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GeekLinks: Thursday Nerdfest

>> Thursday, April 30, 2009


Classic Family Guy Song -- The Fellas at the Freakin' FCC. (iKlipz)

All Judd Apatow movies, deconstructed. (Hollywood Fail)

Brutal honesty on a first date. Brutal! (iKlipz)

Cloaking devices are real. No, really! (Ars)

Lou reads the E/N Forums, because Lou can read! (Lou Reads)

Awesome RC gadget for your car. Surf's up, dude! (Walyou)

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Dane Cook iPhone App Rocks! (Unless You Hate Dane Cook)


If you were holding off on buying an iPhone, this should help make the decision A LOT easier.

Dane Cook now has his very own iPhone app. Stay in touch, watch Dane's videos, and see upcoming tour dates whenever your heart desires.

What's that? Your heart doesn't desire to know that much about Dane Cook? Because you hate his guts? Well, that's okay too. You can use the app to post nasty, flameriffic comments on his clips. Call him a hack, a turd, a joke-stealer, whatever.

But if you love the dude? Well, then lil' Dane will be in your pocket, waiting.

Superfinger.

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RoboPal 3000 Has a Secret [NSFW]



Ugh, these robots and their robo-libidos. It's hard to find good robo-help these days. At least, good help that doesn't want to robo-bang you.

(Side note: any robo-sentence can be made more "high tech" by using the classic robo- prefix.)

(Another side note: isn't one of the guys in this vid the Verizon dude?)

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Make Your Own USB Discoteque

Love big collars and repetitive music? Always wanted your very own super-cheesy 1970's discoteque? Well, now it's possible and affordable -- with USB technology.

Step One:
USB Powered disco ball from Xoxide. All the ambience you need. ($20)

Step Two:
Oh yes it's ladies night, and the feelin's right, with this disco lady USB stick. ($22)

Step Three:
Stay coooooool, kitty cat. Air condition your shirt, and dance the night away in sweat-free comfort. ($214)



Step Four:
Put on your disco shoes. No, really. They dance for you. (Priceless)






And Step Five:
Dance, baby... dance! Well, at least with your fingers. ($18)

Bonus:

Here's the disco ball in action...




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A Nasty AOL/Time Warner Breakup?



Jeez, Louise! It's about freaking time! It looks like AOL and Time Warner will part ways.

The TW/AOL board isn't offering specifics, according to this week's NY Times article, but the reports indicate a breakup is imminent.

According to word on the street, the merger of Time Warner and AOL cost shareholders $100 Billion. Gee, we wonder why? Aren't lots of people interested in paying for late 90's internet services? Yesterday's annoying technology, today!


One hundred billion dollars. You might think it's hard to make that much money disappear, but in reality, all you need to do is play this video one hundred billion times, and you could accomplish the same feat.



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GeekLinks: Wednesday's 7 Finger Clicks

>> Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Nerdy doormats are nerdy! (Waylou)

Sweaty R&B shirts are sexy... right? (iKlipz)

Phunny How I Met Your Mother episode tackles texting etiquette. (GeekSugar)

And here is that episode, if'n you wanna watch it. (CBS)

Macs to get Blu Ray? Yipee! (cnet)

Techno-faucet makes washing your hands expensive! (Aware Geek)

What if Michael Bay did My Little Pony? (iKlipz)

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Spam Haiku of the Week: Swine Flu

From time to time we put together Haiku poems, using only subject lines from crappy SPAM we receive. Here's today's sad, sad entry...

"Swine Flu"

Where the hell are you
N.Y. Victims of Swine Flu?
Subscription canceled


If you guys have any Spam Haiku to share, send to contact@geekpadshow.com

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6 Ways the Insight Differs from the Prius


Check out these two photos. The first one is Honda's brand new 2010 Insight hybrid. The second is the 2009 Toyota Prius.

Honda assures us that they were not trying to completely rip off the design of the uber-popular Prius, and we take them at their word. C'mon, look at how completely different these two vehicle designs are.

Here's six major differences:

  1. Insight's gas door is round. Prius' is square.
  2. Insight's six-spoke hubcaps are slightly cooler than Prius'.
  3. There's a 2" length difference on those radio antennas.
  4. In no way does Honda's "Integrated Motor Assist" sound anything like a thesaurus version of Toyota's "Hybrid Synergy Drive."
  5. Insight's paint job is "Alibaster Silver Metallic," while Toyota is "Classic Silver Metallic." Duh.
  6. And last but not least... They have different names.
Nice job, Honda. Nice job.

And for all you car geeks that want the real skinny on what's different about these two rigs, check this out:

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Real Life Twitter is Chock Full of Awkward


Must've been fun to film this one. The dudes at college humor have major sack. Didja see the look on that girl at the end? Not amused.

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Axxana Black Box Data Storage Scares the Crap Out of Us


The new Axxana Phoenix Black Box System is one scary piece of hardware. According to the company, the SSD backup unit can withstand:

  • Up to 2000¼ F for an hour to be followed by 482¼ F for 6 hours
  • 40 G shock
  • 30 feet water pressure
  • Pierce force of 500 lb rod with cross-section of .04 in2 dropped from 10 ft height
Aaaaghh!! We weren't scared before, but now we are. Did you know burglars carry around 500 lb rods?!

And check out those icons:

"Terror?" An earthquake that rips your Barbie Dream House in half? Even the "Weather" icon looks like a friggin' lightning bolt wrapped in a tornado!

We're so jittery now that we've started thinking of other things we're going to ask Axxana to protect against in future versions:
  • Swine Flu
  • Bankruptcy
  • Mind Bullets
  • Genital Warts
  • Mediocrity


Now that's storage we would feel safe with.

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GeekLinks: Tuesday Linkage Action

>> Tuesday, April 28, 2009


It's an ottoman... and a transformer! (GeekSugar)

Who wouldn't want to hang out with Eddie Griffin? (iKlipz)

Pretty rad belt buckle ya got there, pardner. (Walyou)

Ugly dog? Or dog ugly? (iKlipz)

Wait. Geocities still exists? (Ars)

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Use High Tech to Walk Like a Minotaur


From Kim Graham Studios comes a crazy getup for making your legs bend the wrong way. If you buy two, we bet you could have yourself a pretty sweet Centaur.

This is great for all you serious cosplayers... or just any man, woman or child who finds themselves dying to stalk around like a mythical bog creature. Rrrrawr!



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When We Say "Notebook" Computer, We Mean It


Noteboek from Evelien Lohbeck on Vimeo.

Everything's paper!

Pretty friggin' rad clip from some Dutch artist named Evelien Lohbeck. Her (or is it a dude?) website is also pretty cool.

Makes us wanna squeeze our giant webcam into a flip book.

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Light Sabers. Pretty Ladies. Underthings. 'Nuff Said.



Star Wars, scantily clad ladies and special effects. The simple pleasures of life, combined for your entertainment.

Actually, we were way more impressed by the FX than the babes. Which just goes to prove what sad, sad nerds we are.

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ContourHD Helmet Cam Captures Your Wipeouts in HD!


At just $280, the new ContourHD helmet-cam is the first affordable way to document your horrible spills, brutal crashes, and humiliating accidents in full Hi Def!

Company has assured us it is perfect for filming:

  • You wrecking your motorcycle into a wall
  • You breaking your leg while snowboarding
  • You foolishly failing at a trampoline trick you shouldn't have tried
  • And more!
Come on. Wouldn't this look way cooler in the H.264 codec?



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GeekLinks: 7 Clicks for Monday

>> Monday, April 27, 2009


The hottest SCI-FI chicks ever. (TV Munchies)

At $1400, this is the craziest Swiss Army Knife we've ever seen. (LikeCool)

Hey, Ladies. Some guys say all the right things. (1-900 Sensitive Men)

Best. Pac-Man. Ad. Ever. (Level One Boss)

Do you find movie plots laughable? So do the Whitest Kids You Know. This is their funny take on features. (Movie Pitching Guy)

Priest transforms into Top Gun. (Adultolescence)

Car lighter/USB charger is a must-have gadget. (Walyou)

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Sony's Latest (Fake) Release



We've observed a lot of crappy tech problems in the past six months. Starting with the holidays, defective Zunes, crashing XBoxes, and a spate of problematic Mac laptop DVD burners, we're getting a bit frustrated.

Our funny friends at The Onion have tapped into this phenomenon of crappy tech releases, with a great video "news" report.

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Fun with Auto-Tune Software


You know Auto-tune, the revolutionary software that has made it possible for terrible singers to become pop sensations. (See: Ashlee Simpson, Britney Spears, Kanye West)

Well, this is what happens when it falls into the hands of your average web developer.

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Robot of the Week -- Barfy Kitty



Robotic cat? Sure, why not? But talk about unnecessary realism: In the final shot of this commercial, it looks like the feline is coughing up a hair ball.

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Moog Music Making a Comeback?



Groovy news, everyone. According to the people at SonicState.com, Moog music might finally make a comeback, thanks to a new release of Arturia's MiniMoog V2 software.

Three decades ago, Moog systems delivered the high tech sound in pop music. It was the keyboard and electronic system that allowed the engineering geeks who had taken music lessons, to join cool bands. Or at least, they could enhance the music in the recording studio.

The initial reviews of Arturia's release look promising. But is that a good thing? Well, we're not exactly sure. On the one hand, a top-notch digital Moog system will better help people re-create the sound of a real Moog set-up. On the other hand, do we really want more Moog music?

What's that, brother? You're unfamiliar with the outta sight, 70's sounds that a Moog system delivers? Check out this Schaefer beer ad for a super-dooper demonstration. Right on!



Now decide for yourself. You want more of that infecting your ears? The verdict is still out.

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Behold the Power of Bacon

>> Sunday, April 26, 2009



Not only is bacon super delish, you can use it to burn through solid steel! Now we love bacon more than ever! The guys over at Popular Science decided to do some awesome experiments on turning food into metal melting torches.
A cucumber packed with beef sticks will burn for almost two minutes!!

THIS is what science is for!!!! We recommend you click the pic to see the video of the power of Bacon!

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Colbert Playing Rockband with Some Congressman

>> Saturday, April 25, 2009

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Colbert schools Congressman Jason Chaffetz in Rock Band. Of course, that's because they weren't playing The Trees by Rush. That song is HARD!

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Tech Gone Wrong: Ever Coughed Up a Lung?

>> Friday, April 24, 2009



Holy Jeebus! We almost lost our lunch when we found this amazing miracle of science and nightmares come to life.

Some crazy Canadian voodoo doctors have figured out how to keep lungs alive out of the body so they can be used for transplants.

While that's all well and good, we're wondering what this means to the Chinese organ harvest industry? We invested heavily is immigrant kidneys in 2008. You Canadians keep your hands off our guts and we'll be just fine.

In other news, know anyone who needs a kidney? We've got a closet full of these things...

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Webby Awards: On Top of Old Smokey



Anyone up for extending his life, increasing his sense of taste, and acting less like the annoying, popular-yet-rebellious kid in high school? Then quit smoking.

Today's Webby award nominee of note is Quitters Arcade, a gaming website created as part of a British anti-smoking campaign.

We're likely to endorse any nominee engaged in the noble pursuit of helping people quit inhaling burnt death-sticks. But in addition, we found ourselves enjoying the 80s era video games. And even better, some of the best faux-80s synthesizer music we've heard in years! Seriously, someone must have hired Harold Faltermeyer. (Beverly Hills Cop reference).

More games and info on quitting available at the Quitters Arcade website.

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9 Steve Jobs Quotes that Make Us Want to Knee Him in the Groin


Like Bill Gates, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is a very smart gentleman with an occasional big mouth. Below are some genuine Jobs quotations that irked us good. Talk about an ego...

9. I want to put a ding in the universe.

8.
I was worth over $1,000,000 when I was 23, and over $10,000,000 when I was 24, and over $100,000,000 when I was 25, and it wasn't that important because I never did it for the money.

7. The Japanese have hit the shores like dead fish. They're just like dead fish washing up on the shores.

6. Unfortunately, people are not rebelling against Microsoft. They don’t know any better.


5. [Bill Gates]'d be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram when he was younger.

4. The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste. They have absolutely no taste. And I don't mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way, in the sense that they don't think of original ideas, and they don't bring much culture into their products.

3. My job is to not be easy on people. My job is to make them better.

2. We made the buttons on the screen look so good you'll want to lick them.

1. Click. Boom. Amazing!

Special bonus:
Steve's currently sidelined with a mystery illness. But what is it??

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Knight Rider Dream Come True



MIO has created a GPS to make your car sound like Knight Rider's KITT. But do they have anything to make you as cool as David Hasselhoff?

Next for the company? An automated emergency response system that sounds like Mr. T:


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Tilzy.TV Digs Geek Pad Guys' Comedy Central Show

Weekend Plans


Your favorite Geek Pad writers want to make weekend plans with you, and your husband. And our brand new best friends at the internet video review site Tilzy.TV are game. They just rocked our worlds with a superb review of our live show, featuring our song, Weekend Plans (video above).

Surprised? Didn't you know your lovable Geek Pad writers, Sam Riegel & Rob Blatt, perform live music comedy? That we rock it, analog style? Hell's yeah!

We're unashamed to display our semi-decent talents in many forms, not just on this blog. This past Wednesday, we did a show at the Comedy Central Stage in Hollywood.

Lucky for you, finding even more of our geekish music comedy online is easy...





This is just one sample of more Geek Pad-style comedy and music from our web series, The Geek Pad Show, hosted on Comedy.com.

Anyhoo, kudos to Tilzy.TV. Turns out they have a lot of handy reviews for internet video. Check them out.

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Hacking Hollywood: Picking Apart the Dark Knight



Yeah, why is Batman's voice like that?

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Mobile Phone Orchestra Puts the "Suck" In Music

>> Thursday, April 23, 2009




Standford University's new Mobile Phone Orchestra (or MoPho -- CLEVER!!!) proves that with a little bit of music training and a lot of tech, anyone can make really, really bad music.

We don't mean to be rude, but what's up with that "Drone" piece? It sounds like alligators mating.

Even so, the tech is pretty cool. And those outfits are the best orchestra garb we've seen since this guy.

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PC vs Mac: Laptop Hunter Commercial Spoof



When it comes to PC vs. Mac, we are decidedly undecided. All the viruses and OS instability of PCs pisses us off. Compatibility problems and the lack of apps for Macs drives us nuts.

However, we love people with ridiculously strong opinions one way or the other.

We hope you enjoy this funny vid, poking fun of Windows' latest ad campaign, and also enjoy the all-but-certain flame war in the comment section below...

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Armor Piercing Bullet Versus 18 Hard Drives


Hardware question. Ever wonder how many hard disks a .50 cal BMG bullet could penetrate, fired from 100 yards away?

Turns out the answer is 18.

The lesson? When going into heavy combat, make sure to surround yourself with at least 19 laptops. (Maybe 20... so you have a backup. You'd hate to lose that PowerPoint Presentation.)

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Webby Awards: Making Human Experimentation Cool



Hey there, college students! Wanna earn cash by selling your body for scientific experiments? Well of course you do! How else are you going to pay your fraternity and sorority dues?

Today's Webby nominee is brought to you by the ad wizards at Door Number 3, and financed by Cedra Clinical Research. Their site, getyourdrugon.com is an attempt to use irony to recruit young people to participate in medical experiments.

Their recruiting technique? Poking fun at the very same overblown, federally coddled drug industry that these young people are going to help. Visitors enter their silly answers into an online form, which creates a series of phony pharmaceutical drug pamphlets, based on your answers. It's like Mad Libs! Except they spent thousands of government subsidized dollars to make the site, and if they convince you to participate, your body is now a meat puppet for the pharmaceutical industry.

In this era of irony, we at Geek Pad have a general rule of thumb: Just because you make fun of yourself for doing something stupid, ridiculous or awful, doesn't mean that you are no longer engaged in doing something stupid, ridiculous or awful.

Good luck, world!


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Worst 7 Phone Headsets Ever


When Bluetooth headsets first became popular, we thought it was cool. But we've seen sooo many bad ones, we thought it was time to highlight some of the worst offenders.

For your derision and enjoyment, let's proceed.

Rule: If you're going to wear a headset, people should know its a headset. Rectangles on ears look like, well, we don't know. But it's not a headset. Get rid of it.


Next time you dine with your wife, why not don a throbbing blue light on your ear? She doesn't seem disturbed by it, but we are.


What's wrong with this picture?

A) The headset looks painful
B) The headset looks awkward
C) The creepy model is staring off into the distance like he's going to kill someone.
D) All of the above


Is this a headset? Technically no. But it's awful. Imagine seeing someone actually using this device. It would drive you up a wall. It's akin to someone taping scissor blades to the inside of their index and middle digits, so that they can do the "scissor" motion with their fingers, and they'd actually be able to cut stuff. Boo!



Want people staring at your ear canal trying to figure out the time? We don't either. Bad headset. Bad!



Ugly, and impractical. Unless, of course, this headset comes with a very small person to press those very small buttons?



We recently re-watched the original Star Wars Trilogy. The headsets Lando Calrissian equipped on his bodyguards seemed cool, but useless. These guys were easily blown away by the Empire's thugs, despite the danger-sensing telephony attached to the sides of their heads. If you're gonna wear something so bulky, it better help you do your freaking job.

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Man Twitters with His Brain!!

>> Wednesday, April 22, 2009

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Wow. This dude actually sent a tweet using only his brain.

23 characters long, the message was: "using EEG to send tweet."

Not the most memorable tweet, but still, pretty rad.

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Somebody Actually Invented The Sixth Sense


Zoinks! This TED Talk features some amazing tech by an MIT student named Pranav. Check it -- you can dial your cel phone on your own hand!!

Wait... can't you already do that?

Cel phone tricks aside, any tech that brings us closer to Minority Report is a welcome invention. I wonder if they will be able to make us look like Tom Cruise?

But taller?

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GeekLinks: Hump Day Click-Fest


The solo man bib makes spilling fun and guido-ey. (LikeCool)

The creepiest desk lamp we've ever seen. (Walyou)

Most people hate COMIC SANS. (cnet)

Super Mario theme... with laserz! (Level One Boss)

Die Hard... with Twitter! (Trailer)

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Online Order Form Goes Off the "Script"


Via Cake Wrecks, here's an example of an online order form gone awry. You'd think someone would be checking these things before hitting "print"...

(If you can't catch the mistake, those flowers are supposed to be dark blue.)

And for those of you who never saw it, check out our "unsolicited jingle" about Cake Wrecks, one of our fave blogs.

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Ain't Nothin' Wrong with an iPhone Trombone



We keep getting blown away at how people are writing killerly clever (yet somehow useless) apps for the iPhone.

Check out how this comedy duo used their iPhone to make us wistful for a simpler time when George and Weezy could insult crackers and their zebra children.

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The 10 Best Printer Destruction Videos (in Honor of Arbor Day)


In honor of Arbor Day, we bring you some of the best -- and most violent -- printer destruction videos from the interwebs.

After all, what better way to honor trees than by conserving paper? And there's no more entertaining way to do that than the savage destruction of a printer. People get pretty creative out there...

10. Baseball bats:



9. Gravity:


8. Printer bomb:


7. Drop down the staircase:


6. Attacked by robots:



5. Murder by multiple weapons:


4. Fiery Oxy-Acetylene Torch:


3. Death by Adorable Cat:


2. Flattened by Jeep:


And finally...

1. The Classic from Office Space (recreated by some dudes):


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GeekLinks: Tuesday Surfing List

>> Tuesday, April 21, 2009



Playing GameBoy is fun! And, apparently, some form of face-torture. (LikeCool)

Make your own really bad animations! (Doink)

Alarm clock on wheels makes your mornings MUCH more interesting. (Walyou)

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Thumb Drive of the Week: Mini Hershey Bar


Someone's always thinking of new, ridiculous ways to hide USB thumb drives in normal stuff. It's a little nuts.

Today's "trying too hard" thumb drive is brought to you by Hershey's. At least they made it with the wrapper on. If it simply looked like chocolate, we might eat the damn thing.

Which begs the question:  Can a human colon "pass" a thumb drive? Hmmm...

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"Frog Jump" Fake DS is Lousy Ripoff



It looks like a DS... smells like a DS... tastes like a DS...

But it's just a pile of frog poop.

(Hat tip: Ashens)

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What Kind of Man Uses the X270V Nettop?

Check out this pic of the new X270V Nettop mini-PC. More than just a glamor-shot -- the photo reveals so much about the user that Shuttle, Inc. is trying to woo.

Apparently, their ideal customer...

1. Wears borderline "wacky" ties.
2. Prefers a wireless mouse, on the floor.
3. Designs retro track bicycles?
4. Is a deep-sea diver.
5. Lives in an apartment completely coated with snake skin.

If you, or anyone you know matches that description, this product is for you.

As for the product, it's pretty neat. Box has an Intel dual-core Atom 1.6GHz 330 CPU, and ships loaded with a SUSE Linux OS. Best part? Only around $440.

One more thing. Apparently, the machine works best when wrapped with an flowy man-scarf, much like Aerosmith's Steven Tyler:

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Top 7 Computer Ads from the 80's


We were recently reminiscing about our first personal computers (Apple IIE and Commodore 64 topped the list). Then we got to thinking about the people who shelled out hard earned money for our first computers -- our parents. While many families encouraged their sons and daughters to play sports and make friends, our families encouraged us to learn about technology. They made us into geeks.

What convinced our parents to be so tech-obsessed? Perhaps it was the TV advertisements. Here's a fun look back at personal computer ads of yesteryear...



Did you know Kevin Costner was a high-powered, computer-using 80's businessman? He wasn't. But he played one on TV! In this mellow Mac ad, the future star of Waterworld shows how cool it'll be to ride a bike, own a dog and run a company. It does have a prescient tag line: "There are going to be two kinds of people in this world. Those who use computers. And those who use Apples." Word.



I know what'll sell the Commodore! Girls in bikinis at a water park, contrasted with a geek trapped in his room working on the computer.

(Also, computers were $499? That's how much a cheap one costs today.)



The VIC20 is "the wonder computer of the 1980's"? Don't believe me? Maybe a trusted name in technology will sway you. How about... WILLIAM EFFING SHATNER? Nice hand modeling, Captain!




"Computers are happening!" Yeah, man. Computers are where it's at!



IBM was traditionally a business machine type of company. Hence the "B" and "M" in IBM. For some reason they thought the use of M*A*S*H actors would convince people to use their hardware.





IBM wasn't the only company using M*A*S*H stars to hawk computers. Check out the sensible sounding Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) as he touts the use of computers as word processors. The glib Alda even suggests that computers will make typewriters obsolete. Say what?!




We're not sure what John Cleese is doing in this ad, or how it would help sell computers. But it cracks us up.

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GeekLinks: 5 Clicks for Monday

>> Monday, April 20, 2009


Dork Yearbook website is a journey through dork history! (Dork Yearbook)

Video Games come to life... with music! (Level One Boss)

Yahoo! Answers gives lousy, lousy advice. (Whip it Out)

Be extra-geeky with computer man-jewelry. (Walyou)

Bid on your very own Battlestar Raptor. For real. (BoingBoing)

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Andy Milonakis: Let Me Twitter Dat


From our old pal Andy Milonakis, a hip hop music vid covering all the awesome (read: mundane) things he Tweets about.

Our personal fave: "I might get a haircut. Ayy lemme Twitter dat!"

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Webby Awards: Doggie Beat Box


It's that time of year, people. Webby season! Nominations are out. In the coming days, we'll check out our favorite (and most despised) nominees.

Today's nominee of note is Forsman & Bodenfors' beat boxing basset hound. This campaign succeeds in the same way that Superbowl ads with talking animals succeed. Everyone claims they're tired of them, but they still laugh. Oh yes, they laugh.

It's a simple formula: 1) Computer generate a dog with adorable, moving lips: 2) Endow that dog with a beat box audio loop; 3) Offer buttons to enhance the beat boxing abilities of aforementioned dog, thus creating "customizability" to the dog's aforementioned beat boxing; 4) Get nominated for a Webby award.


Notice that buying the advertised product, pre-paid mobile phone cards, is nowhere in the formula. Why? Because there's no logical connection between a rapping dog and cellular phone service.

Check it out at the demo site.

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New Sony PSP's Come Loaded with Porn!


Well not exactly... But why is it that kids always find the PSP's loaded with hot adult action? We've bought like 10 of the stupid things and all they seem to have on them is some games and junk.

Weird.

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Hardcore Commodore 64


If you're an older nerd you will probably have a major nerdgasm over the "I have too much time on my hands" project made by Ben Heckendorn.

We applaud you super commodore freak! Not only do you still have a working C64 but you put the damn useless thing into such a killer hand-made case you left our mouths agape! Now don't waste anymore time! Fire up the Jumpman and go to town!

Bonus clip:


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3 Awesome Gmail Suggestion Features We Want to See

Check it out. A brand new Gmail Labs feature suggests recipients it thinks you forgot when composing an email.

Does Gmail really know your friends better than you do?

And what OTHER suggestion-based features will Gmail be rolling out in the near future?

GMAIL FRIEND ASSESSMENT TOOL:

GMAIL REPUTATION AUTO-SAVER:



GMAIL SNARKY SPELL-CHECK:


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A Better Mousetrap? Nope, Just More Painful!

>> Sunday, April 19, 2009



Super-Slow Motion cameras are great for analyzing the physics of kinetic motion.

They're also apparently really good at capturing incredibly gross, painful moments.

No, not the profile shot! Not the profile shot! OWWWW!

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The Sonic Boom of a Lolcat

>> Saturday, April 18, 2009

Whoooooosh!

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Use Evil Forces to Meet Women!

>> Friday, April 17, 2009



Nerds living out their fantasy or using magic to trick women into having sex with them. There is no truer thing.

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Light Sabers. Pretty Ladies. Underwear. 'Nuff Said.



Star Wars, scantily clad ladies and special effects. The simple pleasures of life, combined for your entertainment.

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YouTube in the 80's



We are children of the 80s -- a decade of key-tar solos, non-ironic family sitcoms, and Apple IIE computers.

But did you know it's also the era of YouTube's creation?

This funny vid reveals the the secret past of the world's favorite user generated video site.

Bonus: Here's the best of what YouTube is doing these days.

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Thinking About Buying The Date Rape Drug?

Dustin D'Aaddato present to you this cautionary tale of a man, roofies and comeuppance. enjoyed this because that one guy really looks like he was slipped a roofie. What? No. we mean how would we know what that looks like. Right? What are you suggesting? Look.... just watch the movie!

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Nice Pajamas? [Geek of the Day]

"Does anybody else feel a draft in here?"

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The W.O.R.S.T. Tech Company Initials

We've noticed that a lot of tech company names are actually initials. You know, like AMD, IBM, BASF, etc.

And a lot of 'em are sorta funny. For instance, big blue...
I.B.M. When you say their company name out loud, doesn't it translate to "I take a dump"?


Anyway, now that we've got that image emblazoned in your brain, here are some other odd company initials we came across:

A.R.M. Limited
To us, it just sounds like some dude with T-Rex claws.

B.C.C. Research
These guys must have a HELL of a time sending emails. "No, don't blind carbon copy me... I work for BCC! Oh forget it, just fax the damn thing."

C.A.
You know it as global software giant Computer Associates. But WE know it as Cocaine Anonymous, which is a way more important organization... at least in our lives.



L.G.
Every time we hear this company name we only think of Living Greyhawk, the rad D&D campaign. Maybe that's because we're nerds.



M.A.N.
MAN is a German engineering company. If you work there, you would literally be "workin' for the Man every night and day."


S.N.K.
Japanese video game company? Or the sound Wolverine's claws make when they come out to play?


And finally...

T.H.X.
You're welcome.

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