Apparently someone out there is a bigger asshole than I am. They came up with a chocolate company called Fat Pig Chocolates. Each chocolate has some nasty message printed on the wrapper in addition to a picture of a pig snout. Open it up and both the foil and chocolate have the word “Oink!” etched into the surface. Now, aside ...
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Two Jews, a Priest and a Cake Walk Into A Bar…
Nothing is better than technology through cake, especially when it’s a JDate-inspired cake! These baked goods are the product of two Jews in love who met on JDate.com. After some time, the couple, Amy and Adam, decided to get hitched and decided their wedding cake should reflect how they first met. Hope that cake isn’t being served during Passover! Aside ...
Read More »Infectious Car Murals
I’m sure the gas mileage you get in that ’94 Accord is breathtaking but it really needs to get jazzed up a little. Your car is like a second home, so why not decorate it like one? Infectious has got the top graffiti artists coming up with (surprisingly) low-priced designs that will have chicks hopping into your front seat faster ...
Read More »Ben Heck’s Portable Atari 7800
Following his creation of a portable Atari 2600, Ben Heck was hesitant to make the 7800 portable due to the complexity of the motherboard. But Ben didn’t let that phase him as he’s finally finished the portable Atari 7800. The motherboard was larger than the 2600’s thus the unit had to be larger, so Ben slapped a 7-inch wide screen ...
Read More »Philadelphia Wireless Initiative Revived
I’ve posted about the city-wide WiFi project in Philadelphia before but usually with bad news. This time around, I’m happy to report the project has been revived by a private group of investors. Boathouse Communications Partners LLC has big names from the area, including former mayoral candidate Tom Knox and a former Verizon executive. Instead of using shitty bridges as ...
Read More »R2-D2 Projector Turned Server Monitor
Too negligent to monitor a server system? Well, if you’re a huge Star Wars geek like these Japanese fellows, then you can build your own R2-D2 server monitor out of a $3,000 dollar R2-D2 projector.� The R2-D2 alerts workers whenever a server goes offline and can even project server status on a wall or ceiling. Sooner or later, someone will ...
Read More »Google Bar For PSP Next Update
Web searches on your PSP just got a whole lot easier with the upcoming v4.00 firmware update. Now the Google Toolbar is available for any Wi-Fi connected PSP, bringing you loads of internet meme fun. Another feature coming to the PSP via v4.00 is the ability to change viewing speed during playback of videos stored on your memory. While the ...
Read More »Google Street View Prius Pulled Over
Our favorite itch to scratch, John Brownlee, brings to our attention a photo found on Flickr. It features a red Toyota Prius being pulled over by a police officer on a motorcycle. This isn’t any regular Prius though, this is the Google Street View car that takes all those lovely pictures for Google Maps! Considering how huge that camera mount ...
Read More »Download Day for Firefox 3
You may recall from our Father’s Day guide that I recommended Firefox 3 for a download. After all, it’s free, safe and full of computational power. Now that it’s June 17th, it’s time to help set a Guinness World Record for most software downloads in a 24-hour period. Head on over to SpreadFirefox.com and pledge to to download FF3 when ...
Read More »Create a Flickr Photo Frame
If you have an old Nokia 6100 lying around, put it to good use! Rip it apart, grab that LCD and follow Alex’s instructions on how to turn it into a picture frame that displays photos from Flickr. Don’t use Flickr? Then you’re just not very Huey Lewis & The News. If DIY projects aren’t your forte, you may want ...
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