Pixmania’s top ten: WiMax, Rickroll, UGC, mashup, RFID, Android, HDMI, fuel-cell, HSDPA and DVB-H.

There’s also a “bottom ten” list too, which includes dial-up, KB and, of course, HD DVD.

And what’s this about it being a language? Of course global adoption of a technology adds certain phrases to all languages— I mean, just a small bunch of decades ago few people would’ve understood the words “cellphone” or “hard drive” or “SCART.” But does that really make it a language? No, it’s not even a dialect. Does it even help non-nerds understand the tech they’re buying, no matter what country they’re buying it in? Remember the consumer frenzy that stirred up around digital cameras and the megapixel race? And the multitude of terms about HD TV: all that 1080i, 720p (really 768p) nonsense?

Sorry, Pixmania, but you lose. [Pixmania via Pocket Lint]

[Lion of the Sun]

We hear that nerds have plenty o’ money, so they won’t mind paying the steep price of two dollars per can for this stuff. And, you only get that deal if you buy it by the case. We’re thinking a few cups of strong coffee might do just about the same thing. – Charlie White

Product Site [Nerd Energy, via Sci Fi Tech]

To kick off its “TiVo Gets Me” ad campaign, the one with the funny commercials, the DVR company sent out these TiVo antenna ears along with the press release. They’re felt, with TiVo Gets Me across the side, and bendable wires inside the ears.

They arrived the same day my Series 3, coincidentally, which I’m pictured with above, happily. Remember I’d put up a poll asking if I should get a monitor or a TiVo? Most of you said monitor, but I couldn’t resist that $500 dealzmodo that expired last week. – Brian Lam

TiVo [Gizmodo]

A new Adult Swim show entitled “Fat Guy Stuck on the Internet” is coming, and you should be excited about it. Featuring actual actors in front of a green screen, it’s a step away from the standard, you know, animated fare on Cartoon Network’s stoner block. However, the premise, that a “rock and roll computer programmer” gets stuck in the Internet, gets chased by a mustachioed bounty hunter named Chains, and completes a quest that references basically every sci-fi movie ever.

It’s based on a Web series called “Gemberling,” so if this sounds intriguing be sure to check out the originals. The original series has such guest stars as Rob Corddry from the Daily Show, Rob Heubel and Paul Scheer from Human Giant, and MC Chris from Aqua Teen Hunger Force, so it’s a bit better than your standard YouTube “comedies.” The originals are what resulted when a couple of comedians from UCB bought a green screen on eBay and taught themselves how to use it, so expect the Adult Swim version to be a bit more polished, but there’s definitely a certain charm about the no-budget versions out there now. Check ‘em out before the Cartoon Network yanks them. –Adam Frucci

New Adult Swim show “Fat Guy Stuck In The Internet” coming [Tubewad]

When he entered the house as a self-professed ‘nerd’, he was showing all the usual negative traits—overweight, socially awkward… so it was a positive leap when he used some geek-powered investigation skills to uncover the hidden pair.

How did he do it?

Well the social engineering wasn’t working so good, though he picked up some hints from the way people were avoiding eye contact in the house. But the clincher was looking BEHIND housemate photos, where he discovered two housemates—Hayley and Andrew—had the same photo paper, with the same code prefix. How likely was that from two random people?

Of all the housemate queries as to who the hidden couple were, Jamie was the only one to say with some confidence (he said ‘about 80% sure’) that Hayley and Andrew were the pair.

He may not be an uber cool champion of nerdity, but he showed that some tech know-how can solve oh so many of life’s little problems.

If I voted for people on Big Brother, I’d throw a few ’save’ votes the way of Jamie, because the last thing we need is to see the nerd kicked to the curb first week out. If only I cared enough to spend my hard earned on a txt. Other sub-cultures might get behind their own… is ours just too cynical to bother?

I know some people really enjoy their Sidekick, but the halo and golden wings are a bit much. OMFG is correct. –Travis Hudson

[Via 32 Nerdiest Tattoos on the Planet]