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sky tv makes upside down remote control “for australians” in a fit of nationalism

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I don’t know about you but this is new to me: apparently the English and the Australians are bitter cricket rivals, so much so that they have a tournament, popularly known as The Ashes series, which only features the two teams. Imagine how ridiculous it would be if the EPL had an annual Manchester United…

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June 30th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: gadgets hacks + mods just plain fun video

magnetic plastic: the lounger by hoverit

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Ever wonder how it would feel like to lie on a cushion of a magnetic field? Wonder no more. British company Hoverit has released  The Lounger, which is so straight out of RPGs and scifi that I can’t bring myself to call it furniture. I’ll call it Magneture. Because “Furnet” sounds stupid.

Hoverit claims that…

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January 27th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: design strange + wonderful technology