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There is surely a large percentage of you who have been holding out on the iPhone not out of spite, but because you just don’t have the extra cash laying around. In these times of financial strife, sacrifice is essential. If you still want to at least LOOK like you can afford an iPhone, iPhoneDummy.net is selling non-working display models for only $20.

So while you won’t be surfing the App Store anytime soon, you can still appear to be part of the crowd. And isn’t that what really matters?

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Hey y’all. InvisibleSkinz.com, the largest online dealer of Invisible Shield cellphone covers, are awesome enough to be offering a 20% discount on all Invisible Shield covers for all Gearfuse readers!

To receive 20% off of your order just enter coupon code “Gearfuse21330” on the shopping cart page as you check out. Invisible Shield is available for most major mobile devices including the iPhone 3G and 3GS, Blackberry Storm and even the Macbook Pro!

The next time you head off to a baseball game, concert or event in a park, try bringing one of these nifty disposable flasks. They cost a mere $2.55 each, so they won’t break your wallet. The best part is that they initially come flat and grow bigger with more liquid, making it easier to stuff into your crotch right before the security checkpoint.

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Have you ever dreamed of finally owning a PC that could play the uber-popular Crysis? Of course you have. Luckily, Maximum PC threw together a guide on how to build a computer using quality parts for about $500. The end result is a machine that can handle Crysis at 40 frames-per-second, ensuring that nearly any game can be installed and enjoyed on it. The caveat? They didn’t include an OS but everyone knows Windows is free.

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You probably wouldn’t believe us if we didn’t have the photographic proof to back it up, but empty soda bottles actually make pretty effective tripods on-the-cheap. While there are gadgets actually made to turn soda bottles into functioning tripods, there is an even easier and cheaper way just to do it yourself, which is so much more fun anyway.

You’ll need a few tools and supplies, but the total cost of the construction supplies makes this DIY extremely appealing. You’ll be spending about $3 total on the parts you’ll need, not including the soda, which hopefully won’t knock you over budget.

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Huge Chavez and his wacky regime have a plan for the people of Venezuela. Instead of investing capital, time and effort into low-cost laptops, similar to that of the OLPC, Chavez is betting on the cellphone. Reports claim that the handset will be called El Vergatario and will feature a camera, an MP3 player and a radio. Hey, you gotta get your propaganda somehow.

Still, costing about $14, a cellphone of this caliber at such a low price will allow more and more people in poorer and rural areas the ability to communicate with each other on a digital, real-time level. As for the device itself, the Vergatario will be made in China by Vetelca, a company owned both by Chavez’ government and Chinese company ZTE. Pays to play, huh?

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It’s 11:30pm on a Friday night and you’ve just been put on bar-tending duty at the Kappa Phi house. A new keg has just been tapped and the girls over to the right are screaming for another pitcher of Natty Ice for the beer pong table. You snap out of it and realize you have a job to do.

The Pitcher. It can hold up to 60 ounces of frothy goodness. You quickly fill it full of beer and the five bright white LEDs on the bottom of The Pitcher immediately light up. The party goes crazy. The girls are screaming. One runs up to you and grabs said Pitcher and pours its contents all over her breasts. “This is the greatest day of my life.” you think to yourself. “Oh yeah, and it only cost me ten bucks. What a fucking awesome deal!” you soon-thereafter realize. Go ahead and take a load off, champ. You deserve it.

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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.

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If you’ve been looking for a solid case for your iPhone 3G, you need not look any further. This $15 dollar Vroom tire tread case is made from 100% rubber and as we all know, rubber can bounce. This’ll not only protect your phone by cushioning the blow of impact, but it’ll also prevent your phone from slipping out of your hand. When it comes to protecting your gadgets, nothing compares to the power of Firestone Tir-wait, scratch that.

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Normally, I don’t go crazy for USB hubs but not only does this Ladybird 4-port USB hub look cute, it’s also practical. Each leg of the bug has a USB port, ensuring that you’ll be able to fit all four connections without them bumping into each other. At $12, I’d call it a great small gift for the holidays if it wasn’t up against the steak and pepper burrito the guy sells down the block.

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