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While no one was looking, somebody must have slipped instant idiot crystals into Spartanburg, South Carolina’s water supply. In the same week as Ashley McDowell scored herself that sweet wooden iPad comes word that a couple of women made out even better. $250 for a laptop? Good deal…aside from the part where you discover it’s …
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Another day, another utter, utter fool. According to a Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office report, Ashley McDowell, 22, told deputies that she was approached by two black males who claimed to have purchased iPads in bulk and were selling them for $300 apiece. After McDowell explained that she only had $180, the duo agreed to sell …
It’s been a while since we’ve been able to write about any sort of strange USB contraption. But today’s the day, and ladies, this one’s for you. A team of designers from San Francisco has developed a USB stick that doubles as a vibrator. Or maybe it’s a vibrator that doubles as a USB stick. …
>Woe. Here’s something you don’t see every day. A guy got his hands on a 1964 modem, and brought it online. This thing was as simple as she gets. It wasn’t even close to a digital modem. 300 Bod. Hello. You know what’s funny? My parents would have been around in this modem’s era, but …
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I’m feeling all frazzled so maybe if I ramble, I can unfrazzle myself. I’m sitting here, time’s going tick tock, and my brain is screaming at a fever pitch “You have so many things to do! Do them! Do them now!” At the same time, an equally loud voice yells “But you either don’t have …
Ug. The things people can persuade others to believe. The latest ridiculousness is an email stating that calls received on cellphones from certain numbers which appear in red when they call will cause the recipient’s brain to hemorrhage. I think my head just exploded, but not because of any cell phone call from any number …
Newsflash for those who may not know it yet. Bell Canada is a horrible company that doesn’t care about its customers and has no idea how the world works in 2011. exclusive deals to broadcast TV content on mobile devices encourage innovation and shouldn’t be banned? Have you paid no attention to the internet? The …
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This is the kind of stupid crap that makes me never again want to buy anything with electronics in it. If you can read 10 physical gestures that have been patented and then explain to me how the world’s patent systems aren’t broken perhaps beyond repair, I’ll buy you a beer. Honestly, I will…on one …
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>And I thought the RealTouch was nasty. Some japanese scientists have created a kissing machine. The lab, part of The University of Electro-Communications, posted a video in which a researcher demonstrates the “Kiss Transmission Device.” It’s a motorized box that looks a little like a police Breathalyzer. Talk about your moment killer. In the video, …
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*gag* *gag* *hurl!* Remember that sweet little It’s Alright screen reader song I had? Well, this version is decidedly not alright. The same man who made the original, created “Taste my Cooch”. I didn’t know I could simultaneously laugh and gag, but I have learned that I can. So, enjoy, er, run screaming, er, both.