Now this is REALLY cool. The AntWorks ant farm lets you watch your ants as they dig their way through unexplored territories. The kit includes a removable LED Illuminator with power adaptor, nutrient gel, magnifying glass, extreme zoom lens, ant catching/tunnel starting tool, and an instruction booklet.
[Fascinations AntWorks Illuminated Blue – $24 on Amazon.com]
So, what kind of mayor were you while playing Sim City, a gentle benefactor, or a raving maniac?
Now that has to be one of the most epic and best-looking WOW-themed tattoos I’ve seen in a while. Getting something this big etched onto your skin must be kind of painful though.
Anyone here has some geek tattoos they’d like to share with us? Upload them to imgur and show them to the world by leaving a comment with a link to the picture in the comments section below!
For The Horde!
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Too bad Vader didn’t pick the clown mask! Now that would have been REALLY disturbing!
[I Find Your Lack of Mask Disturbing T-Shirt – $14.95 at the Neatoshop]
For $200 (or considerably lower) you can buy the Motorola Droid 2. And for $249 you can buy the Motorola Droid R2-D2.
In one of the all-time great examples of taking a pun to its logical conclusion, Verizon is releasing a special Star Wars-themed edition of its next major smartphone release. The theming covers both hardware and software.
From a hardware perspective, the back of the handset includes etches related to the R2-D2 character, while the phone ships in a carbonite-style case (think Han Solo between The Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi if you don’t immediately get the reference.) There’s also a custom-made dock, though beyond being white and plastic-looking, the connection isn’t so clear there.
From a software perspective, there’s a barrage of Star Wars material, ranging from ringtones and wallpapers, to a special start-up sequence. There’s also a special app that turns the phone into binoculars. Sadly this isn’t literally the case, but rather the phone offers a special 360 degree view of the Battle of Hoth.
There’ll be an unspecified “limited number” of the R2-D2 handsets available at launch this Thursday.
If the original surprised kitty video generated over 31 million views, I don’t see why a surprised Vader one shouldn’t be viewed over 100 million times. I mean, think about it: how often in your life have you see a Sith lord laying on its back while being tickled by a lady? Video right after the jump.
There’s something kind of sad about this video which shows how electronic conversations discourages all traces of spontenaity from human interactions. Don’t you agree?
[Via MUO]
I’ve recently started being paranoid about shielding the numeric keypads of all ATMs I use. I guess it stands to reason since I got my debit card cloned 2 times in the past 6 months. Fortunately, banks usually reimburse the money stolen from your account because of a cloned card, but it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be careful. Here’s a short video showing what’s going on at an ATM when someone covers or does not cover the keypad when entering their pin.
[Via Gawker]