Some of the smart folks at the University of Missouri (Science and Technology) are working on a plastic bag that will disintegrate in about four months. Considering our addiction to plastic bags… and the fact that they tend to stick around in our land fills forever… this is a…
The car that was to be used for the latest James Bond movie plunged into a Northern Italy lake while being driven to the set. The driver of the Aston Martin was hospitalized with minor injuries and a bruised ego.
Speed freaks get your wallets out, for $300 (in May) you can have the world’s fastest SATA hard drive. The Western Digital VelociRaptor is 35% faster than the previous WD Raptors and features 10,000 RPM, 3Gbps SATA interface, 16MB cache, 1.4 million hour MTBF, and large heat sink. The heat…
A F-111 fighter jet flying over homes in Evans Head, northern NSW, nailed a pelican causing significant damage to the plane (and pelican), forcing an emergency landing. The jet was flying at 3,000 feet and 340mph over homes when the collision occurred. The pelican pelican struck the fiberglass nosecone causing…
Got a "pest" problem? Check out "The Big Cheese" Ultrasonic Pest Gun, about $30. "It is a sonic hand held repeller gun with a laser-light sighting which will repel cats, dogs, squirrels and other unwelcome intruders without harm, keeping them off your lawn and from fouling vegetable plots and herbaceous…
Rednecks rejoice… assuming you are a rich redneck. The Dixie Chopper Excalibur 3874 (starting at $11,332) is the worlds fastest lawnmower at 15mph. This beast has a 38hp motor, cuts 9.2 acres per hour, 74-inch mowing deck, and a 12-volt adapter for your cell phone or iPod. I love everything…
AT&T is going to be laying off 1.5% of it’s workforce (approximately 4,500 people). The cuts are going to primarily hit management, in an attempt to streamline operations. The cuts will cost $375 million in Q1.
The Sanyo Xacti DMX-CA8 is similar to the last Xacti model with a few changes. The DMX-CA8 has a new 8 megapixel CMOS and the "face chaser" technology to maintain exposure and focus on peoples faces. The main feature is that the unit is waterproof for one hour down to…
For the gardener who doesn’t want to lug a bunch of tools out for the simple gardening… the Leatherman Hybrid Gardening Multitool ($35). Like the other Leatherman gadgets, this tool is lightweight and has a bunch of useful bits, such as pruners, weed remover, bark lifter, a saw, and a…
I am having a tough time typing this I am laughing so hard. This is just too funny… the kid’s face is priceless, the master lock on the game makes him look like a prisoner, the many other eyes peering at you from behind the kid, boy do I want…