Archive for the ‘Slightly stupid/useless’ Category
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Came across this beer can handle today from drinkingstuff.com. It’s basically a handle that clips on to a beer can (because holding a beer can was so hard before). All I can say about this one is, why? Nice try guys but this one definitely falls under the slightly stupid/useless category. As a novelty item, I can see that, but as an actual solution to beer holding? Do your self a favor fellas, save the 10 bucks and continue to hold your beers like a man the old fashioned way.
Now the bottle top ash tray I can digg a little more. This at least has a purpose and a certain factor of practicality. Still a bit overkill, however it does allow for a social aspect whereas the beer can holder does have a social aspect to it as well, but only if you like being made fun of at parties.
[via zedomax]
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Matrixsynth recently posted a printable copy of a KORG synth papercraft to spice up your workspace. Just print, fold, and enjoy. Be sure to check out the post at matrixsynth as they also have a link to a pdf for a foldable Moog Modular V (MMV) as well. Link to papercraft image….
[via matrixsynth and makezine]
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
Not quite as good or rewarding as the real thing but just as much a waste of time, digital bubble wrap will temporarily suppress your compulsive nature without the mess (although the mess is half of the reward). Put this baby on maniac mode and go nuts. Link to the goods…
[via downloadsquad]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
When we caught wind of “The Worlds Largest Self Portrait” in all of the headlines about a week ago, we were reluctant to post anything about it right away as a result of our ever growing skepticism. The first thing that came to mind, was how easy it would be to fake such a thing, and the second was, who the hell would fork out the dough to do this. Well it turns out that for once, our cynical nature paid off in saving us the embarrassment of retracting a post like that of many other feed networks titled “WORLDS BIGGEST SELF PORTRAIT - OMG!!!!!” In a recent article posted today by Wired, they state that the Artist Admits He Didn’t Actually Use
GPS and DHL to Create ‘Biggest Drawing in the World’. To quote Wired’s article “Yep, it’s a fake. The artist has added a line to the bottom of his webpage stating “”This is fictional work. DHL did not transport the GPS at any time.”" And DHL confirmed that Nordenenkar never went any further than a warehouse the company allowed him to film in.”
We would have been more impressed if someone had done this with an etch-a-sketch.
Link…
[via Wired]
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Yet another almost genius invention to file in the slightly stupid/useless category. We will give this one an E for effort however we must chalk this one up as elegant but useless. We do this for two main reasons.
1) Who in the hell cannot finish a 12 oz. soda?
2) Most importantly, Have you ever seen the top of a soda can? If one were to use this little device, you might as well grab a little dirt and throw it down in there while you are at it to help sterilize it. Just imagine that after one swig off that puppy, all that soda is going back all over the top of the can and back into your drink. Ewwwwwww
Gizmodo has a write up on it and if anything check it out just for the hilarious comments.Link….
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
This little security gadget that Engadget deems “genius” projects light like that of a television into a room to emulate someone watching tv. Now I am always looking for cooler and better security systems for when I am away from home, and this little guy priced around $49.95 almost lives up to Engadget’s label of “genius” however I must file this under slightly stupid for simply one reason. If it cost’s as much as a small TV, takes up the space of a small TV, It might as well BE a small TV. I’m sure it is more energy efficient however I don’t imagine a small TV requiring mass amounts of energy, plus one would get much more use from a small garage TV rather than a box of light. Nice try but this one just doesn’t make the cut in our book. Link….
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