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Now this is an iPod case. I’d even wear this around my neck. It’s basically a lacquer iPod case that looks like the sheath of a samurai sword and is emblazoned with a badass neon chrysanthemum, which is way important when sporting white earbuds. Priced at 9800 yen, which is about $100, it’s a little…
I know that this is a bomb that kills people an all, but I think the fact that it features a design: …[built] on the US navy’s work on high-speed torpedoes, which reduce friction around themselves by creating a gas bubble called a supercavity. … This is important because it suggests that bombs, like myself,…
Why get an after-market waterproof case when you can buy a camera that’s already waterproof. Water sports will be so much fun with the Fox Z3. Take shots of the spurts and splashes while you frolic in the flowing waters of America’s parklands or rock some underwater shots of shoes, cans, and old outboard motors…
The original Qosmio was such a well-done, if heavy, piece of hardware that I’m glad to see that the Q20—they made 20 other Qosmios since the first one, each one release, apparently, in a different parallel universe—is keeping up with its older brother. The media features are quite attractive, with DVD and TV playback as…
I’m vegetarian, dairy-intolerant, and allergic to wheat-based products, but it doesn’t mean I cannot appreciate a tasty sausage carpet when I see one. The Wursttepiche (in german, Wurst means sausage and Teppich is carpet) would grace any interior with its yummy cuts, available in flavors such as mortadella or salami. -RD Wurstteppich [Wurstteppich]
I know what my best gal is getting for her birthday—a big hug! But if I did buy her something it would be this excellent toolkit containing a hammer, a level, some pliers, and some other household stuff design just for the ladies. Each one of the tools is specially marked with the name Barbara…
Judging by the wide-eyed insane grin on the model’s face, it looks like she’s really really happy to be sitting on this 6 foot long “The Big One” Kush Kush by the Sac Company. Looks like she has good reason to as well, since the Kush Kush looks to be one of the most luxurious…
MobileTracker has the straight dirt about YOU not getting a RAZR V3x so stop whining because Motrola isn’t listening. They’re going to be GIVING them away overseas or like making these easy contests that everyone can win—”Circle the word ‘RAZR’ in this sentence”—and you’re going to be moping around with your busted-ass old RAZR from…
Oh the lengths people will go through to cool off on a hot and humid summer’s day. The man standing in the photo, Frank, has invented a shower attachment to an NYC fire hydrant so that he can have an impromptu cooling shower in the middle of the sidewalk. Before anyone goes off on how…
Be the first bad boi on the block to sport this hot Maxell VHS Tape Necklace. It’s bigger than Flava Flav’s clocks, even. Even Nelly’s beautiful Nelly necklace can’t stand up to the glare coming off this handsome, yet stylishly understated, piece of jewelry/obsolete video recording medium. The story of how this eBay seller found…
Oh boy. It’s a PSP. It’s white. Unless you’re a Gomi-boy with fifty pairs of Air Jordans—”Look at the differences in the tongue length”—I’m going to bet that this white PSP isn’t high on your Amazon wish-list. But if you MUST know everything about it, here’s the skinny: it’s white. So is the case. Wee!…
I was hoping this was a hoax or a false alarm when I saw the first news this morning and, in a way, I’m relieved. Four bombs, three on the tube, one on a bus. A number of them didn’t go off and there are no reported casualties. Again, our thoughts go out to those…
The AD-OFMS by Alpha Data is one thin mouse. The name, which stands for “A Damn-Original Flat Mouse, Sucka,” is a white two-button dealie that is a half-an-inch thick and weighs 2 ounces. There’s a lot of pish-posh about resolution and all, but you’ve got to be thinking why you need a really THIN mouse…
Sony is torn a new one by Design Technica in this interesting review of this pseudo-SLR with 12x zoom. While the photo quality was good, gimpy software, MemoryStick problems, and general clunkishness made this one a so-so offering in the ultra-zoom category. The bundled software was the particular sticking point as it was “worse than…
Hitachi has developed a mirror that functions as a computer display. An LCD projector shoots on the mirror surface any text, picture, porn, TV shows, websites, and flash movies, in that order. This technology, called Miragraphy, integrates sensors, RFID readers, barcode readers, cameras, etc. The mirror react to the presence of people and personalizes digital…
I’ve decided a while ago that to be epitome of coolness one must not own an iPod. If you can’t live without it, however, Arty is a new service that allows you to design your own customized cover for your little status symbol. Launched by Wrappers, Arty makes it possible to have any picture reproduced…
I’m not about to call my congressman about this new flash player from LG but it sure does look pretty. I’m wondering, and this is just speculation, if see through cases or eMac like “textured opaque plastic” is coming back as a design idea. Probably not, but it’s nice to see a departure from gloss…
In all honestly, this is one of the worst manufactured nose hair trimmers on the market today. The actual nose hair trimming portion is under half an inch long, definitely not far enough to get those deep hairs near the Corpus Collosum. And the finger portion is proportionally wrong, not wide enough to allow access…
Gigabyte, makers of all things motherboardish, are diving into the plethora of mobile phone manufacturers with the new G-X5 phone and also a PDA phone. Gigabyte Communications is the actual manufacturer of this phone, a subsidiary of the motherboard makers. The G-X5 will contain all of the standard bells and whistles of modern mobile phones.…
Panasonic has announced the release of three new digital still cameras that range over the spectrum. First glances are showing these cameras to be pretty impressive, but the price tags are still a little high. The DMC-FZ30 is the big brother to their previous FZ20. This is an 8 megapixel camera featuring a 12x optical…