Some of you may recall a company called AOL that used to give out CDs by the millions. I mean you couldn’t even piss in a Six Flags bathroom without seeing free AOL CDs. Going ice skating? Have an AOL CD. Grabbing a burger from McDonalds? Have an AOL CD. Jerking off? Hey, don’t forget the AOL CD!

So everyone took one and eventually threw it out. What a waste! Instead of chucking your unwanted CDs, consider reusing them for other purposes like Neko Design has. The Mexico-based company has created beautiful pieces of jewelry that really are works of art. The catch? Each piece is made from an old CD or DVD. Save the world, look good and have an AOL CD.

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IGN surprisingly announced the PS3 as the 2006 console of the year, beating out the Wii for the head spot. Many of you might be infuriated or elated depending on your opinions of each respected console, we all know everyone has their own opinion. So let’s see how IGN clarifies their situation.

Nintendo’s Wii launched to massive mainstream applause and a lot of hope has been placed in the potential for gaming innovation via the console’s unique controller. Nintendo disappointed some, however, by choosing not embrace HDTV or to compete with Sony and Microsoft in processing power. The Wii can’t even play normal DVDs.

Judging the consoles based upon a broad perspective that includes software now available and coming in the future an entirely different argument could be formulated. However, from a hardware perspective, the PS3 is by far the more interesting console. Though the launch software hasn’t blown anyone away, the 360’s launch titles were equally unimpressive, and the system will certainly mature. Sony’s embrace of the PS3 as a computer rather than just a console, and the availability of supported Linux distributions for the console will also develop and will likely bear entirely unexpected fruit in future.

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One of the biggest problems with the iPod (though there are few) is that you can only watch movies which you have bought and downloaded from the Apple iTunes store. The DVD to iPod/PSP Video Converter from MadZ software solves the problem and let’s you watch your own uploaded DVDs and movies on your device. The program automatically syncs the movies with your device, so after you connect the device as you normally would and the videos are automatically uploaded to your iTunes library. The MadZ software also allows you to preview the menu screen or other features of the DVD to ensure that everything can be read properly. Never go without your Godfather movies again and try out the program. — Andrew Dobrow

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