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uCrown 2 Massage Helmet Revealed [Quirky Head Gadget Massages Your Head, Plays Music In Your Ear, $200]

Kevin Schram — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:17:48 +0000

Do you get painful headaches at the end of the day that just won’t go away? Perhaps you should try the hip, cool, new uCrown 2 Massage Helmet from Brookstone. The uCrown 2 is an expensive plastic helmet that ‘massages’ your head and plays soft music for you while you ...

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Electric Skateboard Knows No Tricks but Does 19 MPH [600-watt Electric Motor Can Drive Skateboards for 10 Miles]

Chris Smith — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:10:00 +0000

Back in the day I was one of those kids interested in getting all those tricks you see on TV out of my skateboard. While I didn’t become the next Tony Hawk, I certainly enjoyed riding it. I don’t know if I’d get on such a beast right now but ...

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Facebook Makeover Coming Soon? [Leaked Screenshots Reveal New Facebook Design]

Chris Smith — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:41:58 +0000

Whether you like it or not, everyone is on Facebook right now. Your college sweetheart, your mom and your grandma and even your dog might have a Facebook ID and their own pages. They poke you, browse through pictures, play games and update their status continuously. Well maybe the dog ...

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Animated Moving Books Halloween Prop [Look Like Real Books, Motion Activated Books Move In and Out and Make Eerie Sounds]

Robert Lesher — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:03:33 +0000

I love Halloween. It’s the one season of the year where freaks feel normal and people can find yet another excuse to decorate their homes with piles of useless novelty crap like plastic skeletons and witches that look like they’ve smashed into a tree. Every now and then I happen ...

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Ecoblaster Rechargeable Air Horn [Scare Friends and Annoy Sports Fans the "Green" Way]

Robert Lesher — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:28:45 +0000

It sure would be nice if you could annoy your fellow sports fans and scare the crap outta your best friend without having to worry about where you were going to get your next air horn refill, wouldn’t it? I thought that’d get your attention. Now you can have your ...

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Danna Bananas Mosquito Sound Alarm Clock [Greet the Morning With a Pre-Malaria Buzz]

Robert Lesher — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:54:17 +0000

The grating sounds produced by most alarm clocks are enough to have you starting the day with a piercing headache. Whether it’s with an annoying electronic beep or old-fashioned brain-busting bell, being forced out of your restful REM is no fun for anyone. Maybe the sounds of a rushing waterfall ...

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Rubik’s 360 Puzzle Ball [Erno Rubik's Creative Madness Set to Unhinge The Mentally Unstable]

Robert Lesher — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:40:46 +0000

We all remember the Rubik’s Cube. Six sides of multi-colored mayhem that drove many a would-be puzzle solver to the brink of insanity. How could something so simple turn out to be so mentally taxing? As a child of the 80s I can still remember the craze as it hit ...

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Box of Applause [Multitudinous Appreciation On Demand]

Robert Lesher — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:14:23 +0000

There is just something warm and comforting about hearing a crowd erupt into thunderous applause. Whether at a football game or rock concert, the result is the same. Even though it might not be for you, you can still find solace in the act of being part of this communal ...

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Sega Toys Uchiage Hanabi Castrates the Fireworks Show [Mini Projector Provides Simulated Fun]

Robert Lesher — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:12:48 +0000

If you’ve ever thought about inventing a device that projects simulated fireworks on your walls and ceilings you probably work for Sega Toys. Because I’m pretty sure that no one ouside of the land of Hello Kitty would ever come up with such a lame idea. I won’t let the ...

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Arimaz Creeps Out Computer Users with Tiny Robot Penguin [Autonomous, Interactive Robot Talks to Facebook]

Robert Lesher — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:16:58 +0000

I have always wished that I could have a small, multi-colored, visor-wearing autonomous robot penguin that would meander around my desk making noises and lighting up. Am I alone here? OK, this one almost defies description and it definitely defies usefulness. Let’s put this one in the WTF file. Introducing ...

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Device Created to Entertain Pets, Stupid People [laser powered toy takes the human out of the picture]

Robert Lesher — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:39:40 +0000

We all know how satisfying it can be to watch your cat or dog chase a light around on the floor. Feeding into their innate lower brain function provides us with hours of mindless entertainment. But having to wave that little flashlight or laser pointer around can really tire you ...

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Fashionable iPanties for Your Geek Girlfriend [Slide To Unlock Its Power]

Alex — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:06:56 +0000

I read once that girl geeks are on the rise. Apparently there are a lot of ladies who love gadgets and actually made a passion for the little devices. Hence why some people decided to come up with tech-inspired underwear. Probably the best iPhone accessories for men and worn by ...

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French designer John Nouanesing’s “Geekini” Set to Woo the Nerds!

Bo — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:56:58 +0000

I had to smile at this online post, mainly because I tried to think of how everyone would react to this inventive take on the bikini. French designer John Nouanesing’s “Geekini” (a classic two-piece bikini featuring strategically placed A, B and directional buttons from the original Nintendo controller) is still ...

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Discovery HD to Broadcast First High Definition Imagery of the Moon from Kaguya Mission

Andrew Tingle — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:03:41 +0000

Whist a little on the close side as far as timing goes, we couldn’t help but call to your attention to the fact that Discovery HD are due to air the first ever high definition imagery to be broadcast from the Japanese Kaguya Space Mission in a show to be ...

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Free V8 M3 Coupé Driving Simulator Courtesy of BMW & 10Tacle

Andrew Tingle — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:14:44 +0000

If the very thought of taking a new BMW V8 M3 Coupé for a spin around the world famous Nürbergring Grand Prix race circuit results in spontaneous, uncontrolled salivation then you may be interested to learn that, thanks to BMW themselves, you can do exactly this in a free 3D ...

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A Novel Way of Getting a Screen Print

Andrew Tingle — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:37:40 +0000

Technology is great until suddenly, for some inexplicable reason, it simply refuses point blank to work as it ought, as is the case in the video featured below. How many times have you printed something on your nearest office printer – which just happens to be stationed at completely the other ...

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What is it about Tuscan Whole Milk?

Andrew Tingle — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 18:45:02 +0000

And now for something completely different – which, loosely translated, means that this is a post that really doesn’t fit in with this site, but I thought what the hell and have posted it anyway. Milk is milk, or so I thought, but apparently this milk is worth shouting about. I ...

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Cassette Tape & Concert Ticket Generator

Andrew Tingle — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:37:13 +0000

I cannot remember when I last purchased a cassette tape, though it was certainly a considerable time ago. What I can remember, however, is having to prise open my music system’s cassette draw with a screwdriver and unravel countless meters of tape from the mechanism on more than one occasion. Curiously, ...

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