I can’t believe I bought a bed this year and it wasn’t shaped like the Millennium Falcon…

The most useless power strip I’ve ever seen.  Spotted at Ikea this weekend.

jeffrubinjeffrubin:

Spell-check should recognize “whatever’s” as the contraction of “whatever is.”

I love you Telegraph.  Seriously. You’re the first place I go to for news… and I’m not even English.  That said, this list is awful. While I agree that the items on this list won’t be around forever putting a list together and saying “‘endangered technologies’ that could disappear from shop shelves by the end of 2010,” is ridiculous.

The Wii is the fastest selling console of all time and they are consistently selling more unites than Sony and Microsoft.  People who buy Wii’s buy Wiimotes.   Nintendo isn’t going to stop selling accessories for their extremely successful product.

And “mobile phone charger” really? Do you really think that people won’t be buying phone chargers in the near future?  The same goes for DVD players.  While downloadable and streaming services become more popular DVD players are likely to go in the near future, but to say that they won’t be sold on shelves by the end of 2010 is just plain stupid.  Stuff breaks.  And my parents are going to replace their DVD player with another DVD player.

Lastly, ‘the computer mouse.’  Um… really? You think that the mouse is on the chopping block?  There just aren’t words.

vincentpeone:

Patrick found this 1924 telegram from then Chief of U.S. Naval Operations, Edward W. Eberle, instructing all Naval stations to monitor the airwaves for any unusual transmissions due to anticipated contact from Martians. August 22nd of that year was witness to the closest Mars opposition since 1804 (a mere 55,777,566 km), and as such provided desirable conditions in which to receive radio signals from the Red Planet. The man tasked with clearing the airwaves - a Professor David Todd - somehow managed to persuade both the Army and Navy to report any findings for a three day period, but failed to silence the country’s private radio broadcasters for even two days. Needless to say, the three day exercise produced nothing but static.

Great find.  Today this would have been sent via email and would not have looked nearly as cool as this telegram does.

Fact: I just ordered this shirt.  Fact: I’m extremely excited about it.

Spider Camera Holster

I saw this concept a while ago I’m glad to see that it’s coming out for real.  I’m just unsure how I feel about the camera dangling from my waist.  I mean, it looks secure, but I don’t think it will feel more secure than my shoulder strap… I’ll investigate further.

Marc Ecko Star Wars Watches

I have a passionate hatred for Marc Ecko because somethings cannot be forgiven.  That said these Star Wars watches look sweet.  Boba Fett and Stormtrooper watches are featured but the official Marc Ecko site says that R2D2 and Darth Vader watches are also on their way.

I’ve got to give it to him, these look pretty awesome.  If he continues to do work like this in association with franchises I adore maybe I’ll come around… maybe.

[OhGizmo via Being Marc Ecko]

Phone Fingers

The Phone Fingers($9.9) are designed to prevent your iPhone from finger prints and smudges. Phone Fingers, a stupid idea??

Yes, LikeCool, they are a stupid idea.

[LikeCool]

Dyson Air Multiplier - A Bladeless Fan

Upright Vacuum, handheld vacuum, hand dryer, and now bladeless fan.  What other ways can you bring the future to now Dyson?  Have you looked outside the world of induction? No pressure.