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Piece Of Dried Glue Is Apparently Worth 1000s

7:20AM January 28, 2012 | Lily Newman

This glob of dried glue kind of looks like Homer Simpson. Kind of. The thing is that this insignificant blip in the scheme of humanity is about to sell on eBay UK for a metric crap tonne. It’s at £151,000 with two days to go. More »


Geek Out

Want A Secret Jet Canopy? $620,238 On eBay

3:00PM December 26, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Back in the 80s, the United States Navy wanted a stealth aircraft to replace the A-6 Intruder. McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics came up with an ultra-secret flying wing design, an alien-looking aircraft called the A-12 Avenger II. It never flew. More »


Entertainment

Want To Own Doctor Who’s Outfit?

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3:00PM November 18, 2011 | Alex Kidman

The BBC’s offering up one of the current Doctor’s outfits for charity sale. That’s not something that happens often at all that often, and not shockingly, the bidding is rather brisk. More »


Online

eBay’s Usage Dominated By iOS And… WAP? [Updated]

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10:30AM November 16, 2011 | Alex Kidman

This I did not see coming. Not so much that the predominant platform that eBay Australia sees its mobile commerce through would be iOS; the iPhone and iPad’s market position make that pretty much inevitable. But WAP coming in just behind iOS? Did we skip back to 1998 and nobody told me? Update: It seems not; eBay’s just contacted me to clarify their mistake. More »


Cars

This Twin Jet Engine Harley Davidson Is Insane

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12:30PM November 11, 2011 | Alex Kidman

This thing looks all sorts of insane — but it’s real. It’s a one-of-a-kind twin pulsejet Harley Davidson motorcycle built as a custom job for a customer who never paid for it. It was briefly up for sale on eBay, but it looks like we all missed out. More »


Mobile

Ice Cream Sandwich Caught On Video?

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10:30AM September 29, 2011 | Alex Kidman

Or possibly tasty, tasty prank. Google’s talked a big game regarding Ice Cream Sandwich, but up until now the details have been a bit scarce. This video claims to reveal a bit more of what Ice Cream Sandwich will look like. More »


News

HP Charts The Same Goofy Course With Whitman At The Helm

8:00AM September 23, 2011 | Brian Barrett

So here’s what you need to know about why HP fired CEO Leo Apotheker: it’s not because of the choices he made, it’s how he executed them. So TouchPad is still dead. PCs are still being shunned. And ’round and ’round and ’round we go. More »


Geek Out

The Nike Air Mag Is Selling For About $US6000 A Pair

7:40AM September 13, 2011 | Casey Chan

The Nike Air Mag, a shoe I dreamt of wearing as a kid and can only dream of buying today, are being auctioned off for the search for a cure for Parkinson’s Disease. They’re selling for $US6142 a pair. More »


Computing

Why The Hell Are People Buying Touchpads For $300 On eBay?

11:32PM August 23, 2011 | Casey Chan

Ah, the HP Touchpad. When it was previewed, it looked amazing. When it was reviewed, it was smashed. When it was launched, it was ignored. When HP killed webOS and dropped the price to $98, it sold out? Yes. And now it’s selling for more than retail on eBay. More »


Geek Out

Not Only Does This Nerf Lancer Fire Darts, It’s Fully Automatic

2:20AM August 7, 2011 | Owen Good

Sure, Nerf Lancers have been done before, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be done better. This one, from reader Nick G, is also for sale on eBay. More »