In certain areas of my life, I have minimal cases of OCD. One area where my OCD shines is with my keys. Specifically:
1. All of my keys “teeth” have to be pointing in the same direction on my key ring.
2. I ABSOLUTELY HATE HAVING TOO MANY KEYS ON MY KEYRING!
(dont judge me!!!)
The Lowdown:
Well thanks to Scott Amron of amronexperimental, he has pretty much cancelled my “key issues” (pun very much so intended) with his new “Keybrid” invention.
Simply put, (If you can’t tell from the picture…I certainly hope so) the Keybrid combines a key with a key ring. This is one of those “why didn’t I think of that” type of inventions.
The price for two cut keys is $7 and orders can be taken @amronexperimental.com
dot com that is…
While reading my normal blogs, I stumbled upon a pretty neat blog/community that sells cool stuff for cheap. Now you know a brotha loves cool stuff…add in the cheap variable, and that is what you call a “win-win”. For the most part, the products sold on Woot! range from 20-100 bucks; but suprisingly, those facts about Woot.com are not what caught my eye.
The Lowdown:
The hook to Woot! (I love saying that) is that it only sells one item per day until it is sold out or until the day is over (11:59pm). If you item is sold out before they day ends…TOO BAD (they don’t even tell you how many items remain). If you missed that day’s sale…TOO BAD, you can’t purchase that item again. If you do manage to get ahold to one of the products for sale that day, all if not most of your correspondence (buyer’s remorse, defective product, etc) dealing with that product is done with the manufacturer. There is a Woot! community where you can ask questions and converse with other members and maybe Woot! staff about Woot’s products, but that’s it. …so don’t sweat
I know, you are asking “Why would I buy from Woot!?”
I understand this is a recession and every penny counts, but if you are looking for a cool gadget, thingy, or doo-dad for the cheap, and an even cooler community to goof around with, Woot! is the place. In addition to the community, they have a gag podcast/item description of every item, and you can subscribe to Woot’s RSS feed to get the drop on the latest gadget up for sale.
Check out Woot’s FAQ page to get more of what Woot! has to offer.
…That is if you are a punter and will be visting the brand spankin’-new, 1 BILLION dollar Cowboys stadium this season. Hoisted 90 feet above the field sits the world’s largest HDTV.
Which for me most is the most awesome thing in Texas…with the exception of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders. But for punters, it will most likey pose a problem as the screen is not high enough to avoid the football from hitting it during a punt.
“It is an issue,” said Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher, who happens to be the co-chair of the NFL’s competition committee, a group that could force the Cowboys to take action if they don’t do it on their own. “Something has to get worked out.”
The Cowboys have two options as it stands. The already have plans to raise the screen for a scheduled Oct. 12 U2 concert (and leave it at that height), or they can install a system that would let them raise and lower the screen at will. But the latter of the two will further raise the price tag of the stadium that has already surpassed it’s original budget by double.
The Cowboys first home opener is September 20th against the Giants, hopefully the glory that is the world’s largest HDTV won’t pose a problem for something as minor as the NFL football season (I am a technogeek, remember?)
This TV is so huge, I just had to post another pic
looks like they are playing Madden on the screen in the above pic
*drools a little*
[via: KTVN news]
Scam artists are getting cleaver (or increasingly desperate) in their attempts to scam unsuspecting victims determined to get the best deal on the latest home electronics.
The Lowdown:
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that local police approached a guy and confiscated an oven door dressed up to look like a 37″ plasma TV wrapped in bubble wrap with store stickers all over it (to further diguse the fake). They found the guy based on a tip from another citizen who explained that the guy attempted to sell them the phony TV in a Wal Mart parking lot.
Now the cops don’t think the guy was actually trying to sell the fake TV, but due to other crimes previously reported in the area, it was an attempt to lure the victim away for the sole purpose of robbing them.
Turns out, it’s not illegal to own an oven door, and since they didn’t catch him in the act, the cops just took the prop and sent the guy on his way.
Now, Brotha Tech is always on the lookout for the hookup just like the next man, but I would prefer that you all be careful and just spend the money via legit outlets before you conduct a shady deal with a guy who approaches you with an over door.
