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The University of Kansas switches to a one-strike policy for internet piracy, resulting in banishment from the residence hall internet network if caught. [Ars Technica]
We knew you could build your own marshmallow blaster gun out of a used Pringles can, tape and a two by four, but what about those of us who are too lazy to build stuff? Well, now you can buy your own pre-made pump action marshmallow gun that shoots those soft confectionaries up to 50…
We had an interesting mix of Apple rumors, laboratory innovations and thrill-seeking inventors make news yesterday. Here’s what you may have missed… •The father of the camera phone is sailing across the pacific, but he took the time to answer a few questions. •Sprint and Clearwire join forces, hope to deliver WiMax to 100 million…
This Super Mario Bros. subwoofer combines two good things to make an even better thing. If it was for sale and I didn’t care about my apartment looking like a virgintorium, I’d buy one. Unfortunately, it’s a homemade project and I’m not living above my parent’s garage. But if I was! What adventures I would…
Kanguru claims that by reducing power consumption by up to 75%, it can both extend the life of your hard drive and be eco-conscious at the same time. The Eco Drive works by going into an idle mode after three seconds of inactivity, which has 80% of normal power consumption, and standby mode after three…
Woooo! Woooooooooooooooooooooooo! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!! Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!! Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH! FAAAAAART!! [Zune Insider]
Canadian online retailer Future Shop has started pre-orders for a Nintendo DS bundle which includes Brain Age 2 and a new crimson and black colored DS Lite. Since the only place this has popped up is Future Shop, we’re not really sure if this is only for sale as a bundle or Canada-exclusive. The bundle,…
If you’re in the market for a cool-looking flash drive and the SanDisk Ducati looks a little bit too much mid-life crisis to you, might we suggest their Cruzer Contour (which we saw back at CES). It’s a glossy black drive with an extendable/retractable USB connector. Yeah, that means you won’t have to keep track…
If you thought cameras that could read your license plate were an invasion of privacy, you’re not going to like NEC’s new camera system that they unveiled yesterday. It’s a face-recognition system that’s designed to ID people while they’re in their cars. It’ll initially be used at the Hong Kong border, where people with national…
Ask.com isn’t quite getting the traction it needs to overpower Google in the search arena with the weird algorithm ads, so it’s besting Google in another arena: privacy. By providing a tool called AskEraser, Ask will allow users to perform internet searches—googling, if you will—without storing any of the search information server side. This is…
The FedComCom has the scoop on the latest Toshiba Gigabeat device, complete with Wi-Fi and Windows Embedded. There’s not much art in the FCC filing, which makes us wonder if the MET401 could possibly be a future Zune device or just one of Toshiba’s own media players. [FCC via Engadget]
Using the power of magnetism, David Ye created a self-stirring mug out of LEGO, some magnets and a mug. We thought it would be some kind of weak 10-stirs-per-minute contraption, but the video actually shows that it’s like a miniature whirlpool in there. We’d rig one up ourselves, but we’re afraid we’d add too much…
Grab a 500GB Fantom Titantium II external USB hard drive for $100 after $15 instant savings and $25 rebate. Free shipping! [Buy via DealHack]
Just when we thought the PSP couldn’t get any uglier, this user installed fading LED lights onto the D-Pad, the face buttons, the shoulder buttons and even the UMD tray. All this needs is a slutty bikini model, some 10-inch subs, and some flame stickers and this would be right at home going 95 in…
The Third World shorties make me so proud. According to Reuters, “Nigerian schoolchildren who received laptops from a U.S. aid organization have used them to explore pornographic sites on the internet.” The article says that the Nigerian government, who released the statement, felt the educational program had “gone awry” on account of the boobies, but…
What’s going on here, Thanko? I thought we could count on you to make crazy USB Ear Microscopes, Ass Coolers, and Air Purifier Masks? What’s this about making an LCD arm mount and a fingerprint-protected USB drive? These things have no style! No pizazz! No THANKO! Get it together, guys. For the sake of all…
Toshiba recalls another 10,000 Sony-made batteries as the exploding battery fever grinds ever closer to an unsatisfying conclusion. [eWeek via Crunchgear]
Stephen Colbert, who’s been begging for a free iPhone for months now, finally gets his free iPhone. In his segment on mankind being enslaved by robots and technology, he whips it out and yells at it, not quite being thankful for getting it for free. [Comedy Central – Thanks Kevin!]
For the rich and unfamous, the best way to hang with celebrities is to buy them. That’s why Hampton Black (original name we’re sure) makes life-sized sculptures, by request, of your favorite movie characters. Running from $6,500 to $8,500 and taking up to a month to complete, most of the work goes into the elaborate…
That super light 2.4-pound Toshiba Portege ultra-portable (previous version here) has gotten a little upgrade in the form of 3.5G HSDPA connectivity. That’s right, you’ll soon be able to take this laptop out anywhere and still be able to get online and upload your own YTMNDs, thanks to the GSM, GPRS, EGPRS, WCDMA and WCDMA+HSDPA…