The Dad's Cab Meter is a fake taxi fare counter for parental chauffeurs, made so they can guilt/embarrass their ingrate children into doing chores for them. The meter incrementally increases the pretend fare and comes with a stack of fare receipts that have chores the kids can do as payment (har har har). It's kinda like those redonkulous moments on The Cosby Show where the entire family would participate in a role-play with some sort of real-world moral to it, except not anywhere as funny. Dad's Cab is US$18, but in the grand scheme of things, mortifying your children is priceless. [Gizoo via Coolest Gadgets via Dvice]

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The iPhone Arm keeps one hand free while using you're the iPhone, or any other mobile device, really. It's compatible with Jason's favourite iPhone web app, and compliments it perfectly. It also supports Apple's recently announced iPhone 3G videoconferencing kit, which it should be launching soon after. [Break via digg]

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In a world where fonts are people, Times New Roman is king. But also, Wingdings is annoying and talks in gibberish, Arial Narrow is a racist, and Futura is a sexy lady from the future. How awesome is this?

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Jesus has already declared BlackBerry dead in the wake of iPhone 2.0. "Dead dead dead." Apparently, he's not the only one to think so. Joy of Tech does RIM the favour of waving the white flag for them. What do you think? Is it the push email or the keyboard that really matters? Here's some Mossberg Solution tips to juice a BlackBerry up if you're feeling left behind by the hype.

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Cupertino, California (Agencies). In a surprising move that is set to stun consumers all over the world, Apple has cancelled all orders for the iPhone 3G today. People who already bought the phones will get them replaced by Apple's new wonderproduct, the iBrick 3G. "We think it's the best thing we can do for our customers worldwide," Apple CEO Steve Jobs declared in a conference call with analysts, "I mean, they won't really notice the difference after trying to activate their iPhone 3G for the billionth time, would they? WOULD THEY?"

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Careful what kind of digital camera you give your kids from the Disney Store these days, otherwise the spawn of your loins could end up putting a goatse right up against their chubby cherubic faces. Then, their virgin innocence robbed from them, they'll probably go around leaving this 8MB camera in the darker places of your house, hoping to catch a few nether region images of their own (of poor quality, btw, this is actually a pretty poor camera to begin with). You've been warned. -- Thanks, Chris, we think? [The Disney Store]

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Anyone who has ever piloted a Segway or watched a Betamax knows that the tech world isn't always a meritocracy. Good products can be trampled by inferior ones, and unpredictable consumers can make frustrating choices (Blu-ray, anyone?). More likely, though, is that the product was just a stupid idea in the first place. CollegeHumor has posted a sort of revisionist consumer history in which a bunch of popular products have actually lost the marketing battles against their competitors. [CollegeHumor]

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While yes, the new iPhone 3G's speed boost is going to be great for, you know, looking at family photos or checking on your eBay bids. But really, we know what you're going to use it for and why you're so excited. So does your boss. Remember that the next time you take four 15 minute bathroom breaks in one day. [Funny or Die]

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This was taped in January, but it falls under the category of "Timeless sales pitches." From the Best Buy sales person's handbook: Never take no for an answer, entertain lower offers, hump the floor if it helps sell even just one more car stereo. [Funny or Die]

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The original Internet Party was a pretty funny video, but I'd say that the sequel is even tighter in its execution. Watch your favourite websites—almost scarily apt in their personification—tell MySpace that it's time to stop. The actress playing IMDB is especially brilliant.

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