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Codemasters, the publishers behind Lord of the Rings: Online, have come up with a new take on drinking games in MMORPGs. It’s called Swig and Toss and it’s a first person perspective of what downing mead from a stein and tossing axes as you slowly slip into inebriation would look like. The game is free to play at the game’s ...

If you have a job where interviewing is as common as an Obama “Hope” ad campaign and you just so happen to always have your laptop on you, you might find the Narae Recorder Mini right up your alley. Finally, a reason to get rid of that old digital recorder you’ve never used (unless it also does video.) The Narae ...

Sex-deprived geeks everywhere will be turning their heads toward Kevin Alderman’s wireless, consumer-level motion-capture suit that should be hitting shelves in 2009. For those who don’t know Kevin, he is the creative genius behind the sexual emotes found in the “massively-multiplayer-online-game” known as Second Life. Kevin Alderman is in desperate need of some new sexual animations and needs the assistance ...

I don’t know what it is but there is something in the air that has sprung up a whole new trend of graffiti and tagging. Maybe it’s the nice weather or maybe I’ve just been letting the spray paint vapor from my nightly vandalism spree get to me. Anyhow, these stylish Spray Paint Can Pillows, designed by New York based ...

No one likes having to go into a hospital for major surgery. I doubt that was the main reason for coming up with this new, non-invasive procedure that allows doctors to remove your appendix sans pain. It may be a little uncomfortable, but it sure beats having your guts cut apart. The procedure works as follows: A miniature camera and ...

Some people assume that taking up a course in Tae Kwon Do will make you a kung fu ninja master overnight. This just couldn’t be further from the truth. It takes years and years of dedication to reach black belt status. But once you reach that point, there is little that can stop you from kicking an epic amount of ...

� When I was a kid I must have subconsciously wanted to become a businessman or something along those lines. At least I knew I wanted to use the phone a lot. I remember playing with my fake phone for hours, and then when I wasn’t playing with my fake phone, I’d be holding two fingers up to the side ...

Readers, listen carefully. MyHab is supposed to act as a fresh take on disaster housing and while it achieves that goal perfectly, it has many other uses you can take into account. Aside from being composed of recycled materials, MyHab has a foam mattress, temperature insulation and a lockbox. These three factors make it the best drug den money can ...

A little less than a month ago, watchmaker Urwerk gave us a taste of sexiness with their turbine-powered 202 Hammerhead design. Urwerk continues to push the envelope with their 103.08 TiAlN, which stands for Titanium Aluminum Nitride, and is said to be the hardest watch ever made. The special TiAlN coating is only 4 microns thick, yet weighs a fraction ...

Great job. You’ve just killed yourself in a freak cheese grating accident, and now your ghost has no nuts to show for it. Awesome. What to do now? Well, you can always go check your hair in the mirror. Oh, wait! Ghost’s don’t have reflections! The Ghost Mirror uses some weird magic powers or trick of perspective (one or the ...