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Geekins, spookcakes and sextumes gear up for Halloween
2007-10-31 11:45:00
Getting ready for Halloween requires more than a pair of fishnets to freeze the rest of the night in. Many are making the evening memorable with a variety of morbid recipes.Perhaps among the most interesting, the Robotic Snap-O-Lantern was at the recent Maker Faire featuring pumpkin robots (I'm coining the term "geekins"). With a couple of Duracells, the Snap-O-Lantern turns on to be quite the deadly squash.Craftzine and Slashfood are spookifying your sweets with Spider Cakes and Punk Glow-in-the-Dark Cupcakes.If Snap-O-Lanterns and sweets aren't enough to satiate, Suicide Girls tackles the unstoppable sexy costume scene. Seemingly, sexy-anything costumes are the ultimate undead.tags technorati : costumes cupcakes geekins halloween makerfaire pumpkins robotic robots sextumes sexy snap-o-lantern spookcakes undead
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Scientists want to get into your pants, museum unable to locate crab louse
2007-10-26 12:30:00
Crabs, the intimately-natured itch that's not commonly sought out by those engaging in sexual activity, are in demand at a Dutch natural history museum. Although the news appears as a hoax at first hearing about it, the not-so-pleasant search for the parasite seems to be true."The Rotterdam Natural History Museum has appealed for somebody ? anybody ? to give it a single crab louse for its collection, amid fears they may be dying out."What's more interesting about the article is the explanation for why the lingerie lice might be near extinction."The article, titled "Did the Brazilian Kill the Pubic Louse?" found that crabs rates had fallen first in women, and several years later in men in Leeds even as rates of other sexual ailments were flat or rising. The authors hypothesized that the bikini wax known as "The Brazilian" that removes all or most pubic hair, might be to blame. "Although initially predominantly seen in females, extensive hair depilation, including pubic hair, has be...
More About: Pants , Viral , Scientists , Crab

Vibrations power more than just pleasure
2007-10-25 13:30:00
Typically making news for the latest "toys", vibrations are powering much more than personal pleasure. Using kinetic energy from passing traffic, researchers are finding ways to power various sensors for bridges."This allows companies to monitor the bridge (ice conditions, traffic flows, health status, et al) without the need for battery maintenance, up to decades in theory."The thought of energy going green by way of good vibrations is sure to pleasure the planet.tags technorati : bridges energy green kinetic sensors vibration
More About: Technology , Power , Energy , Green , Vibrations

Mobile-focused fashion makes you warm and fuzzy inside
2007-10-24 12:15:00
Made for traveling or long-distance lovers, the Hug Shirt helps you feel warm and fuzzy in more ways than one. The shirt consists of multiple sensors that react to SMS by way of Bluetooth."Embedded in the shirt there are sensors that feel the strength of the touch, the skin warmth and the heartbeat rate of the sender and actuators that recreate the sensation of touch, warmth and emotion of the hug to the shirt of the distant loved one."Nominated as one of the best inventions of 2006, this mobile-focused fashion line has yet to hit the mainstream, but is currently debuting new models for 2007.[via | img via]tags technorati : bluetooth cutecircuit hugshirt mobile sensors sms text txt
More About: Technology , Mobile , Fashion , Interactive , Text

Bored lingerie vixens hope for viral video success
2007-10-22 12:15:00
Trying to tempt the viral nature of interweb videos, a few new ads from Elle Macpherson Intimates feature bored ladies in lingerie. The ads may also be an attempt at commercializing the increasing number of Justin.tv webcam girls that seemingly only sit bored in front of their computers as men boys unwilling to pay for PG-rated pr0n dare them to do silly things around the house. Attention-loving aside, the lingerie certainly doesn't go without notice. Adverbox points to other ads in the series.tags technorati : ellemacpherson ellemacphersonintimates justin.tv lingerie viralvideo webcamgirls
More About: Video , Fashion , Advertising , Viral , Success

Sight for the week's end
2007-10-21 11:30:00
The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks. Pictured: A business that puts out to let you in.[via]Previously: Literally, A Web Logtags technorati : blog literally misused quotationmarks unnecessary
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Motorola apologies for phallic phone image
2007-10-19 12:30:00
Leave it to "dumb phone" consumers to be dirty minded. A few recent models of Motorola phones featured a 3D image of a clock face that some users selectively saw an image of a penis in. Embarrassed, Motorola quickly responded:?The image that you see is actually the result of shading applied to the clock background graphic to give it more of a three-dimensional appearance, in line with the theme of the phone. The graphic is actually built as concentric circles stacked on top of each other, with a lighting filter applied to give it depth."tags technorati : cellphone clock dumbphone mobile mobilephone motorola penis phallic phone
More About: Design , Technology , Mobile , Phone

Sofa gets dirty by design
2007-10-18 12:45:00
A sofa explores the concept of "dirty" in a social format. Users can make marks on the sofa that build on each other or easily be ironed out of existence. The "graffiti sofa" was created by Teruhiro Yanagihara to show scratch marks. The concept may be more revealing than intended depending on what your usual activities are on sofas. However, given the intentionally "dirty" design, it may be a more effective way of leaving a message for a lover than a steamy mirror.tags technorati : couch dirty graffiti sofa scratchmarks teruhiroyanagihara
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Gardening during dry spells
2007-10-17 13:20:00
We've seen our share of unusual condom usage over time, so the DIY condom "decor" should come as no surprise. Bored and perhaps a bit "frustrated", someone created an instructables-esque way to make a colorful flower vase. By rolling colored condoms over an appropriately-sized vase and cutting off the tip, you're left with a beautiful place to put flowers and weird out house guests all in one. Let's hope that the spermicide smell doesn't over-power the petunias.tags technorati : condoms decor diy flowers spermicide vase
More About: Design , Flowers , Gardening , Arden , Garde

Chocolate consoles pwn gamecakes
2007-10-16 18:00:00
Celebrating Italy 's Eurochocolate in style, Sony created 150 PS3s out of chocolate. Obviously feeling late to the game from February's chocolate Wii controller, Sony decided to make a massive Sixaxis chocolate controller, alas lacking any of the equally delicious USB and vibration capabilities. With all the chocolate consoles, there may be some fierce competition for Engadget's next birthday cake contest. Geek and gamecakes better have their icing down to a T-ouchscreen.tags technorati : chocolate controller eurochocolate gamecake geekcake italy nintendo ps3 sixaxis sony wii
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Sex every day keeps the doctor away
2007-10-16 14:00:00
A recent study shows that having sex everyday can help improve sperm quality. Though men are often told to control climaxing too often in order to keep their sperm counts up, a group of scientists down under (in Australia) have shown that it contradicts fertility."Among men whose fertility problems stem from genetic damage to their sperm rather than a low sperm count, abstaining from sex can make their difficulties worse, research led by David Greening, of Sydney IVF, has shown.The pilot study of 42 men whose sperm showed significant DNA damage found that daily ejaculation reduced this by 12 per cent. While the results are preliminary and no direct effect on fertility has yet been measured, they suggest that certain men could benefit from having sex more often, or from abstaining less before providing semen for use in IVF."We might not drink 8 glasses of water each day, but we most definitely won't disobey doctor's orders on this one.tags technorati : australia dna dnadamage ferti...
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In ur LOLcats, cowten impreshuns
2007-10-16 11:50:00
Going off of Leeroy Jenkins invading advertising, it was only a matter of time until advertising invaded LOLcats. Yes, advertising has now penetrated and confused LOLcat lovers, the cute cuddly trend that confuses serious cat lovers around the globe. Dubbing this LOLvertising, advertisers have successfulled 1-up-ed ICanHasCheezBurger commenters with their Cingular txt commercial reference. Prepare yourself, it's only a matter of time before KFC runs spots for "where's mah bukket?"tags technorati : at&t cingular icanhascheezburger idkmybffjill lolcats text texting txt
More About: Technology , Culture , Advertising , Text , Shun

Sight for the week's end
2007-10-15 09:04:00
Leeroy Jenkins invades advertising.[via]tags technorati : commercial leeroyjenkins tacoma toyota worldofwarcraft wow
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Arse Elektronika kicks off at Kink.com
2007-10-06 11:28:00
Arse Elektronika, a conference about pr0nnovation kicked off tonight at Kink.com's Porn Palace in San Francisco. The opening speech by Johannes Grenzfurthner of Monochrom was considerably delayed due to, not surprisingly, a porn shoot that had run two hours late earlier in the day. After cleaning up spots and stains, Johannes apologized and took the stage. Opening the speech with looking back at a patent for a condom containing a computer chip that played music, he asked, "is this progress?". To some perhaps, to others, the envelope needs to continually be pushed, or in this case played with.From polaroids to VHS to virtual reality, technology has always been quick to appeal to porn consumers. Johannes pointed to films like the Lawnmower Man (a movie he says is more outdated looking than Tron) and his experiences with an iPhone (the first thing his friend showed him on it was porn and said "you can even zoom in!"). Talking about merging sex with technology, a wise crack from the cr...
More About: Technology , Culture , Kicks , Arse , Kick

Popping for pleasure
2007-10-05 14:00:00
Having a passion for popping can take on multiple forms. Apparently, bubble wrap celebrated it's 50th birthday recently. Violet Blue kindly points to who is receiving pleasure from 50 years of insatiable popping. From bras to bikinis, and "kittehs", too, bubble wrap has laid a foundation in becoming a fetish. While many leave their lust as casual habit, there's always those who prefer it hardcore.Previously: Pop ping her chocolate-covered cherryNervous habits go mobiletags technorati : bikinis bras bubblewrap fetish pleasure pop popping violetblue
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Recording the writing on the wall
2007-10-04 16:00:00
Documenting dynamically, Graffiti Archaeology is a site that traces street art over time."The core of the project is a timelapse collage, made of photos of graffiti taken at the same location by many different photographers over a span of several years. Most of the photos were taken in San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles over a timespan from the late 1990's to the present."The site is currently welcoming submissions and has also set up a Flickr group for more 'fiti viewing fun. [via]Previously: The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removaltags technorati : archaeology graffiti graffitiarchaeology subconsciousartofgraffitiremoval
More About: Writing , Recording , Wall , The wall

Data gets physical
2007-10-04 12:00:00
Everyone loves doing data. Now in life-size, you can truly carry out your lust for line graphs. EMF Displacement (pictured left) is a 10'x12' sculpture of the electromagnetic field generated by a FPL substation. Other projects that construct everything from flight paths to GPS drawings can be seen here. Sadly, there's no glory holes in these graphs.[via]tags technorati : data electromagnetic emf gps sculpture
More About: Technology , Physical , Data , Sculpture

GM dresses employees in drag, fails to hire females
2007-10-02 15:00:00
Dressed up in drag, GM a couple months ago gave into an unusual team building experience. Mary Spies, a vehicle line director took her male team out to "learn" about what women "have to go through":""We dressed him in a garbage bag to simulate a tight skirt. We gave him rubber gloves with press on nails, a purse, a baby, and a baby stroller and some chores like loading groceries." With all female handicaps in place, the men were then required to go through what women do routinely every day."A bit shocked that there isn't more negative publicity about this, here's a heap of criticism. Firstly, "female handicaps" can't quite be seen as anything but an offensive phrase. The entire article tries to spin that this exercise at GM was to make their vehicles less male focused. By the article stating that babies and purses are "female handicaps", that alone already makes GM that much more discreditable. However, the most irritating idea in the entire scheme is the fact that GM comes off a...
More About: Hire , Advertising , Female , Employees , Driving

When advertising attacks
2007-10-02 13:30:00
Advertising gets violent with a recent accident. The blogosphere had a hayday with headlines about the giant RAZR that crashed into a Mercedes . From "RAZR 2 Makes a Big Impact in Russia " to "Using Phone While Driving Kills You Big Time", we can only wait until the phone/driving jokes quiet down. Motorola may be setting the pace for future marketing with this kind of coverage. Don't be surprised to see massive PSPs crashing into planes as advertisements try to aggressively take back electronic product banning.tags technorati : cellphone driving mercedes motorola psp razr razr2 russia
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Skipped over Sunday
2007-10-01 03:00:00
[A weekly link post of skipped over (and slightly stale) sights and stories]? World's smallest Pacman game? Nintendo Duck Hunt sweater? Transformer handheld gaming? Star Wars geeks on parade? USB calculator pillowtags technorati : calculator duckhunt geeksonparade nintendo pacman pillow starwars sweater transformers usb
More About: Technology , Gaming , Usb , Transformers

Sight for the week's end
2007-09-30 02:30:00
Conversational clock.tags technorati : clock conversation time
More About: Design , Time , Sight , Conversation

Line art for geek lust
2007-09-28 11:00:00
The latest geek lust line art on Xkcd explores the silly but true tales of the interweb. The webcomic covers "romance, sarcasm, math, and language", the perfect four topics for guilty geek pleasure. As the illustration depicts, IRC back channels are no place for vulnerable nerd babes. Best to always have a raygun ready at bedside just in case some fanboy tracks down more than your IP. Previously, Doctorow posted other gems from the comic collection.tags technorati : backchannel comic doctorow interweb irc lineart webcomic xkcd
More About: Technology , Geek , Lust , Line

Psycho-ray's name over-promises, gets hopes up
2007-09-27 13:00:00
Devastatingly disappointing, the Psycho -ray doesn't help clean up the trolls and crazies. While having a raygun aimed at negative anonymous/pseudo-name commenters or Haight Street paranoid potheads might be nice, this device delivers something entirely different. The sensory-focused gadget is able to tell when the climate in your car is not ideal and actively make changes towards comfort. In addition, the Psyhco-ray purifies the air with a carbon filtration system and electrostatic dust collector. The device remains in concept form, so hopefully they'll give it a more appropriate moniker so as not to get our hopes up so easily.tags technorati : car climate device gadget gizmo psycho-ray psychoray purify raygun sensory
More About: Technology , Hopes , Climate , Gadget

Halo 3 whores itself out
2007-09-26 16:00:00
La la la Halo 3 la la la hot chick la la la. Apparently Shake Well Before Use's presence at the pre-launch party in San Francisco wasn't enough estrogen to satiate the surging hormones around Halo 3 . We'll save you the Halo 3 babble to cut to the chase: Suicide Girls + Master Chief = Geekgasm.tags technorati : geekgasm halo3 suicidegirls
More About: Gaming , Photography , Whores

PETA takes on Playboy
2007-09-26 02:00:00
Always delightful, Dita von Teese poses for PETA. It seems as though PETA aims to be the new Playboy these days, as attractive naked women are their solution to any situation. Dolled up in thigh highs and heels, Teese teaches the importance of animal birth control in the 50's-esque photo. The burlesque beauty is far from the first to grace the gaze of the "naked for a cause" PETA porn. Pam Anderson, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, and most recently Alicia Silverstone have all stripped for PETA's SLR. Surely, there's no shortage of women who will use a good cause as an excuse to bare all of their beauty with class.tags technorati : aliciasilverstone animalbirthcontrol christyturlington cindycrawford ditavonteese naked naomicampbell pamanderson peta porn
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Virgin Mobile takes advantage of virgin
2007-09-24 14:08:00
Virgin Mobile attempts to take innocence away from a fellow (we're guessing) virgin. An American family is suing the ironically named company for unauthorized use of their teen daughter's photo in an ad campaign."The family of Alison Chang claim that Virgin Mobile (or its advertising agency) took a copy of a photo which had been uploaded to the photo sharing website, Flickr - edited it and reused it in their poster campaigns.The photo had apparently been released by the photographer - who is Alison's youth counselor - under the Creative Commons copyright policy which permits reuse, subject to attribution to the photographer - which was included in the Virgin Mobile adverts. However, Australian codes also require a model release form to be signed where a persons image is being used in an advert, and the family say that they never gave such a permission."Adrants reminds us that this is SO 3 months ago.[img via]tags technorati : australia flickr teen virgin virginmobile
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Sight for the week's end
2007-09-23 23:01:00
Boothbabes take a more honest approach to marketing.tags technorati : boothbabe finger gaming
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Japanese plead guilty in robot-fighting case
2007-09-21 13:00:00
Disgusting what people will do to innocent robots these days. The recent Robo-One bipedal robot competition in Japan played host to a round of robot-fighting. The geeks over at Crave gush, "In it, a Hawaiian-shirt-clad chicken robot lays the smackdown on a more traditional robot. Enjoy. It's hard not to. Nothing of this ilk would happen during lunchtime of our ongoing battle of the nonviolent robots." Perhaps Vick should've taken the robot-fighting route. At least then, the robot could've fought back with laser beams or something.tags technorati : chickenrobot japan japanese robot robots robotfighting vick
More About: Technology , Robot , Robots , Japanese

Facebook is for fatties
2007-09-21 12:00:00
Facebook caters to students looking for secret sources of fattening food apparently. After a recent ban on junk food at a school, kids are using Facebook as a black market operation for selling the "stuff". The students then make transfers between lockers. Perhaps the smell of sugar in class is a more welcome scent than pot, but there's sure to be just as many heads on desks once they start coming down. Before you know it, they'll be trading in popping their Class C Junior Mints for snorting Class A Pixy Stix![img via]
More About: Technology , Facebook

Runway robots in disguise
2007-09-21 11:00:00
As if straight out of Stargate , the latest trend in fashion is transforming. This Spring/Summer 2007 collection actively alters on its own. Hussein Chalayan, the British/Turkish designer responsible for the fad, is no stranger to this kind of style. Earlier, Chalayan created the descriptively named Convertible Skirt/Table. Unfortunately, the clothing doesn't make any cool Transformers sounds as it changes. But, as an anonymous SWBU reader points out, "any dress that dynamically shortens is a good thing".[via]tags technorati : dress dresses husseinchalayan robots runway stargate transformers transforming
More About: Fashion , Robots , Runway