Bic pens have been getting some interesting press recently, all things considered. Anyway the latest is this artwork from Dave Archambault, entirely done with a humble Bic. Mind boggling! [Via Metafilter]

Got a small computer network? Want to stop people copying stuff to and from their USB key drive? Well, take a wander over to GFI and download GFI LANguard PSC which has just been released as freeware for protection of up to 5 computers. ‘GFI LANguard Portable Storage Control (P.S.C.) offers you network-wide control of which users can: Plug in a USB stick Connect a smartphone, MP3 player, handheld Download/upload data to a digital camera Access CDs Access floppies

Seek IP. ‘Want to know immediately when your competitors receive new patents, or when someone files a trademark that is similar to one of yours? Having trouble keeping track of your company’s own patents and trademarks? Seek IP’s Internet-based Smart Watch Service helps you track the activities of your competitors to give you the competitive edge.’

The folks at KidsOK appear to have trade-marked the word ping. Someone should warn the Slashdot Rottweilers. Arf! ‘Am I able to locate (Ping�) any mobile phone ? Almost all mobile phones can be located. The only exceptions at the time of writing are: i. Mobile phones with numbers issued by the 3 network and ii. Numbers issued by Vodafone and ported (transferred) to T-Mobile.’

The Cyclops Camera Car. �130.00. Not only does it sport a colour ‘driver-cam’, but also a microphone for sneaky remote listening and an integral laser tag game for two-up funster frolics. Dig out the Xmas list pencil now. ‘Featured on the rear of the vehicle are four lights, which go out one by one every time your car takes a direct Laser hit from your opponent. Once all four lights have gone out, the car is disabled for 15 seconds…

Ohm’s Law Watch. Complete with cheesy headlines and strangely comforting geek credibility. $24.99. ‘Incorporates Ohm’s Law, Joule’s Law for power and a resistor color reference chart…Great for electricians, electronics engineer or technician, engineers, designers, hobbyists, or general geek using electrical and electronic formulas…Also, at each hour position are colors corresponding to resistor band codes (Brown at 1 and Red at 2, so on).’

The Back-Up. Because chairs don’t work. $60.00. ‘Chronic back pain sufferers who cannot find ergonomic chairs that fit but still must sit all day in office chairs are guaranteed welcome pain relief with Nada-Chair’s Back-Up model lumbar support. The ergonomic back support can also helpful for women suffering low back pain from pregnancy.’

The ABC Monday Night Football Remote. $19.98. No more fumbling for the remote control, eh? Arf! ‘Passing the remote is easy with this officially licensed universal football remote. Perfect for armchair quarterbacks everywhere. Foam-padded football features full-function remote. Controls TV, VCR and cable or satellite. With one button channel selection. Sure to be a winner all year long.’

Art Cars. You can take the art out of the car, but you can’t take the car out of the art. Or something.

If you really really want to do your head in – and possibly never fly again – try out this free online Flash based air traffic controller sim. I get as far as starting it up, and then sit there paralysed with indecision as all these little dots appear and converge on one another with relentless determination. And you say people do this stuff for a living? For real? To save my sorry little life while I’m in the air?…

Happy Penguin – The Linux Game Tome. Good grief, I had no idea that there was an Open Source games movement. Hmmm, Electronic Arts should start looking over its left shoulder a bit more.

Places that viruses and trojans hide on start-up. Worth bookmarking for future reference. Just in case, y’know. Update: Hmm…looks like the site has been well and truly borked by traffic. Oh dear, sorry chaps.

Nuclear powered micro-batteries? Zowie! ‘THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR MICROBATTERIES depends on several factors, such as safety, efficiency, and cost. If we keep the amount of radioactive material in the devices small, they emit so little radiation that they can be safe with only simple packaging…with 10 milligrams of polonium-210 (contained in about 1 cubic millimeter), a nuclear microbattery could produce 50 milliwatts of electric power for more than four months (the half-life of polonium-210 is 138 days). With that level…

Like Pool? Then you’ll probably have a blast with this new Handheld LCD Pool game. I mean, it’s even got a little nano-cue type thing to twiddle. How cool is that? $19.98. Needs a colour screen though, really. ‘Play pool anytime, anywhere with this realistic electronic pool game. Adjust the angle and spin on your cue ball, pull back on the virtual pool cue, and take your shot. Large LCD screen displays pool table and balls along with shot angle,…

The Tripod Battery [Babel] with headlights. Around $100.00 complete. Clever idea putting extra power for the cam in the tripod though, eh?