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hp sends customer a boxful of stupid – or did they?

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NotebookReview forum member chrixx ordered something from HP. He got what he asked for, but he wasn’t prepared for this:

chrixx claims that that’s a 10kg (22 lbs) wooden pallet. See what I’m getting at? He orders a tiny thing, something that should only weigh “barely 300g”, and he ends up with this monstrosity: “…I…

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August 22nd, 2009 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing just plain fun

gps goes postal: could help solve usps delivery woes

GPS Letter Logger for USPS

This new device was commissioned by the United States Postal Service in order to hunt down some of the inefficiencies in their mail delivery process. Developed by California’s TrackingTheWorld, the gadget is slipped inside of a letter, and tracks the precise journey of an individual piece of mail.

The LetterLogger is small enough to be…

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November 24th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gps + navigation strange + wonderful

playstation 3 production line photos surface

Sony Playstation 3 boxes stacked

From the “glimmer of hope” file, photos have surfaced on the web today from what appears to be the Sony Playstation 3’s assembly line:
Check out the massive box. And I thought my Xbox 360 box was big!
Here’s another shot of PS3 getting boxed up:
You can see the full set of photos here.
Hopefully this…

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September 21st, 2006 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: video games