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I’m not sure why you can’t just cut up a bottle or something, but the P-Mate is the latest in feminine empowerment aids. It’s a foldable pee pee that you can pee through and then throw away. Why would you want this, you ask? Well: This is a revolutionary product that has taken Europe by…
First Sony starts sipping the poppy tea and now Intel is absolutely sure everyone in the world will be able to tell that a home entertainment component is “aimed at making it easier for home consumers to identify PCs geared for recording TV shows or playing music” thanks to the incredible VIIV sticker. https://gizmodo.com/sony-launches-bravia-line-dont-ask-what-it-stands-for-118566 What…
The Wolf Claw II Keyboard amused us to no end a few months ago and now it’s out. ExtremeTech reviewed this majestic keyboard with unique gaming numeric pad thing on the side. Apparently, this is one of the few gaming keyboards that you’ll actually want to use after you quit out of Vegitales: The First…
When I crack open a bottle of Stagger Home, there’s not much left of that sweet nectar to warrant preserving after a long night of drinking and crossbow hunting. However, if I did want to preserve my vino, I could use the Preservo. This device fills half-empty bottles with inert gas, thereby ensuring none of…
Now you too can have a combination potato chip maker/oily death trap in your own home for a mere $15,000. This is a full-on chip shop which comes with tongs, flavored salts, a three tier bowl thingy, and the big fryer itself. It allows you to make up to 100 bags of chips per hour.…
It’s not every day that we don’t intrinsically get something. I mean even temporal sound waves and satellite radio are pretty easy to grasp, as are the vagaries of chip speeds et al. We might mess up on the particulars, but we’re rarely baffled. But this site is either an elaborate opium dream or something…
The TomTom Mobile 5 is a Bluetooth device that beams tracking info to a compatible Windows Mobile smartphone. TomTom, best known for their excellent standalone GPS devices, is maintaining its comparatively high standards by offering quite a few good features in a box the size of a pack of Virginia Slims, provided, of course, you…
Backyard hooligans will have a field day with this laser slingshot. No more failed attempts at scaring the neighbor’s cat out of a tree or messing with pedestrian’s heads. Just aim the “laser sight” at your target, pull back, and this beauty does the rest. Check out the videos of the slingshot splitting apart pencils…
With Saab jumping the gun on this, it looks like Volvo is also taking a pre-emptive strike against drunk drivers. Their “in-car Breathalyzer” requires drivers to breathe into the device in order to start the engine. If your seatbelts are fastened and your alcohol rating is low enough, you can start driving. In addition, the…
Pantech’s latest slim phone offering is sure to convert the most ardent clamshell lovers. Each phone comes standard with a VGA camera, FM radio, MP3 ring tones and even a “speakerphone” function which blows most cell phones out of the running. Now you can drive and chat comfortably without having to worry about getting stopped…
Vornado has released a new miniature fan that packs a lot of punch. This small fan has cloth blades and is capable of creating air flow throughout smaller rooms. This fan is available for $40, pre-order only at the moment, through the Vornado site. Product Page [Vornado Via Treehugger]
I’m one of those people still unconvinced of the greatness of the outdoors; last time I went camping, the only ones who had a great time were the leeches. But I realize many of you out there are rugged outdoorsy types, who probably enjoy listening to some tunes when pitching a tent. Well this weatherproof…
If $20,000 for a 3-chip DLP is just a little out of your range, it’s time to rejoice (or get a better job. Loser.). According to a British source, Sim2 has reduced the price by half on it’s uber high end front projector. It’s smaller, quieter and fully high def compatible—perfect for that loft you’ve…
Hitachi today basically told the competition to kiss off by releasing the DV-DH1000W 1 terabyte HD/DVD burner unto the world. Before a whopping 1TB of space, the max out there was only 500GB. I mean come on, who can live with 500GB? Well apparently not a lot of us. The DV-DH1000W also can be configured…
First, let me throw you a bit of a press quote: PivotDock, with its patent pending design, is the smallest docking station for the iPod Shuffle, freeing iPod Shuffle owners from the maze of connecting wires and large, bulky plastic docks. OK, so the Pivotdock is basically a little plastic circle going into your USB…
The dailies weigh in on Intel’s new chip, USA Today educates you on the wonders of free HD radio, Hewlett-Packard powers R2-D2, Toshiba says there will never be peace between HD-DVD and Blue-Ray, and WSJ tries out HP’s new photo printer. Hewlett-Packard will supply George Lucas’ film and game companies with enough PCs, workstations, and…
So the other day I was in the market for a new watch. I came across the HangTime ACDC Ohms Law Watch which has Ohms law on the case. Yeah, that’s right, Ohms law. Sexy, non? Minutes after I bought it, I was having hot steamy sex with the girl behind the counter and she…
Whoa. According to this forum poster on this Spanish PocketPC forum, there are apparently several new HP iPaq models in sight; namely, the rx1900 models: rx1950 and rx1955. My Spanish is a little rusty, but according to Mr. Google Translator, these are the specs of the rumored iPaq: Dimensions and weight: 76 x 48 x…
So you may have just plunked down your life savings for a new home theatre, but Ethan Allen wants you to spend a little more. Like, $3000 more. For that little chunk of change, you’ll get a cabinet with a lift—that will raise and lower your beautiful flat screen TV with just a touch of…
In today s episode of mobile service mayhem, Sprint will be playing the role of the mediocre employee that will go out of their way to impress the boss, even if it includes ratting out fellow co-workers. Sprint is planning on snitching out every slacking employee with a new service that will be targeted at…