Badass video of a radio controlled 1982 Toyota Camry. If I had one I\’d take it on the freeway and control it from the backseat, just to freak people out.
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At the upcoming Macworld Expo in January it\’s rumored that Apple will introduce mini iPods, low cost, low capacity mp3 players. There will be 2 and 4 gb models starting at $100.
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The CIA\’s new museum showcases some of the cool gadgets they developed over the years, including a listening device disguised as tiger droppings so it wouldn\’t be picked up. Clever.
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GM owners hacked the OnStar system to use the GPS navigation for free. Cars equipped with OnStar have a GPS receiver that is always on. So the owners disconnect the GPS unit from the OnStar network, then plug in a laptop to use the service for free (it\’s $400 annually otherwise). Pretty cool.
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This little snow globe mouse is so cool.
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Vivendi Universal is developing a video game based on Fight Club for the Playstation 2. At first I thought, how the hell do you make a game based on Fight Club? That\’s just wrong. Looking at the official webpage though, it looks like it\’s just your usual fighting game with the Fight Club name tacked on. Bleh.
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A great analysis of the photograph of the first powered flight in 1903. It\’s literally history captured on film.
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Interesting article about cold-process coffee, where coffee grounds are soaked in cold water for 12 hours. The result is a coffee concentrate syrup which you mix with hot water when you want to drink it. The taste is supposed to be really smooth cause cold-processing leaves behind the oils and acids. Man, I wanna try some now.
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This has got to be a fake story, but it looks legit: Bogus Dictionary Lands Tourists In Trouble!
A practical joker has stirred up trouble by publishing a Japanese-to-English phrase book with incorrect definitions for every phrase!
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\”For instance, when the Japanese think they\’re asking \’Can you direct me to the rest room?\’ the book actually has them saying, \’Excuse me, may I caress your buttocks?\’