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The original IBM Thinkpad

From Continous Lean, via Daring Fireball.

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A bidet wherever you go

Skymall's Travel Bidet--lavender, daisy-garlanded design and continental name notwithstanding--is a portable arse-cleaning kit. The only thing it lacks is a USB connection!

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Sanicare Travel Bidet [Skymall via RGS]

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Worst. Doorknob. Ever.

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"No Quiet," a watch band-like ring

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Snap-on bottle top for soda cans

The more you think about it, the less sense it makes.

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Notepod

So, you think Moleskines are expensive? Behold, the Notepod! [Notepod via Awesomer]

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Unfortunatley, by telling you this wonderful antique mechanical calculator is only $5 heading into the final day of its auction, I probably ensure it won't remain so for long.

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Glow in the dark keyboard stickers

We spent a meelion dollars making a keyboard with backlit keys. The Soviets, they took glow in the dark stickers into cyberspace. [Crunchgear]

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There is now a hairdryer with Swarovski crystals

At long last.

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A pink webcam for the ladies

If you find something creepy about PR that describes something as "targeting women," you're not the only one.

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Ninja Drive

At $125, the only thing GeekStuff4U's Ninja thumbdrive gets stealthy with is your wallet!

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Chococase

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The $1 iPhone case

Case-mate's carboard iPhone case comes with free shipping and personalization--with a Sharpie.

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Snow White's Revenge

via Etsy

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$1000 iPhone cases belong to samurai, at least in spirit

These iPhone cases from Japanese phone company Softbank were designed specifically to look like they belong to samurai. Each design is themed after a famous warrior's characteristics &mdash for example, the one with the crescent moon would have belonged to Date Masamune, a warlord whose helmet had a crescent moon on it, too. They're made of lacquer with gold specks, which only partially explains the $1000 price tag.

[Japanese press release via Cnet]

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What's the best multiple-button mouse for Macs?

It's funny how the little irritations of pre-OSX era Mac ownership still have little aftershocks, at least for everyday consumers. Such as having to buy third-party software to get hardware support for extra mouse buttons with certain vendors. [jwz]

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Bookmark 2.0

I'd pay a buck or two for Propaganda's clever design! Via MocoLoco.

Steven Leckart

Shoe Cell Phone Holder: It's For Real?!

Only $19 from Amazon:

The perfect place for the fashion-plate to park her cell phone... Comes with built-in channel for recharging cable

Oh, and did I mention the manufacturer is called "Perfect Solutions"?

As if the company's ingenuity wasn't already evident by the hideous make that, ridiculous instantly-classic product you see before you.

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Laptop sleeve disguised as a newspaper

Protect your laptop from thieves' attention by wrapping it in a foreign language newspaper. Or, perhaps, a bag designed to resemble a foreign-language newspaper. There are 5 mastheads to choose from. Unlike the Saddleback, this looks like one you'll need to see in real life.

Product Page [Mitemite via Technabob]

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A $3,000 steampunk thumbdrive

If this had been made in 1886, three grand might be a convincing price tag.

This drive was featured on Geeky-Gadgets.com with the remark " I am still unsure why it is being sold for $3,000, unless it was a typo and it should be $300." Nope, it's not a typo, $3,000 is simply what it would take to pry the drive out of my hands and take it from my world into yours.

As it happens, many of artist Will Rockwell's similar designs are much more affordable. Check out the Spirit Harvester!

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Cowhide iPhone case

This most unusual slipcase for iPhones and iPod touches is made from premium cowhide. Each one is unique,but all are $30. [Southern Brand via CrunchGear]

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Steampunk flash drive

A how-to is up at English Russia.

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Terminator thumbdrive

Product page [Japan Trend via CrunchGear]

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Plantronics brings chrome, pleather to upscale BT headsets

Plantronics' fashionable BlueTooth headset joins the Jawbone and BlueAnt in trying to shed the category's "Junior Vice President of Douche" associations. Unlike the other two, however, which went for a techno look, the Discovery 975 has a leathery pad with chrome.

It'll be $130 at Amazon and Best Buy.

Product Page [Plantronics]

Steven Leckart

Review: Chrome Warsaw [Verdict: GINORMOUS]

Chrome's Warsaw bag is made from 1000-denier Cordura, lined with a weather-resistant PVC liner and features a super-padded back panel, making it one of the toughest and most comfortable packs I've slung on my back. Also, the most enormous non-touring backpack I've ever traveled with.

When opened up and fully-loaded, the Warsaw is an awe-some 5400 cu. in. The inside pockets, smaller compartments for clothes, laptop, etc., and the comfy straps/backing are helpful, sure. But really, the big sell here is the massive main compartment.

I once carried a 16-quart cooler in the Warsaw for a picnic at the park. All this week, I've been loading up the bag with product boxes to drop off at the Post Office and Wired. It's fair to say I've pushed it fairly close to the limits...

...and yet, riding with that sucker on my back never got uncomfortable.

I've also flown with the Warsaw to Portland, OR, Denver, CO, and Los Angeles, CA on two different airlines and had zero trouble carrying it on. Best of all, it crammed into the overhead compartments without much elbow grease.

I realize messenger bags are "hipper." People complain that backpacks make you sweatier. This HUGE backpack has the tendency to make me look tiny.

1) Hip is showing up to the picnic with cold beer, in a cooler, you pulled out of your backpack, Mary Poppins-style.

2) Yes, you get sweatier. Still, I prefer the weight distribution of a backpack when cycling. Messengers have the tendency to pull on one shoulder or slide around.

3) As big as the bag is, it's not nearly as ludicrous as this TITAN.

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Dead head

Ivan Mavrovic's creepy computer mouse give me the chills. [Steampunk Workshop]

Lisa Katayama

Stemglass tray for optimal wine glass portability

What's the best way to carry multiple wine glasses at once? A restaurant in Oita Prefecture in southern Japan has found a solution in the Stemglass Tray, pictured above.

[Product page via TokyoMango]

Lisa Katayama

Factron Quattro case for iPhone 3GS is fancy and expensive

For the ultimate in iPhone 3GS protection and to take advantage of its camera function, you could get the Factron Quattro for iPhone SP, a case made from leather, carbon fiber, and stainless steel. The case is just under $200, and additional lenses like the fish-eye, wide angle, and macro zoom are about $15-50 each. I think this is only available in Japan though.

Product page (Thanks, Hitoshi!)

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Move protruding USB dongles inside the case

This tiny internal card doesn't just add extra USB headers, but powers them properly using an extra molex connector: good for people sick of weak juice from front-panel USB ports. It's $14 at I Buy Power.

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Kindle hidden inside a book

BustedTypewriter makes and sells these unusual Kindle-holders. More.

Product page via Book Patrol]