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If cheap thrills and teenage kicks are right up your alley, you may be interested in this tutorial that shows you how to build a robot for $50. The kind of robot you can get for a measly $50 is actually pretty cool. It will stay inside a patch of sun and move around randomly until it’s brought out of ...

Here�s a delicious helping of good reads from around the �net. Blender Bottle looks like a good solution for your local gym This Magnetic Accelerator Kit will have you shooting balls at your brother’s nuts in no time IceClean is perfect for OS X users out there Loving these Space Invaders lights The best media player out there has been ...

Anyone who grew up in the ’80s remembers Johnny Five of Short Circuit. The perfect killing machine with absolutely no desire to kill after having disbanded its deadly laser beam weaponry in favor of a pocket knife. Yea, Johnny Five’s a robo-boy scout but his redeeming quality is his vast knowledge of pop-culture. As tribute to the friendliest librarian robot ...

Sometimes, it’s better to let pictures speak for themselves. These amazing hand-blown glass lamps are from various designers from the Design Miami show that just took place this week. My favorites include pieces from Delphine Rumo and Julien Renault. They may not tell time, but they’ll remain timeless. Hit the jump to see more shining goodness:

For those not familiar with Mystery Science Theater 3000, shame on you. A man and two robots trapped on a satellite forced to watch terrible movies sums it up. While most of the humor was displayed during the trash films that played throughout each episode of the show, there were intermissions between commercials. One of the more memorable moments is ...

Have you recently chucked up the deuce and then popped bottles? Of course you have, my nigga, because you’re gangsta. However, roaming the streets near Drexel University or Carnegie Mellon might leave you vulnerable to SYN attacks and looped beatings. Consult this geek gang sign chart to throw up the correct signs. Get your Rails boys over to ya crib ...

As of this writing, the KAWS 4-foot mascot will be available for sale online at the official store. With the iconic KAWS head and a body resembling that of Steamboat Willy/Mickey Mouse, it’s bound to sell out immediately if you don’t act quick. Can’t score one? There’s always the Bitchcruiser. Link (via)

If you haven’t noticed, we’re crazy about toasters. Winner of the Macef/Designboom Ceramics for Breakfast Competition 2007, George Watson has crafted a ceramic toaster dubbed “Glide” using slip molded porcelain. Claiming that there has been “little development of the toaster,” has been Watson’s main drive in crafting this atypical toaster. Just shovel the toast into the feeder to have it ...

Anyone who’s into athletics or sports of any kind should consider grabbing one of these t-shirts from Music and Sons. A built-in pocket with a 1/8″ jack connects to your iPod or Zune and a pair of headphones hooks in right behind your neck at the collar. The result? Tangle-free skateboarding/BMXing/log-jamming. With great looking washes and colors, these are dorky ...

Sometimes a bland leather wallet just isn’t enough. That’s why people come up with ideas like the Crossword Puzzle Wallet. You might not write on it but it’s totally solvable. #47 is Manual, #54 is Eliot and that’s all I got; I need help. That’s alright though, as you can expect to hold on to this wallet for as long ...