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While the DOTS gloves looked to be the ultimate texting gloves, there’s now a new pair of mittens in town. The Freehands Glove features removable thumb and index fingertips, perfect for wintertime activities. No twirling your meat with these babies but texting should work out A-OK . Fleece goes for $20 with some other fabric going for $30 and leather ...

Good idea: buying a PS2 to play some sick games. Bad idea: buying a PS2 to gut it and smuggle drugs into your country. That’s just what these three men, two Canadians and a New Zealander, are accused of. Well, not so much accused but more like getting caught red handed. Australian customs detected the parcel containing the drugs at ...

You’ve already heard all the news that’s sprouted from the latest Apple event. Vince briefly mentioned the new price for the old Macbooks – $999, making it Apple’s first notebook under $1,000. However, is this price cheap enough to pull consumers in? Many Windows notebooks are priced between $500 and $1,000 dollars, which leaves room for any upgrade deals you ...

Waiting for an end to Vista? Don’t hold your breath. Microsoft will release Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista before it releases Windows 7 it’s been announced. Ugh. It feels like Bush being elected for a third term. Link

Last month, we discussed SanDisk’s latest new format SlotMusic. While it’s simply just a microSD card with songs on it, SanDisk feels that’s enough to try to make a push for a place in the digital music industry. To make matters worse now, SanDisk is selling a $20 MP3 player that will play SlotMusic or microSD cards. Some of the ...

We’re digging this eco-friendly goodness from the folks at Windation Energy Systems. If you couldn’t guess by the name, they deal with organic means of producing wind energy. The developer of Windation’s latest wind turbine, Mark Sheikhrezai, was inspired by wind catchers used by the Persians to keep their interiors cool. The concept is simple: wind blows into the top, ...

Look out Grand Central Station, there’s a new transportation hub in town. The World Trade Center’s transportation hub is, after numerous redesigns, scheduled to be completed in 2012. The designer, Santiago Calatrava, must have some fascination with evangelical churches because this glass and steel structure is turning out to look like something Reverend Robert Schuller designed. Besides that, it’s a ...

In case you haven’t heard, Apple had a little event over in California today. All new updates to the Macbook, Macbook Pro and Macbook Air. Highlights: New glass trackpads with multi-touch All new, specially engineered aluminum case design DVI ports become DisplayPort Macbook gets glass screen, aluminum case; Macbook Pro gets same upgrade Dual graphics in MBP – NVidia 9400M ...

Two words: Apple and Contest. Grow a new wife Psycho Killer Facebook is a ‘social glue’ New Palm Centros Microsoft sues DHL over damaged Xboxes Likin’ this solar jacket? I’m patching your WoW The mobile phone celebrates it’s 25th anniversary The final details on the PlayStation Home launch Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon Linkage? E-mail us: tips ...

Remember the Keyboard Organizer? Perfect for the one guy at the office whose always got a cluttered desk. It’s a standard keyboard that comes in black or white that not only is a fully-functional keyboard, but also provides storage space underneath the keys. It’s like a utility box inside your keyboard. Well, the storage space isn’t the only reason the ...