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This apparently homemade Wii joystick makes you wonder. Why is it so much bigger than the console it’s attached to? You could argue that the creator was trying to emulate the feel of an arcade game cabinet, but to us, it looks awfully similar, in both size and design, to the Dreamcast Arcade Stick joystick controller. It has the same ...

Perhaps the most accurate depiction of the internet ever? This poster is one hot piece of wall decoration. Nothing can support your inner geekiness more then a wall poster featuring all of the big names in the corporate internet world. Our personal favorite is the neon Foo Bar sign in the lower right corner. Wonder if they serve a smooth ...

Fuel cells seem to be the rage these days, what with LG showing off a concept laptop powered by one, and now Casio has developed this tiny wonder. Measuring just 27.2 x 46 x 2.8mm, Casio’s new fuel cell converts methanol to hydrogen gas. DigitalCameraInfo claims the device can remain ‘autonomous and continuous’, though it’s unlikely they mean that literally, ...

The BlackBerry Pearl has redefined our thoughts of what eye candy should be. It’s slim design combined with the large beautiful screen cause one to think “iPod who?” Fortunately for Cingular customers, the BlackBerry Pearl has officially been released and is now available for anyone to buy. The Pearl is currently listed at $200 with a 2 year contract or ...

While we’ve all seen mobile’s that look more sleek and flashy, Samsung’s SCH-B550 smartphone is one piece of gear that packs a shit-load of power, into a tiny package. The B550 comes equipped with the usual features of a recently produced Asian cellphone. You got your MP3 player. You’ve got your 2 megapixel camera for any upskirt opportunities that might ...

LG has unveiled a new concept laptop they call the ‘e-Book’. No, this isn’t an eBook reader. It’s a forward-thinking laptop, sporting an OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) screen (which is much more energy-efficient than an ordinary LCD screen), a second OLED screen for the keyboard, and a fuel-cell battery. Here’s where things get confusing. Some sources report the battery uses ...

After almost a year of delays on their mammoth of a game console and a recall of over a million burning laptop batteries, Sony has decided to make themselves “cool” again by cloning Apple. Apple’s now infamous “Get a Mac” ad campaign is being duped by Sony Australia’s C-Series VAIO, which claims to be a “non-PC PC.” The VAIO ad ...

Thanko’s new MP4 watch has many more functions than the name implies. While you can watch video on its spacious 4cm x 4cm screen (well, spacious for a wristwatch, anyway), it also plays mp3s, records audio in mp3 format, displays still images, and even tells the time. With up to 2GB of storage, this would make an excellent spy listening ...

This piece of wearable tech combines a ladies’ minitop with very fine fiber-optic cables embedded into the fabric.   The French company who created this shirt, along with handbags and even wigs using the same technology, seems to be having trouble with their website, which is currently down.   No word on pricing, though wearing such a shirt while walking ...

Everyone’s favorite Apple rumor site, ThinkSecret, is claiming that Apple is prepping a new USB keyboard with a built-in iPod dock. Of course, the sources were unable to see the keyboard, but they heard of it being spotted in the wild by customers who sent their keyboards to Apple for replacement. Though the number of keyboards is supposedly less than ...