If you like Star Trek and enjoy the occasional bit of liquid refreshment, then this just might be the bottle opener for you. Who would have thought that the shape of the Enterprise could lend itself so marvelously to a simple bottle opener. It looks good, but the price is a tad high considering the [...]
Posts from — June 2008
[ June 30th, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]Cold Ones Off the Starboard Bow, USS Enterprise Bottle Opener
Hazard Factory’s Jelly Bean Gun
The Jelly Bean Gun is not a whole lot different to any of the endless variety of launchers out there, but I have to say that the idea of launching sweets sky-high is very appealing. It looks like a potentially dangerous project, so if you don’t know what you are doing it is probably best [...]
New Tiny Refrigerated PC Cooling Technology For Laptops and Desktops
Researchers at Purdue University are working on a system that should be able to cool both laptops and desktops. Their system will make use of refrigerants and tiny compressors and should be able to substantially reduce processor heat. While refrigerated cooling systems have been used by hardcore overclockers for some time, the systems have traditionally [...]
MPAA Strikes Back, EliteTorrents Case Sees First User Conviction
The closing of Elite Torrents may feel like it was a lifetime ago, but those involved are finding that the wheels of justice turn slowly. In 2005, 10 people were arrested in relation to the administration of EliteTorrents and the distribution of pirated material on the site. Dale Dove, a 26-year-old from Clintwood Virginia, was [...]
Guy Sells Life on eBay, Gets Less Than He Hoped For
Ian Usher, an immigrant to Australia from England, ended up in a messy divorce and decided to pack it all in and take off. So, like many Internet savvy folks do when they want to sell something, Ian set up an auction on eBay. The only difference between Ian and the kid across the road [...]
