

Honestly, at this point, after so little sleep, I can't tell whether or not this is a brilliant, hilarious take on CES or the worst thing I've ever seen. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt, as even if I wasn't delirious with exhaustion I'd think a guy trying to rap with a mouthful of champagne was pretty hilarious. Hit the jump for the full lyrics.

CES is flashy, it's the crème de la crème No other converntion can nerd it up like them Camcorders, digital cams, and cell phones galore Let me be your gadget guide, let me take you to the floor
I gots a Canon HV30 that shoots 24P
And here's a Sony SR12, it's an H-Double-D
Panasonic's SD9, the smallest HD cam
Widescreen in my pocket is how I like to jam

Here's the EX-F1, the fastest double shot
60 images per second, I gots to say that's hot
This baby captures video, 300fps, G
Casio's the Jeff Gordon of technology

Now Reviewed.com is the better of the best
Scientific testing is the treasure in our chest
We take these hot new toys and in the grinder we toss them
Then we jam out hot reviews like a factory of awesome

The desert, in the pressroom, I want the latest gimmick
Hook me up with waterproofing and dust detect this limerick
In Las Vegas girls be jonesin' for that 50x optical zoom
Let's test its focal legnth in my Bellagio room

Face Detection, OIS, GSM, and DPI
You got so much gadget glam, it be maklin' me want to cry
Get the Puffs Magic Lotion, I want pixel commotion
That Backlight Compensation is like coconut lotion

Reviewed.com
Drop the scientific bomb

Reviewed.com
Drop the scientific bomb

Reviewed.com
Drop the scientific bomb

Reviewed.com
We're hotter than your mom

All you manufacturers better know what's up
Reviewed.com spills Cristal and then laps it up
We're the most comprehensive, the illest in pensive
Our reviews are so in-depth they'll make you super hypertensive

So now I gots to go, my Ford Focus is waitin'
It's chock full of booth babes who want some datin'
CES is magic, it's where dreams are made
Peace and love to you on your gadget crusade
Reviewed.com
Drop the scientific bomb

Reviewed.com
Drop the scientific bomb

Reviewed.com
Drop the scientific bomb

Reviewed.com
We're hotter than your mom

[Reviewed.com]

RoFo Headgear Sure Does Make You Look Cool, Drunk

Adam Frucci — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:32:50 EDT

You're looking at the RoFo INFOGADG Headgear sitting atop the head of a man who's not afraid to cover his dignity in silver facepaint and post it on the internet. The RoFo Headgear is essentially a silly hat that can hold 5 pints of beer, or whatever other beverage you deem worthy of toting around on your head, and makes you look like a supreme jackass. It doesn't just come in the above robot model, either! No, there are 12 different models to choose from, all equally dumb looking. Walk with me.
My personal favorite might be the motorcycle, as it just makes so much sense. Any of these can be yours for a mere $30. [Rofo Headgear via Coolest Gadgets]