Even if you’re a vegan and you keep clear of any consumables that at one time were living, breathing creatures, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the great American holiday that is Thanksgiving. Does the sight of a stuffed and beheaded turkey on your table disturb you? Then decorate your Thanksgiving dinner table with a papercraft turkey. It’s fun because, ...
Read More »How To Build An Igloo
Kevin Kelly has a great find over on his site Cool Tools. It’s an $11 book from author Norbert E. Yankielun that teaches the art of the igloo and other snow shelters. After reading the 208 page novel, all you’ll need to do is wait for the next Nor’Easter and you’re ready to build a house that isn’t affected by ...
Read More »Dreamy Dreamcast Turned PC
The Internet is a glory hole of custom PC cases like this hideous Volkswagen case and this case with a face. It’s also a great place to find what DIYers (like Japan’s Akiba PC) are up to next. Having finished their SEGA Saturn case mod, the crew of Akiba PC turned their attention towards the late, great SEGA Dreamcast. What ...
Read More »Shock and Awe: CD Sales Down, Digital Sales Up
Get ready for some news that will blow your fucking mind. Ready? CD sales are down. I know! Down? How could this be? The execs at Atlantic Records feel the same way. Seems during Q4, Atlantic Records had 51% of all sales come from non-physical sources like iTunes sales and ringtones. The New York Times found it “shocking,” so what ...
Read More »µTorrent Beta For Macs Is Available (With Some Kinks)
It seems like Mac users are always getting the shaft when it comes to specific software and games that are released for the PC. It’s a bummer, considering how excellent Macs are. Here at Gearfuse, we’re big about two things: Apple and going Platinum. Oh, torrenting too. As thanks for Thanksgiving day, µTorrent has released its BitTorrent client for Mac ...
Read More »Black Friday Stampede
Black Friday is upon us and already the insane deals out there are making people act crazy. A worker at a Walmart in Long Island, NY was trampled to death after hundreds of people smashed through the entrance. A woman also miscarried after getting caught up in the ensuing rage. Says Walmart employee Jimmy Overby: “He was bum-rushed by 200 ...
Read More »Afternoon Linkage for November 26th, 2008
Enjoy your Thanksgiving. We’ll be off tomorrow and on reduced posting Friday. Have a drink for us! Remember, big discounts on Friday for Apple products DIY Submarine They kind of had it coming The most awesome winter ski mask yet Horton lights a lamp Open-source gaming with a DIY console Iron Man + Arduino = Amazing An iPod refrigerator? I ...
Read More »iPhone 2.2 Update Makes NYC Life Easier
Living in New York, it’s quite frustrating when you just miss a train and are forced to wait for 25 minutes until the next one shows up. The latest iPhone update apparently can tell you when the next train departs when you use Google Maps. This is a really neat feature that I praise Google for doing. The real question ...
Read More »Acer Aspire One To Get Larger Display
Don’t you hate it when you buy something just to have it become old and outdated the moment it arrives at your door? That’s what happened with my Acer Aspire One netbook but I’m not too worried about it. You see, this kind of thing happens to me all the time. So much, in fact, that it doesn’t even bother ...
Read More »Take A Load Off, Mr. Van Damme
Here’s a chair fit for a Marshall. Alexander Reh’s chair is called Fully Loaded and features a steel frame with 12-gauge shotgun shells. Not only does it look great, but you could easily use it to defend yourself in a hostage situation. And by hostage situation, I’m talking about how you kidnapped the Domino’s guy and the police have been ...
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