15, Sep 2008
You Paid How Much For That?! Best Buy Overpays For Napster

Check me if I am wrong, but Napster is dead, and has been dead pretty much since the day they stopped being “the place” to pirate music. In today’s world people can get any friggin tune from iTunes if they have the money, and from Tagoo.ru if they don’t have…

15, Sep 2008
People Do It In Hotels – Enter The Shag Pack Passion Kit

Apparently the Hotel Industry is finally catching up to the fact that one of the things people do in hotels is have sex. Upon stumbling onto this previously unnoticed phenomenon they finally realized they can monetize this aspect of human behavior. The magnitude and timing of this realization is comparable…

15, Sep 2008
Fat Guy Shirts

Let me start off by saying… I like shirts that point out the obvious.  (You know… big boob girls wearing shirts that say stuff like “what are you looking at” right across the boobs… you get the idea) And on that note… why do we have to ignore the fact…

11, Sep 2008
Yep… It’s A Condom Dispenser

Wow… not sure about this one.  Why would anyone need a condom dispenser?  Doesn’t the box dispense them quick enough?  If for some reason the good-old-fashioned box doesn’t do it for you… you could always opt for the 24 condom holder/dispenser for $28.

11, Sep 2008
ASUS Eee PC 1000 At Costco For Only $449.99

I love my Eee PC for simple computing and web browsing while on the go.  Good to see the price coming down for the slightly larger 10-inch screen unit, check it out at Costco for only $449.99 – ASUS Eee PC 1000. Check out the video after the break.

11, Sep 2008
Who Needs Guitar Hero? Go Ghetto With Guitar Idol

Seems everyone is jumping on the guitar hero train with gadgets like this,the Guitar Idol.  Remember previous Guitar Hero iterations like the pocket sized guitar hero game and the Guitar Hero for Nintendo DS.  I am not sure this gadget has much of a chance as a viable game, may…

10, Sep 2008
Sling Media – Slingbox Pro-HD And SlingCatcher – Pre-order

If you are a SlingBox junky and are waiting for the new Slingbox PRO-HD or SlingCatcher… they are finally available for pre-order at amazon.  Both units are priced at $299.99 but there is no mention of ship dates. SlingCatcher pre-order for $299.99Slingbox PRO-HD pre-order for $299.99  

10, Sep 2008
Netherlands – Powering 90,000 Homes With Chicken Poop

  This takes renewable energy to the next level.  The Dutch minister of agriculture Gerda Verburg constructed a 36.5 megawatt power plant that runs on chicken manure.  The plant cost 150 million euro to build and is located in Moerdijk.  The poop-to-power plant will convert 440,000 tons of chicken manure…

9, Sep 2008
Apple iPod Updates

Today Apple announced the following changes of the iPod line.    iPod NanoThe iPod Nano will come in new colors (Bright blue, purple, orange, green, pink, etc…) and will come with the cool motion sensor.  Just shake the mp3 player to activate the shuffle mode.  The Nano’s will now be…

9, Sep 2008
Fith Gear Pits The Mitsubishi EVO GQ-300 vs. Subaru WRX STi

We have seen this test last year… but this year the EVO and WRX have seen some serious changes… let’s see who comes out the winner this year.  Jason Plato and Tiff Needell do battle in these two pocket racers with some funny video after there break.