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Actually, Simon isn’t saying shit because his name is trademarked by some gaming company. This is officially known as the memory game alarm clock. It’s the same concept. You’re sound asleep. You here that stupid “boop” noise and open your eyes to see the red button going insane. You smack it a shot and turn back on your side, slowly ...

Do you want to be the Prince of Ties? It’s kind of like being the Prince of Tides, except that you play a lot of Tetris. You also have to play other classic games like Space Invaders, Pong or Asteroids, but that sure beats work that a real prince would do. Oh, and you’ll have to wear a tie to ...

Thank goodness it’s Friday. If you haven’t seen our latest Gearfuse Originals article, be sure to check it out. A small Bluetooth keyboard that fits in your wallet Teleportation just got a hell of a lot more real USB Post-It Notes Rubix shakers The party crashers Your cat should sleep in style The finest benches made from the finest wood ...

Just a reminder that there is one week left on our latest contest. You can win one of several iPhone 3G cases that were graciously donated to us from Proporta. Enter before you drop your iPhone and scratch it all up!

About six months ago, I was reading up on music creation and the program Max/MSP, a graphical workflow environment for creating and manipulating audio and video. Very complex, but powerful stuff. The author of Max/MSP, Miller S. Puckette, later created a piece of similar, open-source software called Pure Data (pd). Pure Data is similar to Max/MSP except that it’s free ...

After seeing the Eli Roth movie Hostel, I don’t know if I’m going to ever stay in one again. Thank goodness there are braver souls than I, especially the people staying in Jumbo Hostel in Arlanda, Stockholm. Converted from an old 450-seat airplane, the shell of the aircraft has been completely reworked as a full-fledged hostel. The funny part is, ...

Recession? What recession? This 24-karat gold iPhone 3G has made its way onto the auction site eBay in hopes that it’ll draw a high bid. While I don’t doubt it will, whoever ends up winning must not be affected by the current economic crisis. You can buy it now for a mere $1016.72, which is pennies for people like Bill ...

Looking to save the Earth and keep warm on those chilly winter days? We’ve got you covered. Try out the aptly-named UrBonFire, a device that lets you have a fire in your living room without the need for a chimney or ventilation. While it looks like the ultimate safety hazard, UrBonFire would be great for small picnics, weekend camping trips ...

Feeling frisky this Friday morning? Fire up Gmail and go to the “Labs” section. You’ll find that there’s now an option that allows you to view multiple inboxes at the same time. In a nutshell, you can essentially create multiple window panes inside of Gmail for viewing things like your inbox, drafts and labels all at one time. Pretty nifty, ...

Wow. I saw the image on Doobybrain and was just immediately blown away. I haven’t played the classic learning game Number Munchers since 2nd or 3rd grade. That’s a long time ago. Lucky for me and other nostalgic nerds, someone was kind enough to port the Apple II version to the web for all of us to enjoy. Need to ...