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Entries from January 2009

for your inner ninja

January 31st, 2009 · No Comments · gifts, new stuff

Yes, that is basically a thumbtack in the shape of a throwing star (from Chromoly). Obviously, this is not for everyone. Especially at that price.
It’s for offices that mean BUSINESS. Get it? Hello? This thing on?

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camwhore alert

January 31st, 2009 · No Comments · new stuff, space age stuff, tech stuff

3D webcam? The idea sounds good, but I’m curious to see how it actually looks. Ostensibly, two cameras try to mimic the stereoscopic vision of us humans, and then the viewer, when wearing 3D glasses, will think that WE ARE ACTUALLY BURSTING FORTH FROM THEIR COMPUTER!
Or something like that.
You realize, in a matter of seconds [...]

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not the hunchback

January 31st, 2009 · No Comments · toys

I’m not 100% sold on this, but I AM a Madlib fan.
8 inches, removable brick and cigarette, 2 colors, Feb. 19, $50 each. More here.
We’ll see.

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sam & max, statue?

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments · new stuff, toys

Holy hell. Sam & Max statue! At 17 inches, $75 is not a bad price at all. It’s actually cheaper than your averave vinyl toy at that height, and this is a polystone statue we’re talkin’ about here.
(Polystone is a mixture of marble or porcelain powder that is blended with polyurethane vinyl. Unlike a normal [...]

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