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It’s pretty obvious that our readers either don’t want certain prizes or just need a little more time to enter. Thus, I’ve decided to extend the contest on our Road Mice until December 31st, 2008. Come the new year, two new people will have beautiful new mice. If you haven’t entered yet, what are you waiting for? Get on it! ...

Thanks to a shitty economy and the greater powers that be, we’re not going to CES this year. For me, it’s a nice break from an outdated technology show full of nothing but crap. However, it’s also a decent time for a company to announce something big and Microsoft might be doing just that. An analyst at Global Equities Research ...

Sony has finally gone on the record to say that the long-awaited Playstation Home service will launch tomorrow in open beta form. This means anyone with a Playstation 3 and a broadband Internet connection will be able to sign up for the service, flinging themselves into Sony’s online virtual world. Sony suggests using a Bluetooth headset to add to the ...

I’ve always questioned the layout of The Simpsons’ home town of Springfield. There are many speculations as to what state Springfield lies in, but this interactive map put together by a dedicated fan just might hold the clues to my curiosity. You’d almost forget all the hot locales riddled through out the town of Springfield if there wasn’t such an ...

At Gearfuse, we’re all about world firsts. World’s first person to not shit after drinking a gallon of prune juice or world’s first ninja dog are the kinds of world firsts we’re used to seeing. How about the world’s first energy generating revolving door? That’s the idea behind this revolving door built by Boon Edam. It harvests the kinetic energy ...

This lamp is supposed to resemble a yo-yo and while it does, it also reminds me of a pair of testicles. I mean look at it. That dimple right there in the center; it has to be a set of balls. That’s what I’m guessing Spanish design firm Almerich had in mind when it designed this lamp. It lights up ...

Our contest ends tomorrow but it’ll probably be extended until December 31st. Again, with the yachts The White Fruit Radio Get Ryan’s Acer Aspire One for $99 I can’t resist a turntable iPhone app A credit card-thin voice recorder Kotaku takes a look at SimCity for the iPhone Nike and Ludacris team up JFK, like his watch, was classy Smart ...

Take a plasma ball from Spencer’s Gifts and throw in a little love and you’ll wind up with this Electra Heart Lamp. It resembles the heart and if you touch it, electricity from inside will go to your fingers a la plasma ball. Fantastic looking but unfortunately, it’s discontinued. A shame, considering it was only twenty bucks. Link [via]

Now, this is interesting. An electric paper plane launcher kit that you put together yourself. Too bad the entire point of crafting a paper airplane is to wing it at someones head. With this launcher, you not only miss out on choosing your targets, but you also waste precious time building it. Time that’s better spent putting together more paper ...

We’ve seen robots controlled by all kinds of applications. From your standard remote control to innovative path finding methods, robots are sharing more and more traits with their creators. Take this latest bot based upon the LEGO NXT system. Using multiple webcams, software analyzes video of your pupils staring in a specific direction and then sends the robot in the ...