Archive for September 10th, 2008

Verizon Tech Busted for Using Customer Lines to Make $220K in Sex Calls [Can You Hear Me Now]

Add Joseph Vaccarelli, of Nutley, NJ to the long list of employees busted for engaging in sex-related activities on the job. A former Verizon technician, Vaccarelli stands accused of making $220,000 in sex calls using the landlines of some 950 customers. The math works out like this: 900 chat lines, 5,000 calls and a hand-numbing 45,000 minutes of talk time. Apparently he spent 15 weeks over a 40-week span for solid sex chats. Despite its name, it looks like Nutley is off the hook as the horniest town in America. [wcbstv via Geekologie]


Contest Reminder: Win a 37-Inch Sharp Aquos TV [Contests]

Just letting you know that there is still time to enter our Sharp Aquos TV contest. So, fire up that search engine and get cracking on those questions. The deadline for entries is September 12th. See our contest page for the full details.


The Complete Story on Apple’s “Let’s Rock” Event [Round-Up]

Sure, you are all aware that there is a new iTunes 8, new iPod nano, and new iPod touch. But did you read our hands-on reviews and the rest of the details and products that many people missed at Apple’s “Let’s Rock” event? If you want to know all about what happened there, don’t forget to go through our complete special coverage, including our full reviews of the new iPod nano and iPod touch. [Complete Apple “Let’s Rock” Event Coverage]


Samsung’s “Recycling Direct” Program Takes Old Gear Off Your Hands [Samsung Recycling]

Beginning on October 1st, Samsung will begin its “Recycling Direct” program that will allow U.S consumers to get rid of old and unwanted gear at no cost. Unfortunately, like the Sony program before it, the catch is the gear must be Samsung branded (unless you are willing to pay a fee). Still, it builds on the foundation they have already set with printer cartridge and cellphone recycling programs, and fixed dropoff points will be available in all 50 states. Recycling drives will also pop up now and then in various locations for added convenience. [Recycling Direct via Crave]


10 Record-Breaking Consumer Gadgets [Biggest And Baddest]

From the world’s tallest skyscraper to the world’s highest popping toaster, it seems like a day rarely goes by without news of some sort of record being broken. As far as consumer gadgets are concerned, everyone claims to have the biggest, smallest or the fastest product on the market—but just because it’s in the press release doesn’t make it true. No so with the following 10 gadgets—these are sure-fire record breakers. Although, in some cases, you will require record amounts of cash to get your hands on one.


World’ Fastest Production Car:

During a speed test in Washington state, the twin-turbo, 1183 hp SSC Ultimate Aero hit an average top speed of 255.83 mph. That’s about 3 mph faster than the next closest production car—the Bugatti Veyron. [Link]

World’s Fastest Production Motorcycle:
The SSC Ultimate Aero speed test wasn’t the last time the $1.7 million Bugatti Veryon got smacked around. Listed as the world’s fastest production motorcycle, the (claimed) 194 hp 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa is actually quicker than the Bugatti. And it’s a steal at only $12,000.

World’s Biggest Plasma Television:
Who could forget the enormous 150-inch plasma Panasonic unveiled at CES? The 2160 x 4096 resolution screen is truly breathtaking in person, but only the richest of the rich will be able to afford this beast when it hits the market next year. [Link]

World’s Smallest HD Camcorder:
Sony’s HDR-TG1 is currently the smallest HD camcorder in the world, packing 1920 x 1080 HD video recording into a 1.3 x 4.7 x 2.5-inch titanium frame. Sure, there are other camcorders that claim to be the smallest, but no one can argue with the scientific accuracy of David Pogue’s eyeball test. [Sony via Link]

World’s Smallest USB Drive:
There are several manufacturers that claim their USB drive is the smallest, but the current leader appears to be Super Talent with an 8GB choking hazard that measures 31.3mm x 12.4mm x 3.4mm and weighs less than a nickel. Available for around $30. [Super Talent via Link]

World’s Most Powerful Consumer Flashlight:
Wicked Lasers’ 4100 lumens Torch flashlight will not only turn night into day, it can also be used to start campfires, scramble eggs, light cigarettes and melt faces. Available for $300. [Wicked Lasers via Link]

World’s Smallest Working Revolver:
The SwissMiniGun is the smallest working revolver in the world at a mere 2.16-inches. It fires mini 2.34 mm caliber ammo at 426.5 f/sec—which is probably enough to kill you…or at least give you a nasty welt. [SwissMiniGun via Link]

World’s Biggest Record Collection:
Paul Mawhinney spent a lifetime amassing a record collection consisting of over 3 million titles—and now it can be yours for around $1 a record. That is a real bargain when you consider that the collection has been appraised at over $50 million. [Greatest Music Collection via Link]

World’s Most Expensive Home:
How much home can you buy for $2 billion? If chemical giant Mukesh Ambani’s record breaking home in Mumbai is anything to go by, it will get you 22 stories, 400,000 square feet, and enough gadgets to trick out a football stadium. [Link]

World’s Most Complicated Watch:
It took five years to plan and four years to build, but in the end watchmaker Patek Phillipe created what is surely the most complicated watch in the world with the Calibre 89. It features an astounding 33 functions, 24 hands and 1,728 unique parts. There are only four in the world and one was recently sold for nearly $6 million. [Calibre 89 and Forbes]


Samsung cranks out netbook in a fit of originality

Filed under: Laptops


We’re not sure the world needs another white 8.9-inch netbook with a 1.6GHz Atom, but Samsung’s got us covered just in case. Not much in the way of detailed specs or pricing, but it looks like Sammy’s packed three USB ports, VGA out, a webcam, and WiFi into the case — or, in other words, it had better make this thing cheap, since it’s not going to stand out from the pack otherwise. Hit the read link for more pics.

[Via jkkmobile]

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Voodoo Envy 133 starts shipping, corrugated boxes seen sweating

Filed under: Laptops

Not a whole to say that we haven’t already summed up in the title, but that hot little Voodoo Envy 133 is finally shipping right about now. A whole host of to-be owners have already received tracking numbers, and some folks have already had the pleasure of peeling away the tape and gettin’ busy. So, are you still waiting for yours to leave the dock, or is it already halfway to your abode?

[Via CNET, image courtesy of Playername]

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