Giant Swiss Army Knife & Magic Hydrophobic Sand

Giant Swiss Army Knife offers 85 tools via Digg

For only $1200, how can you live without it? Ok, so it’s missing a USB drive but it’s got a laser pointer.

Magic Sand – It’s hydrophobic

It hates water so much it forms into clumps when immersed in water, and it remains dry even while “under” water. This has got to be the perfect kitty litter material.

Kangaroos put on birth control pills via Digg

Spider-man 4 confirmed via Digg

Original S.S. Minnow for sale? via Boing Boing

Could be the real deal. This reminds me of a secretary at my old job. She bought the Lincoln (I think that was the model) driven by Jack Lord in Hawaii Five-O.

Marv

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Real live Firefox, and yet another contestant for the most useless USB gadget award

Ever SEEN an actual firefox? via Digg

USB powered grill via Digg

Just the right size for your cubicle beach party. But I think they’ve got some pretty stiff competition from Dell’s batteries.

First Film Ever (1888) – Watch the Full Movie for Free! via Digg

Don’t blink, you’ll miss a quarter of the movie.

Extreme Parallel Parking via Digg

Sweet Video Tribute To The Coolest Games of the 80’s! via Digg

Marv

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Interview: Matt Welsh

Special Interview with Professor of Computer Science at Harvard, Matt Welsh. Matt developed an RF instrument that works with seismometers to help measure the activity in a volcano.

Listen to the interview with Matt Welsh

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Match Light, New BSG season 3 trailer & How to freeze a snail and bring it back to life

Live Rattlesnakes Released In ‘Snakes On A Plane’ Theater via Digg

That is so not Airwolf.

Stargate SG-1 cancelled via Digg

Oldest man turns 115 in Puerto Rico via Digg

<Chuck’s raspy, strained, old geezer voice> Remember when… </Chuck’s raspy, strained, old geezer voice>

Match Light via Fosfor Gadgets

Be careful that you don’t set your house on fire with this one.

HOW TO – Freeze a snail and bring it back to life via Make

And you don’t even need a magnifying glass to warm it up.

BSG Season 3 Trailer via Digg

Marv

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Star Trek's 40 years old, My Dream App, and Tetris Magnets

Trekking to Vegas via Digg

This year’s official Star Trek convention in Las Vegas is attracting extra attention, due to the fact that 2006 is the show’s 40th anniversary.

Stargate now on iTunes via Digg

Hi-res images of Naboo via Digg

One small step towards finding thos Moon Landing tapes via Digg

How much does a cloud weigh? via Digg

Hint: Convert cloud mass into equivalent elephant sized units.

My Dream App – American Idol for developers via Digg

Featuring judges such as Woz, Kevin Rose, and David Pogue.

Synchronized swimming goldfish via Digg

Ok, so who has this much free time on their hands?

Tetris magnet set via Boing Boing

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iPod: Apply Directly to the Forehead

Show #134: iPod: Apply Directly to the Forehead

1. Another snippet of our EAA adventure
2. Several bits from Snakes on a plane (no spoilers)
3. And all the news and strange stories you’ve come to expect

Show notes #134

Listen to Technorama for Aug 21, 2006

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Zombie Preparedness kit, AMIGA playing cards, and SOAP safety chart

Couple tells AOL gold-diggers to buzz off via cNet

AOL obtains court order to search couples property for gold buried by spammer. Maybe they just need Jack Sparrow’s compass.

DIY alarm system in 3 minutes via Digg

Zombie preparedness kit via Digg

Ya know, just in case…

Man trapped in chocolate via Digg


AMIGA Playing Cards
via Boing Boing

An AMIGA card game (52 cards) is available made under licence of AMIGA. The pictures show 13 different Amiga models plus three different Jokers

New species found on Ebay via Boing Boing

Snakes on a Plane Safety Chart via Gearlog

Soon to be FAA mandated safety guidelines for all flights originating from locations with no indigenous snakes.

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Shatner's Roast & a Geek Test

Bingo the Watch via Fosfor Gadgets
Wear this on alternating days w/ your binary watch just to keep your co-workers off balance.

Shatner Roast- Patton Oswalt via Digg

Video clip of the show w/ Jeri Ryan and Carrie Fisher cameos, too.

Unbelievably cool electric commuter bike via Digg

Folds up into an immitation of post-modern art.

How kissing works via Digg

Geek Test via Digg

37% for me, post your scores in the Wiki

Map: Earth’s Fourth Dimension via Digg

Marv

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Spice Weasel

Show #133: Spice Weasel

* A service call back
* A trip inside an old DC-3
* proof that there is intelligent life out there

Show notes #133

Listen to Technorama for Aug 17, 2006

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Banana Phone

Our friend Larry Pesce was hunting around on the clearance table at Staples and came across the Jabra BT110 headset for $17.95. With a quick trip to the craft mart, some imagination, and a couple hours with a soldering iron and hot glue, the banana phone was born!

See pics at Flickr

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