Cool gadget aficionado’s Brando have given us such classics as the USB heated mouse and the USB Mini Fridge. Next up is the USB Can Cooler. This new design features a wrap around body, compared to the standalone plate the previous version used. The new design helps ensure your beverage is completely surrounded by your temperature of choice, either hot ...
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World’s fastest internet connection owned by 75-year-old woman
How unfair is this? Some 75-year-old woman is lucky enough to have a son who’s a big shot in the internet business, so she gets the fastest internet in the world. Jeez, she’s going to use it with her foot on the break anyway. Sigbritt L�thberg is now the lucky owner of 40 Gbit/second pipe, which is capable of downloading ...
Read More »Science creates the bionic man
In 1995, Peng Shulin was in a catastrophic accident. As a result of this accident, Peng’s body was cut in half by a truck, and yet, he miraculously survived. After being bed-ridden for over a decade, Peng has been given a second chance at walking with a new bionic suit made by the fine people at the China Rehabilitation Research ...
Read More »Major iPhone firmware update coming soon
Although the iPhone is pretty revolutionary already, there remains some kinks in the chain and even some missing links. Sources are reporting that a very major iPhone firmware upgrade might be coming very soon. This firmware upgrade is rumor to include a full file browser, such as the browser for Windows Mobile, except with Leopard coolness, and also the addition ...
Read More »AjaxLife brings Second Life to your web browser
If your real life has been bumming you out recently, you might be one of the millions of people who struts around Second Life to escape reality. And here’s some good news for people who don’t want to download the massive software needed to play. A UK teen has coded a web browser friendly version of the popular virtual world ...
Read More »E-Lighter: USB powered cigarette lighter
Let us warn you by saying that we have absolutely no idea how this thing is supposed to work. And considering it is very much a design concept, the designer might not even know how it’s going to work yet. The E-Lighter is a USB powered lighter for sparking some cancer forming fun in the form of a lit cigarette. ...
Read More »The Treasure Chest PC Case: X marks the motherboard
Supposedly the above Treasure Chest case mod is an actual working modification, but any search on Google results in a lack of real source material. While it would be pretty cool playing around with the captains booty, provided that the captain was a captain-ness, and the booty was actually a round ass, we are hesitant to get our hopes up ...
Read More »Fujitsu LiberTouch: Liberate your keyboard
Some people have a difficult time learning how to type faster because of the awkwardness of the QWERTY set-up. The seemingly random key combination just doesn’t compute in some people’s head. The Fujitsu LiberTouch keyboard will have removable keys so that you can custom arrange your key layout. The semi-modular LiberTouch system allows you to pop off the keys and ...
Read More »TASER XREP helps electrocute us wirelessly
Just wait until the boys over at Jackass get their hands on this. TASER has developed a new weapon to add to their arsenal of non-lethal defense. The new Extended Range Electronic Projectile (XREP) is made to launch through a 12-gauge shotgun, and is the first TASER device to be completely wireless. The XREP is a electrically-charged shell that can ...
Read More »SolidAlliance USB Hub Toy resembles an engine
So, you just got your very own V8-themed PC case, but what in the world to add to it now? SolidAlliance presents its USB 2.0 Hub Toy, which includes 3 ports, is based on the design of a motorbike engine and even makes realistic engine sounds. Something like this is great for people who love modding their comp out to ...
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