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• Anyone For a Bullet-riddled MacBook Pro 2011?

  In Computers, Wired Madness

  

  This 13″ 2011 MacBook Pro that is currently on sale on Craigslist might sound like a steal at $200 – until you see the picture. After the seller goes on to boast about its abilities in the fields of business, movie making and Djin [DJing?], he/she goes on to drop this little disclaimer: Speaking of Djin, I was spinning at my home nightclub and a fight brokeout and they started shooting. I hit the deck [...]

   

• M.Zuiko 75mm f/1.8 Lens Shows Olympus is Serious about Micro Four Thirds

  In Gadgets, Technology

  

  Olympus has unveiled an interesting new portrait lens: the M.Zuiko Digital ED 75mm Micro Four Thirds. Micro Four Thirds format cameras have been steadily gaining traction for a while now and anyone who has had to lug around a heavy DSLR and a bunch of lenses for any length of time will have a good idea why. While camera manufacturers have done a lot to build up the format, any photographer worth his or her [...]

   

• Private Rocker Chair Completes Your Job of Cutting Yourself Off From Your Family

  In Design, Furniture

  

  Having a little trouble getting some me time? This chair might help with that. The Private Rocker was designed by Kyle Fleet, a Cranbrook Academy of Art student and Herman Miller. It is made from wood, leather and wool and looks a high quality chair but something tells me those sides would get annoying really quickly. Seriously, if you can afford this chair you probably have enough space to shut yourself away in a room [...]

   

• Every School Should Have a Battlestar Galactica Viper Simulator

  In DIY, Geeky, Videos

  

  The Battlestar Galactica Viper Simulator that you see above and in the videos below is the work of a group of high school students who launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to build it. The results of their work were displayed at Maker Faire 2012. The simulator has 360-degree motion in all directions, three front screens, a control joystick, thrusters and a fully working cockpit laid out exactly the same as the “real” Battlestar [...]

   

• Keep Your Pet Warm and Comfortable in the Belly of a Shark [Shark Pet Bed]

  In Geeky, Misc.

  

  This Shark Pet Bed, without a doubt, the most awesome pet bed that I have ever seen – and it has more going for it than its amusing appearance: it’s self cleaning (you do have to unzip it and hang it out in the sun). Plus, if you stick one of those laser pointer pet toys on its head you get the added bonus of having a shark with a laser. Super fun shark bed [...]

   

• Making Star Wars Space Craft Out of 1.44″ Floppies

  In DIY, Geeky

  

  Ah the good ol’ days when our data was stored magnetically in hard, square pieces of plastic 1.44 megabytes at a time. I always used to skimp and by the 720s, then drill a hole through the unpunched side and format them as 1.44s – worked every time. Anyway, if you have a few old floppies lying around gathering dust then you could try your hand at turning them into some of the more popular [...]

   

• Leap Motion Makes Your Mouse and Keyboard Worthless

  In Computers, Gadgets, Technology, Videos

  

  Imagine a flash drive-sized, X-Box Kinect-like device that allows you to simply move your hands and fingers around to control your computer? Seems totally insane, but ladies and geeks: let me introduce you to Leap Motion.  Developed over the past four years, this patented mathematical approach to 3D, touch-free motion sensing and motion control software is unlike anything that currently exists on the market, and 200 times more sensitive than anything that does.  It can [...]

   

• MacBook Pro Mini-Dock is a Great Idea But May Be Poorly Timed

  In Apple, Computers

  

  The sleek-looking mini-dock that you see above is currently up for funding on Kickstarter. It looks like it would do a great job of cleaning up the cable mess for people who use their laptop on their desk. The interestingly named W1PPS connects all of the ports on the left-hand side of your 15” MacBook Pro (except for the Thunderbolt port and the headphone port) and sticks it on the floor, or wherever you choose [...]

   

• Self-Ejecting Phone Charger Was Inspired by a Leech

  In Gadgets, Wired Madness

  

  When leeches are full from feeding off the blood of their prey, they simply let go so they can digest, and perhaps smoke a leech-sized cigarette.  The truth is I’m not sure what happens during their actual digestion, but at least it’s good to know that those filthy creatures aren’t total gluttons.  A man named Connor Klein was inspired by leech feedings and thought that maybe the same could be true of a phone charger. [...]

   

• Honda UNI-CUB: Because Walking is Stupid

  In Transportation

  

  I’m not sure who decided that in the future nobody will ever want to walk again, but with the slew of odd transportation devices I’ve stumbled upon lately, I’m starting to feel like “using your legs” will soon be a thing of the past.  Enter the Honda UNI-CUB personal mobility device: a battery-powered wheely stool thing that goes just under 4 mph, can travel approximately 4 miles, and will be marketed primarily for indoor use [...]

   

• This Vest Keeps You Cool; Oh, and Makes It So You Don’t Die When Someone Shoots You

  In Gadgets

  

  When you’re out protecting the world from bad guys, there’s nothing worse than having a sweaty back.  Actually there is something worse, which is dying, and exactly why you’re wearing that monstrosity under your shirt to begin with.   Swiss company Empa realized that there was a problem to be solved and created this new bulletproof vest that has a cooling mechanism they call the “CoolPad” built right into it.  The pad is a semi-pourus [...]

   

• Prescription Booze Flask Probably Won’t Fool Anyone

  In Geeky, Housewares

  

  This flask, which allows you to carry 7 ounces of the libation of your choice more or less achieves the designer’s goal of looking like a prescription bottle. While it might not fool anyone, it should provide some amusement. From Think Geek: Flask that looks like a prescription bottle You’ve been prescribed Boozemin for your (insert your malady here) The perfect way to justify your midday swig Holds 7 ounces of your preferred beverage Drink [...]