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When you’re under the influence of hallucinogens day in and day out, bright colors can make or break your evening. Pulling an all-nighter just wouldn’t be possible without PoiPlay.

“…it’s like a firework show that doesn’t stink, smell bad or explode, and you can do it inside.”

It’s a traditional form of juggling originating in New Zealand that includes a rope or chain swung in a circular motion to display visual patterns. Thanks to the popularization of LEDs and glow sticks, PoiPlay has expanded visually and is reminiscent of the bike peripheral Monkeylectric. The rope has 28 LEDs that make up the visualization and utilizes three Atmel processors, a lithium ion battery, and a charger. The software controlling the PoiPlay was written in Perl and communicates via USB port under Cygwin. Be careful not to smack yourself in the face with it or you’ll be seeing colors that the PoiPlay could never display.

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Going to Beijing for the upcoming Olympic games? Well, if you weren’t aware, China is not a democracy. Their nation-wide firewall leaves access to certain websites blocked, dulling your internet experience. No worries, thanks to Germany’s Chaos Computer Club’s USB dongle dubbed The Freedom Stick. For just $30, this device is preloaded with software which will secure your connection, routing traffic around the world through anonymous computers. The commies will never know what hit ‘em.

The stick will only be available during the games, which hopefully won’t piss the Chinese government off too much.  It’s not made of LEGOs and it’s not a Bluetooth adapter, but it’ll be more productive at a fraction of the price.  Be warned: if you find yourself in a Chinese prison for messing with their networks, the Chaos Computer Club will not bail you out and neither will your own government.

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In our modern metrosexual-filled era, one always has to look suave. Crippled or not, walking sticks make anyone look snazzy. However, not everyone is into steampunk gear, like this gimp mask. That’s alright though, because this cane has a certain level of class to it. The telescope mounted on it is collapsible and concealable within the walking stick’s solid African rosewood case.

This isn’t a cheap telescope your mother picked up at the mall, either. With a 3X magnification, 60 degrees of freedom and a locking mechanism so you don’t lose site of your heading, it’ll make looking at the sky pleasant, so long as you can stand on your own two feet. It’s $89.95 and for the love of god, don’t fall over your bad foot while looking for Uranus.

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Take a deep breath before submerging yourself with the only underwater pogo stick.  Using a water-filled ball fitted into the footrest, this pogo stick is able to bounce off a pool floor with the help of some added weight. Just like the real deal, sans the natural force of gravity.

The underwater pogo stick is a staple of sports all over the world and brings a new element to extreme underwater sports everywhere. The only downside: you can only have fun for as long as you can hold your breath.

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Feign your excitement with the Smile Stick. Available in 3 different color choices and a Caucasian frown, nothing says “I’m swallowing my hatred for you” quite like this. At $2.50, you might as well pick one up and look obnoxious for an afternoon. At least it’s not as bad as this superhero bandanna.

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For only $60, you can bring the fantastic experience of owning a Neo-Geo AES to your Wii, without spending $200 dollars per game. The Virtual Console arcade stick is said to work with only a limited selection of games, so we can automatically assume it’s for the SNK games that are coming to the VC within the next few months.

However, there is good news for Neo-Geo fans who love waving the wand around on the worst console of all time.

Tired of searching your local arcades for World Heroes cabinets? Here’s your chance to get back into The King of Fighters and other SNK fighting games. So put on your Terry Bogard hat and prepare yourself for some serious hardcore 2-D fighting, not that other stuff.

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I really don’t see what the big deal is about saving energy. At home, we just ignore our electric bill until the company sends us a letter crying about paying them money. We send them some cash, they’re happy and the virtuous cycle repeats. Of course, not every tree-hugging citizen would agree and that’s why technologies like wind-based power plants and solar energy panels exist; solely to please the masses.

Case in point: Lumeta’s Power-Ply 380. What sounds like a next-gen gaming console is actually a new type of solar panel that can be stuck onto rooftops like a giant sticker. It allows faster installation without sacrificing quality and can be tailored for most buildings. Though they lose about 5-percent of the energy they generate, each panel can produce up to 380 watts of power. That means big savings for those who can afford solar panel installation on their domicile.

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Remember the Ballpoint Eating Utensils I wrote about a few months back? This Outdoor Cutlery reminds me of that concept, though this time made for the outdoors man, rather than the cubicle man.

If your out in the woods, with none of your beloved silverware at hand, it would be nice to have a set of suitable cutlery to get the job done, without having to worry about getting a splinter on your tongue. The only thing you have to worry about is finding a branch laying around which tickles your fancy. After that, it’s just a matter of clipping the utensil heads onto the stick. — Andrew Dobrow

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