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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Gadgets

Mario Mushroom Is Yet Another Lame Attempt to Disguise a Vibrator

12:20PM Jesus Diaz | For some reason I can’t seem to grasp, Japanese people seem to be obsessed with vibrating objects that are not actual vibrators. OK, I lied, I can understand it perfectly. Specially when they try to pass them as soft Super Mario mushrooms. Then I don’t only understand the obsession, but I actually want to have one. In fact, buy two dozens and make a vibrating mushroom bed sticking them together. For $US26, you can use them as mini-seats and chair cushions, provided you don’t weigh more than 80kg. [Rinkya Blog] More »
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Tuesday, July 31, 2007
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New Phone for People Who Like Mushrooms, Hate Poisonings

11:49PM Seamus Byrne | Foraging for mushrooms can be fun, but getting poisoned by the wrong species always ruins a nice afternoon. Researchers at the Hagenberg College in Austria have developed software that can identify which mushrooms are safe to eat and which are poisonous, just from a photograph. This means it could easily be run on a mobile phone with a camera, to create a handy tool for foragers. It’s not sure yet clear whether magic mushrooms have been placed in the safe or poisonous category – maybe that will be a user option. [Metro] More »
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