Built in the UK’s Legoland to mark Lego’s 50th anniversary, this monster is over 100′ tall and has half a million bricks. The Lego snob in me doesn’t like the random use of colors!
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The Eiko egg broiler was designed to fit over the top of the boiling pot of water. It holds the egg in place and makes it easy to retrieve the egg when the egg is done cooking. The Eiko is shaped so that the egg hangs down in the boiling water and still allows the handle of the spoon to stay cool to the touch. This product is colored so that it makes it easy to differentiate the times. When the egg is finished cooking, just remove the entire spoon and run cool water over the egg. The spoons can then be used as an egg cup. No more extra dirty dishes. After all, geeks hate cleaning!
The Eiko egg boiler is made of plastic and will not change the flavor of the egg like many metal spoons are thought to do. It is made of heat resistant and scratch resistant materials. The egg boiler is also dish washer safe.
Gimme!
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Price: $19.00 for a set of 4
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)
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In a rather bizarre effort to protect sensitive company data, T-Mobile has announced that its Sarnia, Ontario call center employees will no longer be allowed to use pens, pencils, or note pads in the open. If they must used them, they are required to keep them in their locked desks between uses. Taking the new policy even further, they’ve also required that all photos and papers on cubicle walls be laminated so they can not be used to write on.
While it’s easy to understand a company wanting to protect its data, this new policy is just a bit ridiculous. If the company is that paranoid it’s a good thing the employees don’t have access to any kind of small, easily concealable electronic device that can easily accept data and transfer it quickly over the net or any way to discreetly copy data directly from their computers, Wouldn’t that be awful? I’m sure T-Mobile execs are sleeping well tonight with that knowledge.
Read [The Consumerist]
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Green House has just released its GH-EXC-ESA2 card that increases the connectivity of your notebook. It will feature a couple of 3.0Gbps eSATA slots, a JBOD external drive, and support for RAID 0/1. Not only will it come in the older PCMCIA Type II model, there will also be a PCI Express version. Both devices have been certified to run on both Windows XP and Vista, so Mac owners are out of the loop yet again. Bummer! No idea on how much this costs, nor whether it will be available outside of Japan or not.
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It’s very seldom that we hear about Sony coming out with a flash drive product, although we know that it certainly has some data storage devices in its arsenal but these mostly belong to its proprietary Sony Memory stick duo series which are used for most Sony Ericsson mobile phone’s and the PSP. So, it is refreshing to hear about this new USB flash drive which belongs to Sony’s Microvault product line. The flash drive we’re talking about is the USM-LX high-speed USB flash drive.
The USM-LX gives a maximum read-out speed of 31Mb/s which is the USB flash drive standard, is simply fast enough to handle large files - that is store, transfer and share just about anything. Sony has also made some stride in improving this flash drive’s design by using what it calls a “Click mechanism”. This eliminates the need for a USB cap, since all you have to do to connect the USB to your machine is to slide out the flash drive’s body to reveal the USB connector. This adds some convenience to users as it makes the flash drive shorter when in use.
Another exciting feature of the Sony USM-LX flash drive is its easy-to-read LED indicator which quickly fades out when the flash drive is not being used. Other features of the USM-LX include; Windows Vista ReadyBoost compatibility, pre-installed with Sony’s Virtual Expander utility which compresses files for maximum storage capability, and plug’n play feature. The USM-LX flash drive is available in 1GB, 2GB, 4GB and 8GB storage capacities.
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With an official release date yet to be announced more and more details of the MSI Wind have been leaking out. The latest information puts the Wind even further into the Eee PC group as we have just learned that it will not only be available in white, but MSI has plans for a black and pink model as well.
Each of the three colors will be available in both the 8.9-inch and 10-inch displayed models. In addition to the newly discovered colors, TCMagazine is also reporting that there will be a model that will offer up to 7-hours of battery life, now that is high-capacity, lets just hope it does not add a ton of extra weight to go along with the power. Other newly released details include the webcam being 1.3-megapixels and the notebook will also have an second (empty) RAM slot available for easier upgrading. The Wind, which is still expected to be available later this quarter is expected to range in price from 299 to 699 Euros (about $460 to $1,077 US).
Via [UMPC Portal]
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I suppose if you’re an angsty teen who frequents gadget websites such as CG, then chances are you also fall into the demographic where video and computer games play a very big role in your entertainment life, much to the chagrin of your parents I presume. After all, if you have passion for something and spend plenty hours on it, why not turn it into a career? Apparently this is what Brad Johnson has done. His chosen cash cow? Blizzard’s World of Warcraft. His first product, Warcraft Millionaire: The Blueprint to One Million Gold, is a self-proclaimed “complete gold making solution for the world’s most popular MMORPG”. With millions of World of Warcraft (WoW) players from all over the globe providing feedback in recent months on how to turn WoW into a money making enterprise, Brad Johnson seized upon this opportunity to compile what can be considered the world’s most complete WoW gold guide, specially designed to integrate the top gold making techniques from multiple strategies into a thorough package of tips, strategies, and resources.
Brad Johnson has the credentials to prove that he’s no fluke - he is actually the first World of Warcraft first millionaire, and in this guide he offers a comprehensive outlook on how the game’s economy operates. He starts off by introducing us to a general overview of in-game economics and real world principles, and will delve further into numerous strategies to make gold, selected grinding locations in Azeroth and Outland, gold making strategies no matter what level you are at, as well as the most recent updates to the game. Compiling it all into a book is nice, but as we all know the folks at Blizzard could just pick up the book, seize upon the points he touched on and change the game mechanics at their whim and fancy to render the entire guide useless. I suppose that is the risk current tech-related books take when they go to print, unlike the dynamics of an online presence.
Each purchase consists of a 1-60 Azeroth Gold Guide as well as a 60-70 Outland Gold Guide, in addition to an Auction House Guide which outlines the specific methods used in the Auction House to monopolize and take control of market conditions and maximize profits.
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Verizon Wireless seems to be on a warpath here, having recently released the blackberry Curve 8330 earlier this week, only to follow up that move by announcing the availability of the Moto Q9c on its online store as well as all Verizon Wireless business sales channels from today (May 9) onwards. For those who have been lusting after this smartphone, you can pick it up from any Verizon Wireless Communications Stores, including those in Circuit City, within the coming weeks as shipments start to arrive. This smartphone targets business professionals and boasts some pretty powerful capabilities, including access to over 14 million points of interest thanks to Verizon Wireless’ very own popular VZ Navigator service. Other specifications can be found after the jump.
I must say that I am pretty disappointed with the 1.3 megapixel camera. Granted, this is not meant to be a performance handset of any sorts, and for a business phone to have a camera, it can be considered a bonus, but surely Motorola could do better than a mere 1.3 megapixels, right? Isn’t 2 the norm these days, not to mention 3.2 megapixels slowly but surely being the mainstay soon? If you’re interested in picking up the Moto Q9c, it will cost you $249.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a new two-year customer agreement.
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