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Hossfly V8 Barstools; Insert Drinking and Driving Joke Here

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The testosterone-laden part of me drools at the sight of this. The geek in me is wondering if there will ever be a hybrid model of this. The rest of me just bows its head in shame.

November 8, 2007 Posted by | Geeks and Gadgetry, Oddities | Comments Off

WievbeTech HotPlug; Brings New Meaning to Hot-Swappable

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Our trusty law enforcement officials have access to a new tool that enables them to relocate a desktop computer without having to turn it off.

From Engadget:

The investigator simply plugs the HotPlug into the computer’s powerstrip, and then unplugs the strip and plugs it into the UPS — and takes the whole system away. If the machine is plugged directly into the wall, WiebeTech also has options for directly piercing the power cable or hijacking the outlet itself. Bottom line: the Man’s getting your machine, like it or not.

November 8, 2007 Posted by | Geeks and Gadgetry, Science and Technology | Comments Off

Girl born with 8 Limbs undergoes surgery in India

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“(CBS) BANGALORE, India Revered by some in her village as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess, a 2-year-old girl born with four arms and four legs was undergoing surgery Tuesday to leave her with a normal body.

The girl named Lakshmi is joined to a “parasitic twin” that stopped developing in the mother’s womb. The surviving fetus absorbed the limbs, kidneys and other body parts of the undeveloped fetus.”

November 8, 2007 Posted by | News, Oddities | , , , , | Comments Off

Google Maps Embedded in Gas Pumps; Relationship Savers

For those of you who don’t have some sort of GPS unit in your vehicle, Google provides another marriage-saving option.  What potential for compromise!  You can stop by a gas station and not go through the male-ego-destroying exercise of asking for directions!

November 8, 2007 Posted by | Geeks and Gadgetry, Science and Technology | Comments Off

   

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