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NASA's Dancing Space Penis

I love NASA. Space travel++. So they invented a skin that helps robots stay out of the way of humans. Good. So they show it off by playing music from Behind the Green Door and having some woman dance around it in tights. Oh, and the robot they used looks like a penis. So we're on Mars and we have a dancing space penis. Super. More »

7:16 PM on Fri Oct 28 2005
By johnb
3,713 views, 9 comments

Latest by sammy baby: It puts the lotion on its skin, or else Unit A48 will be connected to an unmodulated power supply again. more »

peripherals

One Finger Mouse Brings on the Pain

Obviously, Japanese manufacturer Green House is trying to kill us. Why else would anyone bring out a mouse that uses only one finger? I guess if you're training for the finger Olympics, this could be of use, but other than that it actually sounds like a strange sort of torture. Japanese Finger Torture. That's what it is. Anyhow, if you'd like to drop $22 just to see how painful this could be, please do check out the Finger Mouse, which is only 2.5 cm wide with a rocker button to right and left click and a side-mounted scroll wheel. Comes in white, silver and black.

Japanese's One-Finger Mouse; RSI Casualties Soar [Everything USB]

11:06 AM on Thu Sep 29 2005
By johnb
1,193 views, Comment

portable media

Astone Stainless Steel MP3 Players

I'm just sitting here digging this triangular MP3 player. Look at that thing. You could sit on it and not even notice. Each one is made of stainless steel (!!) and has an OLED display. But you really have to wonder what the Astone people are thinking. "Bob! We've got to get these shitty flash players out the door for Christmas. How can we differentiate them?" "Make one triangular?" "Run with that, Bob! That's the best we've got." More »

2:52 PM on Fri Aug 19 2005
By johnb
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Dumbo Faucet - Tres Schlong-Like

So I'm going to tell a little story. I can barely remember this, but when I was about 10 my neighbors brought over their dog. It was big German Shepherd. A male. So this dog is running around the house and suddenly there's this big pink crayon under him. I get very confused and then, slowly, the realization dawns on me—that's the thing it pees out of! More »

4:45 PM on Mon Aug 1 2005
By johnb
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