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Grandma having a hard time with the "Skip Phone"*?

Hook her up with the DC-NCTEL1 Retro USB phone (baby steps).

via Akihabara News

**Skype, in case you missed that.  Actual quote from my Granny.

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In Treatment...

via Sardonic Salad

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RIP Steve Jobs. I hid this video in an earlier post, but thought I'd bring it up front...

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PayPal Candy Dispenser

I mean, in a few years kids wont even know about coins and paper bills... (Just watch out for those PayPal fees... that could be one expensive gumball.)

via MakeZine

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Recycled Candy Box iPod Boombox Speakers

Who needs subliminal advertising when we can have these?

via Keetsa

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Post-It Watch

But what will remind me to take it off when I shower?

via P.A Design

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The Beauty of Legos...

"Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels."

-Bertolt Brecht

via MostInterestingFacts.com

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Geeks are hot...

Just please use protection...

via Anderson Horta: Emotional Design

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Now I just need to find a Pinwheel-of-Death egg timer...

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The Ultimate Portable Keyboard

But does it have bluetooth?

via That's Like Woah

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This one's for you, Nick Hornby.

“A good compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem. You've got to kick off with a killer, to grab the attention. Then you've got to take it up a notch, or cool it off a notch…oh, there are a lot of rules.” ― Nick Hornby, High Fidelity

“There are all kinds of mix tapes. there is always a reason to make one.” ― Rob Sheffield, Love is a Mix Tape

 I have the clearest memory of sitting on the floor of my room, starting and stopping recordings of radio sets (yeah, actually).  This specific time, I think I was building a mix around the classic "Brass Monkey." Yes, it was a gift. Yes, it was amazing. Yes, I was in middle school.

Clearly, no thing can replace the true mix tape experience, but the team at SUCK UK deserve bonus points for their aesthetic attempt with the Mix Tape USB Drive.

via SUCK UK

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I can't help it.  Such a great movie.

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Geek Gear IRL: 8-Bit Shades... You know, for the sun...

You know your friends love (& know) you when they grab you a set of these down at Venice Beach... :)

Yep, that's going to be one hot tanline... Thanks, S & V ;)

via it8bit

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For those times when the old airplane trick fails...

These Chowbot Utensils just might get the job done... I mean, this kid looks happy, right?

Of course, you can always just up the ante with the Airfork One...

via Fred & Friends

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Unicorn Poop Cookies

Update: Proof that these cookies are for real! via the always awesome George Takei's amazing FB feed

Yep. Thanks to a few awesome people in my life I actually got to try these extra-special bits of glittery excrement for my birthday bash... They made for quite the celebration.

Needless to say, Instructables designer, creator & inventor kristylynn84 is pretty awesome.  Just in case you don't take my suggestion to immediately collect the necessary sparkle ingredients & make a batch of your own, I feel compelled to at least share this bit of background:

"This unicorn poop, in reality, has a funny story.  I told my mom that I was making some 'Unicorn Sneezes' and she said 'when are you going to make your unicorn sh*t?'  And then it hit me...Great idea, Mom!  It will take a dirty spin and become unicorn poop, instead!  She doesn't want the credit for encouraging me, but I still thank her." 

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There is even a video. Seriously. Watch it.

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In case you are wondering, kristylynn84 wants us to know that "the amount of poops that you get from this recipe depend on how big your unicorn is." This might seem intuitive, but you'd be surprised by how many people believe that the media's homogeneous presentation of unicorns (mostly petite, bright-eyed & palomino or white) accurately reflects unicorn variety.  

Thank you, kristylynn84, for drawing attention (though subtly) to this misconception, which is clearly a product of attempts to both invisiblise the beauty in variation and enforce or laud unicorn conformity.

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Ultimate iPhone Camo

There are a lot of iPhone cases out there, but this one from Gizmon takes the cake... and if this still doesn't do it for you, why not accessorize your accessory and add a lens or two?  

via Gizmon

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A HighTech Way to Reuse a Wedding Dress...

Ok, this has nothing to do with the recent Nerdist acquisition nor Comic-Con 2012, but just bear with me... Who knows, maybe someone might show up at future Cons in their (my? YES!) own version of this sweet feat in fashion/costuming/etc...

That said, fashion designer Frank Sorbier really got it with this high tech take on high fashion... In fact, given the twisted fantasy of the the fairy tale upon which the show was based (not to mention its adaptations), maybe this really could have headed to San Diego... Just consider this brief description from Buzzfeed:

"According to Hello Magazine, the show consisted entirely of these two models, one to wear the voluminous dress and one to be the sorceress.

"The sorceress, draped in black, used the laptop to cycle through the collection of dresses imprinted onto the ball gown. The show took on the narrative of French fairy tale, Donkeyskin, in which a king is determined to marry his own daughter to fulfill the dying wishes of his wife."

Um, yeah... Even if not Comic-Con material, the video is really worth a watch:

via My Modern Met

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#SXSW & brief hiatus...

Ok, so I've been sucked into the Pinterest fad & work has had me traveling at warp 9.5 (no warp 10 for me... though I wouldn't plan on mating with Paris or Janeway...)

Now at SXSW w/ FoundIt!, so stop by our booth #436 in the Trade Show if you are around!  Mention LowTechGeek and we'll hook you up!