I knew Optimus could transform into some groovy vehicles and even become a peripheral or cool tool every once in a while, but I had no idea that he was in the home entertainment biz as well. The Optimus Prime USB Speaker Set is a three-pound faux Transformer robotic head, with a helme which folds out to be a pair ...
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Stuffed Star Trek Spock USB Drive
Leonard Nimoy will be honored to discover that all of his promotion of living long and prospering has paid off. Forget the reams of fans and the flocks of trekkies. Spock can now find comfort in the fact that he has been immortalized as a USB flash drive which more closely resembles an Asian teen dressed in a Spock outfit. ...
Read More »DIY: USB Cigar Flash Drive
All of the fun of cigars, without the smell! This helpful step-by-step DIY allows you to create your very own USB Cigar Flash Drive. A perfect gift for expecting fathers and dudes who like smoking cigars after successfully fending off an alien invasion. The drive glows orange like the hot embers of the finest stogies. When you delve into disk ...
Read More »iPhone 3.1 Beta Reveals New Features
Apple is slugging along with their newest developer release of iPhone 3.1. Seems like Steve Jobs is running a much tighter ship than maestro Cook. Many of the major issues of 3.0 (which probably wouldn’t of been there in the first place if it were up to El Jobso) have been fixed. Here is a list of� improvements dredged up ...
Read More »Mozilla Firefox 3.5 Released
Yo, yo gearheads. After like 3,000 release candidates, Firefox 3.5 is finally in da house! Today marks the public release of Mozilla’s updated browser which features significantly increased speed and privacy options, not to mention an awesome new private browsing mode for all you porn-iacs. Check out a full list of improvements and updates, via Mozilla, after the jump.
Read More »Sony, The PS3 and the Emotion Engine
If you’re one of the lucky people who own a first-gen PS3 model (back when WiFi wasn’t standard and shit), your system has what’s called an Emotion Engine chip. Think of it as an extra heart for your PS3 that allows you to have a full Playstation 2 inside. Sony removed it a few years back to cut costs and ...
Read More »The Pirate Bay Sold To Software Company
Wow. You know, I was dreaming earlier this morning that I owned a Ferrari F360, but now even that is enough to keep the shock out of me regarding this news. The Pirate Bay, a website famous for pioneering the online torrent market, has been acquired by Global Gaming Factory X (GGF) for $7.7 million. What does this mean for ...
Read More »Old People Still Being Sold Converter Boxes With New Digital TVs
Apparently, some people are still getting scammed into buying converter boxes, even as they are buying brand new digitally-correct LCD TVs. Sure, it’s fun to take advantage of old people every once in a while, but usually only when they are your Grandma and there’s a $20 bill on the line. Here’s testimonial from one such customer’s son-in-law: They were ...
Read More »Silver DualShock 3 Controller Now Available
Live near a Gamestop? Most likely since they’re more common than McDonald’s these days. The retailer is selling a new silver-colored DualShock 3 controller for the PS3 now. It’s $55 and will get you nothing but street cred*. *- Actual street cred may vary. Link
Read More »A True Godsend: In-Car Pizza Oven
Holy shit. Do you see what I see? I think so. It looks like a fucking pizza oven that plugs into your car’s cigarette lighter. Amazing. Forget delivery; I can only imagine going 80 down I-95 while popping in a fresh DiGiorno with the works. What will they think of next? $36 and an extra $100 a month on your ...
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