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[ev type=”youtube” data=”2NozekqvIxI”][/ev] This thing sure can fly, but probably wouldn’t impress anyone on a date. The smell has got to be atrocious. Not to mention the heat. The World’s Fastest Port-a-Potty is capable of speeds upwards of 70 MPH with the help of a Boeing Jet engine. I guess it’s great for when you have to go really, really ...

Energy has been created using water power for a long time, but nothing even comes close to this. The WaveRoller is a device anchored to the sea floor, which has moving plates which sway with the movement of the waves. The kinetic energy created is stored in a piston pump, and then can be converted to electricity using a hydraulic ...

Please excuse me if I’m gushing, but when a geeky collectible becomes mixed with another tech medium, this is time for me to praise the heavens for blessing us with all this cool shit to talk about. The Pez MP3 player has a 512 MB capacity, which is nothing to really jump for joy about, but hey, it’s a fricken ...

PRO-Keds has announced there Imelda Macros-sized collection of arcade-themed kicks for total retro goodness. Not only are they hip to wear around the old change machine at the arcade, but are also a geek-chic addition to any style collection. The shoes come in a selection of Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Centipede, Asteroid, Super Mario Bros, and Galaga. These would look great ...

Don’t get your head too far up in the clouds. This mug knows how the world works, and it ain’t pretty. In a jest action for those who think the glass is half full, this mug verifies to the optimists that they are so wrong. Apparently the owner of the pictured mug is a vampire. Or is an alcoholic, and ...

  Check out this keynote made by a Microsoft R&D representative. Microsoft is working on surface area touch desks, with a Minority Report-like interface. The desk looks super cool and presents all the information needed to get a job done, in this case, a manufacturer supervisor. The idea of real time schematics with such a cool interface could really be ...

Back in the day of rave parties, it wasn’t rare to see DJ’s using obsure objects to aid them in their mad skillz. This tutorial will show you how to make your own set of telephone headphones. Long distance chargers may apply. You’ll need an old rotary phone, which you can pick up for almost nothing at your local thrift ...

Sony has launched their beta of the social virtual world, PS3 Home. Home seems to be a lot more serious and developed then I ever thought it would be. Some things you can do while cruising around home is interact with your PSP, play mini-games, interact with other gamers, and of course, check out the view of a whole new ...

We have no idea why we need anything to protect our computer mouses, we’ll just wipe them on our shirts or blow off the dust. However this is simply not enough for the obsessive, so a Japanese company has started selling mouse protectors- and they’re made out of food models. Before you leave your desk for lunch, you can wrap ...

See? There are still good people in the world. For no good reason, this French guy made codes for 235 different webcam drivers for the Linux operating system. After becoming frustrated that companies weren’t providing Linux drivers for their products, he went a little loco and decided to code all of them himself. So either this guy is a nice ...