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Creepy: The Boston Retinal Implant Program seems to have created a prototype for a bionic eye.
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Ridiculous: A $500 pillow? No thanks. The perCushion is the epitome of laziness. It let’s people talk on the phone while laying down WITHOUT having to HOLD the phone.
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Gameboy shoes. I’m all for retro geek, but you’d never catch me wearing these bad boys. No way, no how.
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Heart monitors may be the next target of hackers. I’m pretty sure that’s called “murder.”
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While I don’t have fat fingers, I did complain about typing on my iPod Touch. Imagine my giddiness when I stumbled upon these.
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I’m not sure how I feel about Bedup. I’m all for organization and making the most of small spaces, but this kind of freaks me out. What if it gets stuck? What if I fall off?Finally! A website that doesn’t make me feel guilty for watching movies and TV shows illegally! Check out Hulu.
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Things You’re Dying to Know: 69 Uses for Duct Tape. Complete with examples, photos and tutorials.
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Squees for Wii: I am in love with the wireless nunchuck adapter. I don’t know how many times I’ve smacked myself with that cord while boxing.
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Mario Kart for the Wii is scheduled to be released on April 27th. Exciting!
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Is Chicago within commuting distance of San Francisco or New York? Technically I could commute there. Google, beware, Gizmodo is looking for two summer interns. I could be one of the lucky two (assuming Chicago suddenly becomes part of California or NY). One can dream!!!
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Zombie Survival Kits. While you’re at it, pick up a copy of The Zombie Survival Guide or The Zen of Zombie.
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Yay or Nay: The Walkman Radio Wristlet
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Remember the Dramatic Chipmunk? Well now you can have an oil painting of him hanging in your living room.
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Things I Want But Don’t Need
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Finger Drums
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1up Mushrooms
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Pre-printed Post-It Notes. Nice!










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I would be ALL OVER Mario Kart for Wii… if I had a Wii. My life sucks.
By B2G on 03.13.08 3:07 pm | Permalink
damn. Now *I* want those finger drums.
By Deutlich on 03.13.08 3:24 pm | Permalink
B2G -
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You can play with my Wii.
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Deutlich -
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We could start a finger band….think about it
By freeandflawed on 03.13.08 3:26 pm | Permalink
I want that bedup!!
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This is my first time with the geek news, but I love it!
By tiff on 03.13.08 3:32 pm | Permalink
I WANT that 1up mushroom. It’s so shiny.
By strugglingwriter on 03.13.08 3:33 pm | Permalink
Tiff -
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I try to post Geek News weekly. If my “geek” tab were working you could see all of the older ones. But noooo….
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Strugglingwriter -
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Get it! Get me one, too
By freeandflawed on 03.13.08 3:34 pm | Permalink
They better not hack my heart monitor!!
By kali on 03.13.08 5:11 pm | Permalink
I think you need this: http://wishingfish.com/510667.html
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you will love that website…trust me.
By Kali on 03.13.08 5:14 pm | Permalink
Where on earth do you find this crazy, funny, wonderful shit!
So great. The bed, yeah, scary. What if one was “going at it” and the bed decided to move up…..very not romantic.
By curlysue on 03.13.08 5:46 pm | Permalink
Kali -
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I think you’ll be okay. They’ll probably attack bad people. I love that site. Thanks for telling me about it!
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Curlysue -
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If I told you, I’d have to kill you.
By freeandflawed on 03.13.08 6:07 pm | Permalink
YAY! I love these posts! I like HULU, I was checking it out yesterday. I’m with you on the bionic eye…creepy!
By Vanessa on 03.13.08 7:07 pm | Permalink
Vanessa -
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I like Hulu. Makes me think of hula hoops. Everyone likes hula hoops.
By freeandflawed on 03.13.08 9:32 pm | Permalink
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