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this wacky wii ad will break all of your youtubes

In what can only be a brilliant viral marketing scheme, Wii and YouTube have teamed up to make an advertisement that appears to break YouTube. They employ clever on-screen Flash effects to make it seem like what’s happening in the game is destroying the YouTube website!

The screenshots don’t do it justice. You can’t quite get the effect of gold…

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October 4th, 2008 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: karen m.

filed under: just plain fun video games

panda shredder destroys tiny documents, not pandas

Panda Paper Shredder

These wacky mini panda bear shredders aren’t really big enough to destroy that second set of books you’ve been keeping for your business (let alone pandas), but they are perfect for getting rid of tiny pieces of paper you’ve written secret love notes on. As an added convenience, the desktop panda will sharpen your pencil while it shreds.

The little…

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January 10th, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets just plain fun

best way to destroy a hard drive

BREAKS EASY Hard Disk Destroyer

If you’re concerned that someone might find your corporate secrets (or your nasty web surfing habits) on your used computer’s hard drive, check this out. The appropriately named BREAKS-EASY is a device designed to ensure that nobody can find the skeletons in your closet.

Much like those can crushers you use to recycle cans, the BREAKS-EASY is designed to crush…

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February 23rd, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing gadgets

disc shredder or spirograph?

Elecom SCR-CD0001 CD Destroyer

If you’re looking for a creative way to get rid of those military secrets your copied to CD-R, or just want to destroy your ex-girlfriend’s Justin Timberlake disc, you might want to check out Elecom’s SCR-CD001 portable CD/DVD killer.

The portable device etches a nasty series of spiral patterns into any CD or DVD, rendering the data unreadable. Simply plug…

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November 14th, 2006 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets