Yes indeed, Ron Jeremy lives the life that other fat, hairy men can only dream about. I don’t think I need to tell you what this wind-up toy does, but I can tell you that every man has secretly wished for this ability at one point or another. Haha…man, I wonder what the people who manufacture these toys tell other people when they’re asked “what do you do for a living?” Available for $US7. Hit the jump for a pic. It’s modified but still very NSFW.
Announced a couple days ago at the BlackBerry Developers Conference, BlackBerry Web Signals drops customisable push content on your phone from most news sources under the sun: New York Times, Fox News, Reuters, Accuweather and more. Once you’re set up, Web Signals will push news straight to your BlackBerry—since you know, news the economy is actually in great shape could arrive at any minute. [BlackBerry via BGR]
It’s a sad day when Man can no longer scan his Good Housekeeping magazine subscription to share with those too insecure to subscribe themselves. But Mygazines has folded due to the pressures of the economy, lacking the deep pockets to support day to day operations any longer. While we mourn the loss of a well-executed idea, surely at least a few publishers are dancing on the site’s digital grave. [Mygazines Thanks Jake]
Eventually the internet will combine all creative possibilities, housing a compendium of knowledge encoded in YouTube clips, demonstrating every gadget ever made rebuilt to mimic every other gadget’s function. Today we take a small but absolutely necessary step to that goal.
The latest wacky creation from Japanese manufacturer Banpresto comes to us in a form that looks very much like a railroad crossing sign. Truth be told, it is actually an alarm clock that lights up and mimics the sound of a train approach warning when it’s time to get up. Fortunately, the giant button on the base will silence the alarm—allowing to you to return to sleep and peacefully avoid your responsibilities. The clock will most likely be a Japan-only release when it arrives in January of 2009. [Akihabara News via Crunchgear]
With the economy being the way it is, many of us need to face the fact that we must cut back a bit on our gadget budgets. However, that doesn’t mean that we need to go cold turkey. If you are currently in the market for a new laptop, have you ever considered buying refurbished/recertified? Keep in mind that refurbished/recertified laptops were either returned, overstocked, defective or functioned as demos before heading back to the manufacturer for repair and inspection. Many of them come with warranties and should be good as new. However, there is a stigma (and horror stories) that go along with purchasing refurb gadgets for the discount. So, my question is: Would you buy/ have you bought a refurbished laptop?
Have you ever wished that you could simulate a pleasurable experience whenever you felt like it? Of course you have. The good news is that there are manufacturers out there hard at work bringing you devices that do just that. And, believe it or not, not all of these devices are not sex-related. In fact, many focus on seemingly mundane yet pleasurably addictive experiences that we take for granted in our everyday lives. The following 10 gadgets provide several examples.
Infinite Toys:
Light a firecracker, listen to Steve Jobs’ Mercedes peeling out, grow a mustache, make a disguised-voice phone call with your various illegal demands. All in a week’s work in the App Store. Let’s have a look at the fruits of the last seven days.
While Windows Vista Service Pack 2 has no public launch date at this time, Microsoft will distribute the SP2 beta to a small group of Technology Adoption Program members starting next week. So while that news means most of us will be left out in the cold, Microsoft has detailed many of the new features to expect in SP2—mostly to support “emerging standards.”
The folks at Sonim have done just about everything in their power to convince potential customers that their XP1 is the world’s toughest phone. That includes running over it with cars and dunking it in beer baths. Their latest stunt involves hitting in with a hammer 24/7 until it breaks—and you can watch the entire thing go down online. You can even send it text messages to test whether or not it is working.
