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Games
Modern Warfare 2 “Prestige Edition” Features Real, Working Night Vision Goggles
2:40PM Dan Nosowitz | Modern Warfare 2’s exercise in excess “Prestige Edition” features a book of artwork and character details, a metallic collector’s edition of the game and…a fully functioning pair of night-vision goggles with a creepy sculpted head as a stand.
Gadgets
ZipIt Effortlessly Opens Those Annoying Blister Packs
8:20AM Sean Fallon | Wrap rage—one minute your trying to open a new gadget and the next someone is in the ER with a pair of scissors in their chest. I’ve seen it countless times. ZipIt can help. More »
Random Stuff
Mail Hoarding Is Real, and I Just Experienced It
4:00AM Jason Chen | Mail hoarding is a fantastic phenomenon. Slate explains it as the cases where postal workers stockpile mail/packages in their trucks, then act like they delivered them. I discovered that this happens with Fedex too. More »
Deals
11:10AM Nick Broughall | Are you looking for some kind of special gadget deal on which to blow your K-Rudd special $900 stimulus payment? The guys at Eljo Media Solutions reckon they’ve got a great deal for you, based around the Popcorn Hour A-110 Network media player. More »
Dealzmodo: The Popcorn Hour Stimulus Package From Eljo
11:10AM Nick Broughall | Are you looking for some kind of special gadget deal on which to blow your K-Rudd special $900 stimulus payment? The guys at Eljo Media Solutions reckon they’ve got a great deal for you, based around the Popcorn Hour A-110 Network media player. More »
Random Stuff
Brown Can Thrash Your Packages With A 27 Metre Delivery Toss, That’s What
3:01AM John Mahoney | This candidate for UPS-guy-of-the-year doesn’t even wait for his van to come to a complete stop before someone’s brand new something gets hail-mary’d into the garage. Thankfully, a security cam captured it all. More »
Deals
6:55PM Nick Broughall | If you’re after a cheap and easy desktop computer, the Eee Box just became a lot more attractive with the announcement that Asus are now bagging it with their VW161D LCD monitor for just $599.
Considering the Eee Box was $429 when it launched back in August, that means you’re getting a 16-inch widescreen monitor for $170, which isn’t a bad deal at all.
The package is apparently available at computer resellers now, which could mean anything really, but it’s still worth keeping an eye out for. More »
Dealzmodo: Asus Eee Box And VW161D LCD Monitor For $599
6:55PM Nick Broughall | If you’re after a cheap and easy desktop computer, the Eee Box just became a lot more attractive with the announcement that Asus are now bagging it with their VW161D LCD monitor for just $599.
Considering the Eee Box was $429 when it launched back in August, that means you’re getting a 16-inch widescreen monitor for $170, which isn’t a bad deal at all.
The package is apparently available at computer resellers now, which could mean anything really, but it’s still worth keeping an eye out for. More » 