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Before you stroll into Sam Ash with that alimony check to buy a 1972 Les Paul, maybe you should consider this $3000 technological masterpiece. The Performer from TransPerformance features built-in one-touch tuning. Twelve buttons on the body of the guitar allow you to instantly tune your guitar. A built-in LCD will let you know which…
Got a lot of money? Got a lot of time? Build one of these. There is no information about it—only a bunch of pictures—so I’m going to do my best Nancy Drew and figure out what this thing does. Well, it is a cabinet that could fit perfectly in an Martha Stewert living room and…
Are you a Newton fanatic who just can’t let go? Want to get your hands on every Newton model ever made? Now’s your chance, because unfortunately the (virtual) Newton Museum has closed. John Venzon has decided to sell off his massive PDA collection on eBay. You won’t just scoop up Newtons and eMates (what an…
OK.This is an immutable law of physics: If you PAY FOR a Crazy Frog ringtone, you deserve to get screwed. I think it’s Einstein’s 3rd Corollary, only back then it was if you pay for a picture of Queen Anastasia getting boned by a horse, you deserved to get screwed. Same difference. Anyway, what they…
Believe it or not, this abomination of a product hails from good ol’ Japan. This is essentially just a speaker and a microphone that can connect to a variety of devices including cellphones and PCs. Best of all, the lips actually move when people are talking to you. It is practically like a dubbed Japanese…
ShackWatch Returns: Special Christmas Edition! By Brendan I. Koerner Like all y’all, I ve been noticing a definite uptick in Radio Shack’s ad campaign as of late. You know what I’m talking about—those holiday-themed commercials in which wannabe lotharios, car-crazed burnouts, and emasculated husbands sit in a comfy chair, stare into the camera, and request…
Need more room for porn movies and homebrew games on your PSP but don’t feel like shelling out bucks for Sony Memory Sticks when you have a 2GB CF at home already? Don’t fret, the Chinese are here to help you with cheap plastic attachments for the PSP! The Neo 2in1 and 4in1 are memory…
The rockers over at Music Thing have come up with some gift ideas for musicians and music lovers for this holiday. If you have a cousin or someone who loves to rock, a lot of these gifts will hit the spot. This Pink Flying V Ukulele will surely embarrass the giftee, but hey, it’s a…
Here’s the perfect MP3 player for sealing up that bag of Utz potato chips you just blew halfway through. The Donya MP3 player is a clip-on MP3 player complete with controls on the clip. You’ll net 128MB of storage and the ability to play both MP3 and WMA file formats. You’ll have to transfer songs…
You know every year when the holidays roll around and that goddamned Peanuts theme song fills your head during the Charlie Brown Christmas Special, you get a warm-and-fuzzy feeling. That’s why you’re going to adore and love this Snoopy iPod Nano with a great Schultz cartoon engraved on the back. It features Woodstock talking to…
So what are we all waiting to buy with our ill-gotten Christmas/Chaunakah/Kwanzaa/Whatevera booty? As I recall, back when I was a wee lad, I saved up all my Christmas money for a US Robotics 9700 9600 baud modem after getting some crappy pinball game from my aunt and some sweaters and other stuff. What are…
Kotaku reports that Major Nelson of the Xbox 360 team is trying to get everyone a 360 as soon as humanly possible. He now points to a suggestion made by blogger Sean Alexander for your hopes of getting a 360 right away. Bookmark Ben’s Bargains and use URLy to notify you when the word “Out…
You just know the Crack-berry addicted patent clerk that gave RIM respite was all like “They’ll pry my always-on email out of my cold, dead hands.” The USPTO sent a letter to NTP essentially contesting their patents and stating that they will probably overturn them next year. “It was a resounding rejection of NTP’s position,”…
The Monolith Premium MX7000 is being touted as an “indestructible” MP3 player. With its odd slider top and polished design, the MX7000 actually packs some great features into its little package. The fused case allows it to be subjected to torture of all sorts, from running over it in a car to throwing it at…
Here’s a new concept for your feet: topless sandals. These flip-flops have colorful designs that go well with any foot size. They contain a special sticky surface that leaves no residue to stick to the bottom of your feet when you take them off. I’m skeptical as to how well they’d hold up while trudging…
Next time you’re packing for vacation and you start throwing four or five chargers into your suitcase, consider getting the BA-X charging device, because chances are it’ll charge your stuff. The whole gamut is covered here including your popular iPod and PSP chargers, so almost nothing is left out. Anything with a USB port can…
This, my fashion-forward friends, is the Dolce & Gabbana Razr V3i. We first learned about the Gold back in early December—but the photos weren’t so hot. The finish is “liquid gold,” it comes with an exclusive polyphonic ring tone and a customized power up and down sound. Also runs iTunes. Nevermind the video clip glamorizing…
Oh man. That pun in the title was like, soooo funny, man. Dig…Pot? Like a Potted Plant! Sorry about that, I just got sidetracked because of this totally awesome Cannabis-scented candle from IIKH. Straight outta NYC, these candles are made from vegetable wax and have a cotton wick for a longer and cleaner burn. You…
This is kind of old, but good for the holidays. There seems to be a market for luxury cellphones and PDAs, but I’m not quite sure who’s buying a white-gold laptop. Forgive me, but I just don’t see Paris Hilton whipping out her trusty computer at the airport to finish up that important document she’s…
Who would have thought that selling modded Xboxes was illegal? Apparently three Los Angeles men didn’t. Jason Jones and Jonathan Bryant, owners of the ACME game store in L.A., started selling modified Xboxes to customers at an incredible markup—sometimes netting over $500 for a modded box. Their pal Pei Cai had been modding the boxes…