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Happy Fourth of July, my fair readers. We will be taking today (and the weekend) to relax in sand at the beach whilst we remember America and support for our troops. In case you’ve missed it, we’ve been sneaking in beach-themed and party-themed items all week. Below is a round up of stuff you’ll find either useful or interesting for ...

Industrial design students at Victoria University presented innovative prototypes. The project was to design and make an eco-friendly three-dimensional printer in four weeks with a limited budget. Some crazy designs came out of the printers created but my favorite is the “Equinox”, pictured above. It focuses the power of the sun to selectively dry layers of recycled paint which in ...

The folks over at Google have released a new version of Google Talk designed specifically for the iPhone and iPod Touch browsers in the US. No need to text message here because you can now chat on the go. No install or download required either, just go to google.com/talk, sign in and you’ll be on your way chatting it up ...

We’ll be taking off tomorrow for Independence Day, so here’s a great helping of links to hold you over until tomorrow’s BBQ. We’ll do a roundup of the best posts of the week for you to browse over tomorrow morning while your wife is in the shower. No worries, mate. We have ya covered. Woot! is selling a cheap Slingbox ...

For those looking to ride where no man has ridden before, take a look at this U.S.S. Enterprise-inspired bike. Photographer Alan Light took this shot at the 1982 San Diego Comic Con and while it may not be fresh it certainly is fresh looking. Check out how huge that horn is! I bet it can blast the opening theme of ...

Bachelors need a bar at their pad. What better way to impress your guests and lady friends than with a Super SideBar? Go to any bar in the city- you don’t choose your drinks, they’re chosen for you. It’s all about choice and personal preference these days and with the SideBar, five of your favorite thirst-depriving drinks can be tucked ...

Brando, maker of all things cheap and USB, has graced us with yet-another beautiful USB-powered gadget. This time around, it’s an acrylic tube speaker with blue LEDs glowing inside it. Plug in your iPod/PC and get the tunes going while you play Crysis for hours on end. At $22, you’re not going to find anything better that’s in the same ...

Hamburger phones, sandwich phones, pig phones, are all edible, or at least look edible.? Breaking the edible theme of telecommunication comes the Beer Bottle phone. Both drinkable and breakable (to an extent) it even has a last number redial button just in case you want to call back your girlfriend who was done talking to you the moment she hung ...

What better way to show your friends what a suicidal psychopath you are with a tie that, although doesn’t look too much like a noose, is called “Neck Noose”. That’s close enough for me. Resembling a broken rope signifying your freedom from the corporate slave market, this tie comes in two flavors: a $40 silk version and a $30 microfiber ...

Getting wet this summer? Of course you are. If you’re like me and you were to conjugate and abbreviate your first name with your last name, then people would call you Rash. Why not wear your new nickname on your shoulder? Rash wet suits couldn’t have a worse name. Whenever you think of their wet suits, all you’ll be thinking ...