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New Non Lethal Weapon Will End Protesting

Law enforcement has been dealt some major setbacks this year because of their inability to effectively deal with protestors. This was epitomized by the UC Davis pepper spray cop. The non lethal options he had available to him were comically ineffective.

What he needed was something that would put real fear into protestors but without actually killing them. He needed the Sprayser™. The Crasstalk research and development team has been hard at work on the Sprayser since they first heard about the Occupy Movement. Now it is ready for general use. Read on to see the Sprayser in all of its glory. Continue reading →

How to Destroy a Video Game Controller with Bad Customer Service

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The Avenger Controller was originally developed as an add-on to a standard Xbox or Playstation controller. It allows those with disabilities to play the games they love with minimal hand movements.  Its inventor, David Kotkin was inspired by a student in his class that experienced difficulty playing due to skin condition called Epidermolysis Bullosa, a hereditary condition which makes skin sensitive, blister easily, and sometimes affects hand size.  The Avenger was rightly lauded as opening up gaming to a market that is often overlooked. Additionally, the general public, currently in love with multiplayer games, and a growing interest in competitive gaming brought the device to the general public and sales took off. Continue reading →

A World of Impatient iPhone Users Await the Next Jail-break

Last Friday I spent the day “working from home” because I was anxiously awaiting my new iPhone 4S. It arrived around 1:30 PM Central and activated after about five angry hours. iOS 5 has some nifty new features, many of which where previously available if you got them by jail-breaking your iPhone. The hows and whys of which are a little outside of the scope of this post. Here’s a keen video about why you’d want to jail-break your iPhone, in case you live under a rock or haven’t been paying attention. Continue reading →

Droid News: Ice Cream Sandwich, and the Future of Android

Last night Google introduced the next version of Android, Version 4.0 (also known as Ice Cream Sandwich).

Ice Cream Sandwich, or ICS, represents the biggest step forward for Android since the transition from Android 1.6 (Donut) to Android 2.0/2.1 (Eclair), which represented the first time Android was considered a true player in the mobile operating system world.

So, let’s talk about what ICS brings to the table, future ICS devices, and the future of Android itself. Continue reading →

Jerk Alert: Hey Loud Talker, Shut It!

It’s one thing to have some jack-a-noob yammering away while you watch the very important movie Contagion at the multiplex, and another thing entirely if said person is yammering away at fighter jet decibels on his cell phone while Gwyneth Paltrow is dying. This is something that could possibly go beyond jerkdom and land you squarely onto the endangered species list. Everyone’s ear holes are very serious business.

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