Gadgets

UNO’s a great way to spend an hour or so with a group of friends. For the friendless, there’s always the UNO iPhone app. Unfortunately, the iPhone app forces you to use the standard UNO deck, while there are clearly better options out there. The Star Trek UNO deck includes your favorite characters, all integrated right into the game. Now ...

If you had to choose one image that encapsulated the sheer greatness of North Korea, what else would you choose but Team America’s very own puppet rendition of the Great Leader. All I know is that Hans Blix is shaking in his boots. Prepare for a very angry letter Kim. Link

Speaking of making me a sandwich, Friendly’s just introduced their newest sandwich of mass destruction. The Grilled Cheese Burgermelt is 1500 hundred calories of magical yumminess. Two whole grilled cheese sandwiches replace the buns of this burger. Stuffed in between these sandwiches is a thick 100% Black Angus beef patty, served with lettuce, tomato and mayo. Umm, can you even ...

There’s almost no way to tell your computer’s sexual history if you don’t have the money to fork out for a full diagnostics screening. Especially if you happen to purchase it off eBay or refurbished through a company. Sure, they might say it was thoroughly checked. But you never know what might slip though the crack and let me tell ...

I’m not quite sure where the merging of Alice in Wonderland and Star Wars became an idea that seemed worth trying, but I’m glad it happened. The Cheshire Cat Stormtrooper Helmet makes your typical imperial trooper seem creepily happy and just a tad too furry. I doubt these helmets would ever pass Darth Vader’s stringent uniform protocol, but a trooper ...

I’m sick of answering questions. That’s all people want from me is answers. And I’m sick of it. So here’s my new, very permanent answer. Just Google it. It’s not even just the obvious questions that bother me. It’s even the ones that people use to try and test my computer knowledge. I’m a geek blogger, not a technician. Go ...

Imagine the reaction if something resembling the iPod was released in the 70s. People would have assumed it was some sort of extraterrestrial device. What other choice would they have? So, if the iPod had been released in the in the 70s, of course it would have looked a little different. Ok, maybe a lot different. The Pocket Hi-Fi, an ...

It wasn’t so long ago that companies started integrating video into their billboards. Now, there’s a whole new sensory effect being used to peddle goods. The Bloom chain of grocery stores is using scent to sell their brand new line of meat. Between 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., lovingly known as rush hour, the ...

According to sources across Twitter, Apple’s new iOS 4 for the iPhone will be available for download around 1 PM ET. If any of you are as eager as I am to get your hands on the final product, then I’m sure you’ve been checking iTunes every few minutes. Occasionally, Apple plants the download on their Software Update site a ...

We have a soft spot in out hearts (and occasionally a hard spot in our pants) for stuffed animals and plushies. It’s one of the many childhood comforts that have crossed over into adult territory. So the opportunity to create an accurate stuffed animal of my likeness or any of my idols is too awesome to ignore. I Am A ...