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I’ll Take A Bowl Of Cereal, Thanks: Pop Art Toaster: What, No Jesus Face?

This “pop art” toaster (so clever, these marketers) comes with six preset designs, and none of them feature any religious iconography that’ll net you 10 grand on eBay. Which begs the question: Why would you want to burn lame, cutesy [...]

Hi Mom: Skype Your Mom For Free on Mama’s Day

Even if you’re not a fan of Skype, you’re free to make all the calls you want to any number in the world (save for premium and satellite phones) on Mother’s day. If you’re in the US or Canada, Skype’s [...]

EnergyTree PC concept ransoms a tree to make you conserve energy

Filed under: Desktops Taking a much more, um, direct approach to educating consumers about the need to conserve energy, the EnergyTree concept PC presents a simple proposition to the user: use energy efficiently, and the tree contained within the case [...]

Pet stress patch clues you in on Fido’s emotional health

Filed under: Household Let’s face it, being a pet in the modern era is pretty tough — our furry friends live under constant surveillance and face crippling self-esteem issues brought on by a society hell-bent on upgrading them, and even [...]

Even Moblier: Official: T-Mobile Offers WM6 Dash Upgrade May 4

If you haven’t grabbed the leaked Windows Mobile 6 upgrade already, keep your pants held up until May 4. We just got a tip from our T-Mobile source that the official release will be this Friday. The caveats are that [...]

Remote Controlled Fun: CAUL the Helibot

Remote controlled things that fly around your office are all the rage these days, what with the WowWee Dragonfly and Micro Mosquito burning up the sales charts. This hot CaulHelibot is supposedly even better, since, you know, it’s a little [...]

If Only Ralphie’s Dad Had One: Corset Lamp Doesn’t Squeeze Out Any More Volts

Still unable to find a partner to fill in that corset you own for some odd reason? Do what all of the cool kids are doing and turn it into a lamp. Why? Who knows, but it definitely looks awesome [...]

Piano Black Was Always My Favorite Crayon Color: Creative X-Fi i600 Dock is Shiny, Powerful, iPod-Supported

Remember the Creative X-Fi Z600 dock? It was a damn shiny dock from Creative that used the X-Fi sound processor and supported the line of Creative’s Zen players. The are re-releasing it as the X-Fi i600 for the iPod. The [...]

NASA turns to competition to find a better astronaut glove

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Wearables It may not be quite as exciting as the X-Prize competitions, but NASA’s latest Centennial Challenge looks like it could prove to be fairly consequential in its own right, tasking competitors to build a better [...]

28 Days Later: Corsair Survivor Flash Drives Good For Mudslides, Deep Sea Hijinks, Zombie Attacks

Back in March, we introduced you to these ruggedized babies, but didn’t have any specs or pricing, let alone a picture of one stuck in the mud. Now we’re good to go. There’s piping hot info and another, more explanatory [...]