Have you ever sliced your index finger open trying to twist open a crown-style bottle top? Then you’ll appreciate the Bottlemate – a bottle opener that has a magnet in it. What’s not to like?

There’s not a lot to write about it – it opens all types of bottles and has a magnet to catch the cap after it’s done its job. They cost $9.95 each, although you get a bit of a discount if you buy in bulk. The website markets it as “Probably the best bottle opener in the world”, and they’re probably right. Probably.

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Designed by a group called KARO, the library started out as an art installation consisting of beer crates stacked up in an abandoned district centre in Madgeburg, Germany. Now sheltered seating areas and extra cosy nooks constructed out of wood from an old warehouse have been added to complete this crazy design. I’ve got no clue how they keep books dry when it rains, but I definitely wanna snuggle up with a novel in one of those corners. [Dezeen]

Of course, none of you people had as much fun as I did at my Windows 7 party. But these still look pretty fun.

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I don’t know why this person would destroy such a lovely phone as the Pre. Or maybe he was drunk and did it for a grand. Maybe he’s sick of it having very few apps. [PreThinking Via Techmeme]

The bike features two kegs in the cargo bin along with 11kg of ice—but the beer also beer runs through a 15-metre cooling coil to ensure that it reaches your glass ice cold from the tap. It also features a rack designed to hold a stack of pizza boxes and a music system alongside the rear tyre. Surely, the bike will be a big hit at their upcoming Biketoberfest celebration, but the designers have big plans for its future. They hope to add a second speaker system and a solar array that will power all of the electrical devices—most likely bringing the total weight of this monster to like 400kg. Let’s hope Lance Armstrong will be available to pedal this thing around town. [Flickr and BikePortland via Fark]

It was a great night, with a great crowd and a fantastic atmosphere. If you’re based in Sydney, you should definitely try and make it to the second episode in a couple of weeks.

The games show will be going live later today, and both should hit iTunes and other Podcast syndication networks tomorrow.

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A full explanation of Byteside is here, as well as instructions on how you can get your hands on a couple of VIP double passes to the first show. Both myself and Kotaku editor David will be on the panels for the first show, so make sure you register to come on down.

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The kegerator features an iPhone-like array of “apps,” including a CO2 gauge, the “Tap Store” where different beers are selected, and a temperature gauge (the fridge is kept at 37 degrees for a perfect frosty brew). It actually looks like a project that’s conceivably doable by a group of dedicated beer-lovers, even if they don’t work for a tech magazine. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to scour the Craigslist free listings for refrigerators. [Wired]

On top of the live event, the show will also be recorded and uploaded to the web so everyone outside of Sydney can enjoy the experience. Among the guests on the first show are MactheMag editor Matthew Powell, Atomic editor David Hollingworth, Sproog Media publisher Nick Ross, Hyper editor Daniel Wilks, Kotaku ed David Wildgoose and your own friendly Gizmodo editor (that’s me).

If you want to come along and enjoy the show, Shay and the Byteside crew are offering Giz readers two double VIP passes. The VIP passes offer you priority access to the show, plus some free drinks for you and a friend on the night. All you need to do is sign up to the Byteside news list and select Gizmodo in the drop down referrals menu. You should probably sign up for the list anyway, so you know when all the events are happening and how to RSVP to attend a show.

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