Sony 1 – Geohot 0
Remember the decision from a few weeks ago where a judge didn’t think they had jurisdiction to decide on the fate of jailbreaker George Hotz, aka Geohot? Well, Sony has finally seen their day in court and has managed to win a restraining order against Geohot. We all know that once you put something on [...]
Yikes: Build A Fusion Reactor
I’ve tried a few thing to cut our electricity cost. I’ve priced out both a solar and wind powered system to power all of the computers we have in the house that run around the clock. I’ve also added timers everywhere to help with the soaring cost of electricity in our neck of the woods. [...]
Transforming Thomas
As a father of a small child I know all to well who Thomas the Train is. My little guy has a really cool train table with 100′s of trains (I step on the stupid things all the time). Although I do enjoy the morals that the show teaches my child, I often wonder what [...]
Sucker Alert: Wattgate 381 “Audio Grade” Socket
Wow, there really is a sucker born every minute, but is there anyone out there stupid enough to spend $147 on a so called “Audio Grade” electrical socket? The Wattgate 381 and claims to bring you crystal clean sound. I’m no electrician but doesn’t the quality of your sound actually come from the components inside [...]
Flash Drive Comb
File this one under the “what the f*#k are you doing spending money on something so damn stupid” category. It’s now official, I have now seen every stupid possible way to jam a USB flash drive into even stupider objects. The only possible need to this $36 2GB comb flash drive is if your a [...]
Pure Gold PC
We have featured many things that would explain why people with tons of money are really stupid. But it seems that every time I stumble across some new over priced useless piece of technology it beats the last. Take this solid gold (yes solid, not plated) PC. I’m not quite sure how much gold is [...]
Hunt Down Wi Fi Leeches With MoocherHunter
Last week we showed you how to screw with people who were stealing your Wi Fi signal by flipping their browsers and blurring their images. Today we show you how to hunt those Wi Fi moochers. The problem with leaving your Wi Fi unprotected is that malicious people can use it to download illegal files [...]
Rock Band Smoke And Light Kit
Do you think that you are a? Play Rock Band day and night? Why not add to your experience with the Rock band smoke and light kit. Alright, so I agree with you, this is a stupid idea, but then again stupid people buy stupid things. Performance Designed Products will soon be selling a smoke [...]
24-Ct Gold Touch And Nano
The iPod is considered one of the worlds most stolen item, so let’s just up the ante and wrap it in 24-ct gold. For a mere $644 for your nano or $823 for your Touch you too can burn your money away and wrap your mp3 player up in 24-ct gold. They should sell big [...]
$18000 Power Cable – I’ll Take Two Please
Furutech is preying on the stupid with this $18000 power cable. Yes, I did not miss a decimal point in there, the cost of this power cable is $18000. Yes I will agree that some power cables are better than others. Better shielding, thicker gauge of wire, but $18000, you must be off your rocker. [...]
Capacitor Bank Discharge – One Big Bang
Although this is quite stupid and extremely dangerous, it is quite cool to watch. Let this guys take the risk while you sit back and watch it via YouTube. This 24kj capacitor bank is configured for 4500v @ 2400uf and packs one hell of a bang. The unit is charged up using microwave oven transformers [...]
Apple Sept 08 Event: Wrap Up
Now that the “Let’s Rock” even has come and gone, let’s take a look at what Apple has brought into our laps. HD TV Shows Right off the bat Steve announced the arrival of HD TV shows to the iTunes store. The shows will cost you $2.99 a pop (instead of the $1.99 you pay [...]
Some Actually Purchased The $999 App
Remember the $999 i Am Rich app that was pulled from the App Store? Well looks like someone actually purchased it. Someone took a screen cap of the review section of the App and someone clicked on Purchase as a joke not remembering that they had 1click purchase enabled in iTunes. I wonder if this [...]
I Am Rich iPhone App Costs $1000
Alright, WTF, $1000 for an iPhone app? It must make you money right? Maybe get you laid? I know, it will bring you fame and fortune, that’s got to be it. Nope, none of the above. It simply puts a rotating red gem on the screen, nothing more. The app, called I Am Rich, was [...]
