After Google Closes Lively, a Chinese Fake Hits

Google shut down its virtual world, called Lively, on January 1. But now, a copycat version, called “New Lively,” has emerged in China. (props to Google Blogoscoped and the Second Times)[Source] Mike

Found Photo: What’s the Deal With Obama Phones?

Pictures taken that of the Obama girls getting ready for their first day of school in Washington, D.C., raises questions (at least in my mind) about phones in the picture. (Click on the photo for the full size version.) First of all, are those Blackberrys charging on the left? I thought the Obamas …

What REALLY Hard-core Xbox Fans Drive

Check out that insane melding of Xbox and automobile spotted on Flickr. Some modder integrated not one, but two full Xbox 360s into the interior of his Suzuki. (props to Engadget and On 10)[Source] Mike

High-Def Video Camera Built Into Scuba Mask

A company called Liquid Image plans to unveil at CES a new, $215 HD video and still-photo camera fully integrated into a scuba mask. Called the Liquid Image SCUBA SERIES HD320 Camera/Video Mask, it captures 1280 x 720 at up to 30 frames per second (with audio). As a digital still camera, it takes 25…

Desk Globe Rotates via Earth’s Magnetic Field

How cool is that? A $50 desktop globe called the MOVA Globe rotates without batteries, wireless or any electricity at all. The globe is moved by both light and the Earth’s magnetic field. (props to GadgetGrid)[Source] Mike

Download Puts Thongs On ‘Left 4 Dead’ Zombies

I mean, come on. How much wronger can you get? A free downloadable “texture pack” for the PC version of “Left 4 Dead,” called Boomer Thong, puts thong underwear on all the Zombies. The developer dubiously claims that “A lot of humans have been asking” for the add-on. (props to Electricpig)[Source] M…

How to Build a USB-Powered Soldering Iron

I can’t think of of WHY you would want to build a USB-powered soldering iron, but the GetLoFi blog tells you how.[Source] Mike

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