http://www.gearfuse.com Gearfuse is a tech blog featuring news, views and opinions on the best of gadgets, gizmos, consumer electronics, hardware and more... Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:40:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How important is Independence Day, you ask? Well, it's the one day of the year where this guy's priorities are slightly altered. Okay, okay, and George Lucas's birthday makes two. So shoot the guy, why don't you. Have a great holiday weekend and drive safe, fellow GEARheads. http://www.gearfuse.com/happy-birthday-america/ Look, I'm not what you might call a hipster, unless sitting around in your pajamas all day is considered hip these days. But I do like to get a little flashy when I get all dolled up to go out. Slip a digit into one of the four World Landmark Rings, ... http://www.gearfuse.com/world-landmark-rings-are-classy-great-as-a-weapon/ They should have used a real ape. And a real princess. And a real superhero plumber (not you Joe). Video after the jump. Link http://www.gearfuse.com/stop-motion-donkey-kong-takes-to-the-streets/ This is what I imagine would happen if your Goldfish died from obesity and got stuck as you tried to flush it town the shower drain, stuck because of its massive girth. Stuck like Winnie the Pooh's fat ass in his window. Stuck like my junk in a beer bottle. ... http://www.gearfuse.com/stuck-goldfish-bath-plug/ I've always sort of wondered how mermaid anatomy works. I figured it would be similar to human biology, just because of the resemblance of our upper bodies, but it's nice to finally know the specifics, such as the location of the mermaid's weird-lookin' vag. I'm confident that this chart was designed ... http://www.gearfuse.com/the-anatomy-of-a-mermaid-and-other-cryptids/ Still yet to be identified, this unknown species of fish appears to have humanoid-like teeth. And apparently they also have great dental coverage. I've seen worse looking teeth on humans who brush daily. Check out some more photographic evidence after the jump. What's your call on this one? Real? Fake? Shopped? ... http://www.gearfuse.com/found-fish-with-human-teeth/ Playing God is entertaining. If it wasn't, games such as The Sims and the iPhone's Pocket God wouldn't be nearly as popular as they are. So why shouldn't gadgets offering a bird's eye view of another person's misfortune not be popular as well? The Falling Books Bookend adds a dose of ... http://www.gearfuse.com/falling-books-bookend-reading-is-dangerous/ Ranking near the top of my "shit I didn't know i wanted, but now need" list is an awesome Steampunk-style Lightsaber currently being auctioned off on eBay. The metal-constructed saber was constructed by a prop professional, so the quality is likely very high. With a Buy It Now price of $124.99, ... http://www.gearfuse.com/steampunk-lightsaber-for-sale-on-ebay/ Every office has those moments where nobody knows WTF is going on. At least this office has taken the important step of acknowledging the problem. The WTF Counter system consists of a button hooked up to an Arduino. Whenever an awkward moment arises, an employee presses the aptly labeled WTF button ... http://www.gearfuse.com/arduino-based-wtf-button-monitors-office-awkwardness/ This reminds me of the calm serial killer, who after viciously murdering a family, sits down for a refreshing cup of tea. The Blood-Splattered Coffee Set is very Bates Motel-ish. While it seems like a must for those of you into the seedier side of horror, the price tag is steep. ... http://www.gearfuse.com/tea-crumpets-and-blood/