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Newman’s Cool Man MP3 player: yes that’s a safety pin, stud

manna — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:59:22 +0000

In one fell swoop, Newman shows the industry how to get its ass back into plastic. The Cool Man MP3 player is anything but, man. Unless you’re still wearing that acid-washed, Blondie pin collector from your 80’s wardrobe. The DAP features an OLED dispay, MP3/WMA support, built-in mic and bleb poppin’ safety pin. And that juicy orange? We have no fracking idea since the player is about as waterproof as a, as a… well, entry-level MP3 player.

Bluetooth Microphone fits inside your tooth

manna — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:06:13 +0000

Since Bluetooth became a standard feature on most phones, people have been coming up with all sorts of new headsets. The ones that fascinate me the most are the ones that use the vibrations from the bone in your jaw to detect what you are saying. To me it’s cool and creepy at the same time. Less creepy though, than this new Bluetooth Dental Insert Microphone.

Essentially what you do is stick this tiny transmitter (powered by an even smaller solar panel) into a small crevice in your tooth (exactly like a filling) and it picks up the vibrations in your teeth. While that would make things really simple sometimes, that is just way too creepy.

Honestly, I’m completely disappointed with this product. They missed out on a golden opportunity by painting it black. Wouldn’t it have been more amusing if it were blue. Get it, Blue….Tooth. Oh nevermind. I’d be more than willing to chalk this one up as an April Fool’s joke because this one just seems a bit far-fetched. Then again, do they pull wacky pranks like this in China?

David Beckham gifted with gilded iPod touch for 100th England cap

manna — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:28:49 +0000

Despite Becks’ prior troubles with über-geeky car thieves, we’re fairly certain the LA Galaxy midfielder still has a soft spot in his heart for technology. And even if he doesn’t, we’re confident there’s a nook in there for precious metals. Reportedly, Mr. Beckham has been gifted with a gilded iPod touch (the top-end 32GB model, no less) by his English teammates after participating in his 100th appearance for the national club. Word on the street has it that the golden touch only set the squad back £600 ($1,188), which isn’t too shabby considering the £329 ($651) sticker on the vanilla version.