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huh..? February 20, 2008 posted by
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BuzzShed – get paid to watch videos

BuzzShed. Oh yes, here we go again. Sign up for this doozy and get paid 30c to watch various videos. And to make it feel more at home, there’s a nice Digg-like voting scheme in place to push videos up or down the rankings. Ah well, it sure beats working for a living. Well actually it doesn’t, but that’s another story, eh?  And now for the twist! BuzzShed is more than just social bookmarking for videos. Some BuzzShed members are in fact advertisers that pay…


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huh..? February 20, 2008 posted by
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FakeBuddy – we will remember your birthday

FakeBuddy. Free fake friend will send you emails containing lots of fun things to keep you amused. For a $5.95 fee you get to choose your buddy from the list of available souls and they’ll personalise your emails to make it even more ‘intimate’. Wow. You’d probably do as well to check out the free Global Penfriends site, if you’re in the market for company.  Get a Fake Buddy for free! Your fake buddy will send you emails* filled with fun, tips, and occasional random thoughts throughout…


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Gadgets February 19, 2008 posted by
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Woosim 3 inch Waterproof Mobile Printer – splash happy printouts at last?

This Woosim 3 Inch Waterproof Printer currently doesn’t appear to have a name, price or even purpose in life. But it leaves us with many questions, does it not children? Like, why waterproof? Why a small LCD screen and not a big colour DVD compatible lushout? And why orange and not pink polka dots? These and more questions will, no doubt, be answered soon. Although judging by the two chaps doing some sort of…ahem…dodgy deal in the car, probably too…


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Bizarre February 18, 2008 posted by
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The Gold Dress – or 275,000 ways to say ‘it’s heavy, Malcolm’

This gold dress contains 325 Austrian gold coins, weights 8 kg and is valued at $275,000. Speechless.  Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewellery K.K. has created a dress using 325 Austrian gold coins issued to commemorate the Vienna Philharmonic, which it will display for a week at its store in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza district. Two men’s jackets also using gold coins, together valued at about 127 million yen, will also be shown. Tags: gold+dress, fashion, bullion


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huh..? February 15, 2008 posted by
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GMail problems?

Brian over at Gizmodo posts about problems with Gmail/Google Mail, and I have to say that he’s right. There’s something not quite right with the service. I’ve definitely noticed delays in messages coming and going, as well as messages disappearing completely in both directions. I even discovered that an account retrieval I’d set up had mysteriously just switched itself off without warning (I only discovered that my emails weren’t arriving properly by accident).  Another colleague tells me that his service simply won’t…


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but is it art? February 14, 2008 posted by
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Triple Axle Hummer Limo – Mommy, please make them stop…

Triple Axle 8 Wheel Hummer Stretch Limo. The world’s first nightclub on wheels. Featuring 2 VIP lounges, disco floors and ceilings, gullwing doors and a Level 5 sound system (ooh that sounds loud, grandma). Just perfect for that ladies night out, as long as you’ve got a starting fee of £350.00 for the first hour. Oh and apparently it does around 5 miles to the gallon. Of Scotch. Joking!   Tags: hummer, stretch+limo, triple+axle+8+wheel+hummer+stretch+limo


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Cool Web Apps & Sites February 14, 2008 posted by
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Video Job Shop – video resumes and job offers wander online, hmm…

VideoJobShop. Video resumes and job offers online. Hmm…not sure what to say about this. Is video the best way to advertise for jobs or try and get one? Not sure. Most of the job offer footage is basic stock stuff from company promos, and the video resumes seem to be rather…um…awkward. For a fun few minutes though, check out the spokesperson resume videos from the Arts and Media section. This video in particular deserves to get some star treatment on YouTube. Hoot! [Thanks Alan]….


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Gadgets February 11, 2008 posted by
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Pocket Protector 2 – geek your bling with style. Or something…

Pocket Protector 2.0. Forget about Web 2.0, what the world wants, nay demands, is a better way to secure our shirt pockets from damage. Well fear not, help is at hand, complete with neck worn lanyard and cutesy geektastic stickers. Dude! $4.95 and good luck with that first date.  Upgrade your geekwear with this fabulously functional Pocket Protector. Each 5-3/4″ x 3-3/8″ vinyl accessory has multiple storage compartments to store everything from pens and laser pointers to flash drives and mp3 players. It even includes…


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diy February 8, 2008 posted by
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DIY Cheater Pen – ghetto cheating implement will get you busted faster than you can say Bic

DIY Cheater Pen Professional. This video will show you aspiring CIA operatives how to craft a lovingly covert cheating pen for sailing through all your tests, including Moral & Ethics Part 1. Good luck with this grab, dude. Tags: cheater+pen+professional, diy, video


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Gadgets February 7, 2008 posted by
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Bikeboard – part bicycle, part skateboard, all crazy

Bikeboard. It’s not April 1st yet is it? Good. OK then, well this puppy combines a bicycle front end with a skateboard…you sure it’s not April? Right. OK. So it has a 20 inch front wheel with a….nope sorry, that’s it. Can’t carry on with this. Off to have a lie down. You can take it from here yourself. L8r. £119.00.  You paddle the pavement as you would with a conventional Skateboard, only you have handlebars and a 20” front wheel…


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Gadgets February 5, 2008 posted by
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KickTrak – the baby kick counter

KickTrak. A pre-natal kick counter designed to help mother to be keep track of baby’s development through measuring movement inside the womb. Is this worth $39.95? Discuss.  kickTrak is a safe, noninvasive, 3-in-1 handheld device to give you peace of mind. Using kickTrak to track your baby’s movement assures you and your doctor that your baby is thriving and potentially reduces the risk of stillbirth. Tags: kicktrak, baby, gadget


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Gadgets February 4, 2008 posted by
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Groqit – keep track of what you own and avoid buying it twice

Groqit. This barcode reading ‘personal inventory manager’ gets our vote as the saddest gadget of modern times. The idea is you’ve accumulated so much stuff – like some pathetic forgetful bag-person – that you need to carry around another piece of stuff to stop you repeating your mistakes. Dude, if your memory is this bad – or your possessions that many – then you probably need more help than this thing can supply. One for the Stuff Anonymous meeting perhaps? (“Hi, I’m Cindy and I…


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cool tech January 31, 2008 posted by
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Boiling water with sound waves? – new invention baffles scientist

A 92 year old New Zealander is claiming to have invented a product which can boil water using sound. The as yet unnamed device, which looks like a smooth silver golf ball, is baffling scientists, or at least one particular professor who’s taken a look. It could of course be a huge prank, but if it isn’t, it’ll be a pretty cool gadget to have in your cubicle or kitchen. This news report video is interesting. [Via Boingboing]  A 92-year-old Christchurch inventor…


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but is it art? January 25, 2008 posted by
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Firebrand – or how to treat advertising like…uh…art?

Firebrand. Take a bunch of television adverts, thrown in some ‘E’ style veejays, docu-commentary and a super slick interface and what have you got? Er…a bunch of television adverts? Yes, it’s every ad exec’s wildest dream come true, as all of a sudden the annoying stuff that we want to fast forward gets its own online channel complete with stylish Web 2.0 features like embed links, favourites et al. Eat your heart out Visit4Info and AdForum, ‘cause this is art. Y’hear?…


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Bizarre January 24, 2008 posted by
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Save Windows XP – whoa, weird stuff happening alert…

Save Windows XP. Er…ah…huh? OK, so in all your wildest dreaming, would you ever imagine that Microsoft would have produced an operating system that was SO bad, that someone somewhere set up a petition to keep using the older version? Could you? This must rank as the most humiliating thing ever to happen to a software company. Ever. And worse, 57,000 people have already signed up. Sheesh! I’ve got to say, I actually enjoy using XP right now (it’s really really stable as long…


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