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I hate waking up and stepping into a cold-ass shower. I’m groggy and I don’t know any better, so I step right under that 50 degree water flow. Shame on me. That is why I’m getting this thing.

The LED Shower Light is a brilliant idea. It installs to a standard shower pipe in mere minutes. When you turn the shower on, the water powers a turbine and the LED Shower Light…well, lights up! Blue let’s you know the water is chilly. When the water warms up to 89° F (32° C), the light changes to red. Now you can step in and not freeze your giblets off. And you don’t even need to turn on the light now, because your whole shower glows. It makes for a much nicer morning, trust us. Oh, and if you are the adventurous type, it also makes showers a little more fun for two. Just saying, is all.

Click the pic to see it in action.

[via thinkgeek]

If you’ve got the $650,000 dollars you need to fork over to get your hands on the SSC Ultimate Aero Twin Turbo, why the hell not go for it!? With a top-speed of around 250 MPH (That’s about 400 KMH for everyone not living in America), you’ll be sure to need a new passenger seat every time your friends ride along as they empty their bowels onto the car seat.

There are only 25 available, so make sure you order today!

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USBFever has a new mouse up it’s sleeves. It is the 3 in 1 computer mouse with built in speaker and microphone. Why the hell you would need any of this sure beats me, but USBFever says it might be useful for those always on the move and in need of VoIP calls on the fly. I think the forgot that most people that use VoIP are rich and own laptops with built in speakers and microphones. Oops!

So this just comes down to being a goofy gimmick mouse. Will it flop? Most likely. Should you buy it? Unless you are feeling bad for the developers that sat down and thought up this rediculous garbage, Blogosis and I do not endorse this product. I get annoyed enough by the sound my mouse makes when I click it, and why the hell should I have to hold the mouse to my face in order for someone to hear me over Internet calls.

For even more impracticality, they couldn’t even implement the sound to be wired through the USB. Instead, you are forced to use 3 tangled chords, one for said mouse, one for sound input, and one for sound output. Talk about poor manufacturing. I’m scared this mouse will strangle me if the cords get to close to my neck. USBFever’s Impractical Killer Mouse can be found on their webpage for about $20.

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For those in need of a little love and just can’t get in touch with their lover, have them call you. With the Suki Boditalk Escort, you’ll find pleasure with long distance. Hook it up to your cell phone and stick the bullet in your magic place. When you get a phone call, you might feel a funny sensation in your pants. I guess this might be good for those in a long distance relationship, but for everyone else. Suki sure has some odd ideas of fun when it comes to personal pleasure.

Just check out this iPod vibrator they developed. Rock out to your favorite music with an extra dose of excitement.

Here’s one peice of plumbing I’d like to have in my house. The Hidden Tap Faucet is a fancy bathroom faucet you can use to really confuse friends and guests you invite over. It’s like those confusing faucets in shopping malls and airports because there is no handle to control water flow. It is automated, opening the water when you put your hands near the slot. That’s not all the magic to this thing…

Fernando Arias, the Hidden Faucet’s designer, made the sensor follow your hands. Moving your hand side to side will make the water follow your path. On top of that, depending what side the faucet is balanced on, you’ll get hot, warm or cold water. That’s a sneaky faucet, on top of it’s stylish looks. The product doesn’t seem to be mass launched yet, as a price tag is still to be named.

If I had a house/money, I’d buy it. Would you?

[via engadget]

Being the messy male that I am, I take my dirty clothes and sling them on this fancy chair in front of the computer. They are nice for support, but don’t compare to lumbar support you’d find in the classiest of chairs. The clothes would be much better being washed noting the slight stench and sweat stains lying on them (a freelance writer’s work is much more stressful than you could imagine.)

Thank god for Indian designer Harsha Vardhan because he has got a concept that could work out for me. This little lounge chair actually has a hi-tech pressure washing device on the inside. It isn’t your normal tumble washer that you have to hit when it starts shaking. Instead, it cleans with air. Ionized air. Sounds fancy. No need to hook it up to a water source, either, so it will work perfect in a bedroom, living room, and even your child’s room. Teach them to wash themselves. I know how lazy you really are.

It’s name has been coined as the “Alternative Clothes Cleaner.” Futuristic? Hardly, but this little piece of furniture is. It is still a concept, so I guess I will have to wait a couple more years until I can wash this sweater beneath my butt.

I’m a Windows-user for life, and I couldn’t imagine being away from it. However, I do dream of one day owning the next-gen in Macintosh G hardware. They do an amazing job processing graphics, which as a writer, isn’t something I do much. The thought of owning such power is amazing though. For those that are running Macs, though, you probably need some programs to fill up that desktop space. Let’s fill you in on what you need.

Mozilla Firefox - No Internet surfing experience would be completely fulfilled without Mozilla Firefox. With Mozilla Firefox 3 breaking download records, it goes without saying that it is well trusted. It also allows amazing support with hundreds of plug-ins, theming options, and security that other browsers can’t provide. I would never try any other browser, no matter how stellar the reviews are after trying Firefox for the first time. Firefox does a great job hooking you with what it is loaded with.

Mozilla Thunderbird - For those tired of using programs like Outlook, or just don’t want to have to log into Gmail to view their mail updates, check out Thunderbird. As well as being a great email client, Thunderbird has support to view all your RSS feeds in a categorized fashion, as well. It is developed by the same guys that made the record-breaking Firefox, Mozilla, so you can be assured that it is dependable. Spam filtering is being the fold!

Gimp.app - It is no Adobe Photoshop, but it will do what you need it to. Gimp is a free image editing program that is said to be up to grade with Photoshop, providing all the basics that a photo-editing program needs, as well as throwing in advanced options using layers, effects, fliters and color balance tools. Gimp is the must have for those not able to purchase a legal copy of those more expensive imaging software tools.

Cyberduck - Got a webpage? Then you might need a FTP (file transfer protocol) program. Cyberduck is top ranking FTP software amongst free file-transfer programs. It offers you the ease of drag-and-drop transfers with an easy to use interface that even the least geeky of web-nerds could understand.

Miro - Quicktime is boring, hard to use, and hardly supports the file types you actually use. With Miro, you no longer feel screwed when your MPEGs fail to load. Miro is an amazing video player sporting a myriad of features. Want to watch a video off of YouTube? Search for it and download it instead! Subscribe to video RSS and watch it as soon as it is broadcast. Miro also doubles as a Torrent app.

Quicksilver - This application would be excellent for a freelance writer and blogger like me. Why? Quicksilver lets you launch all your programs without taking your hand off the keyboard. When the hotkeys on your keyboard just don’t cut it, Quicksilver will. Activate it, type in a couple letters and hit enter. Viola! The program you wanted opened in seconds, rather than you having to dig into your harddrive to find it.

The Unarchiver - The ever so important unzipping program is something no computer should come incomplete without. With so many different zipped file types - 7zip, .zip, . tar, .bz2, and the Mac perplexxing .Rar file types - you will want a program that can handle them all fast and easily. The Unarchiver handles all major zip files and some of the not as well known types. This program is essential for those wanting to send and recieve large files in small packages.

Senuti - Apple is nice enough to give awesome G5s, but they screwed iPods up when they decided not to let you transfer music files directly off of the iPod onto your Macs harddrive. Not to worry, though, when you have Senuti! Senuti lets you rip the music straight off your iPod and directly into any computer you choose. No longer are you limited to a designated computer where you have to load all your songs.

Burn - This approprietly named app does just what you think it does. It burns CDs and DVDs. Its simple interface and ease of use makes it a favorite amongst Mac owners. One can burn music, movies, and data files to make sure you are getting the most out of that overpriced DVD-drive. Burn it up, baby!

NeoOffice - Last in our line up of just 10 of the great applications for Macs is NeoOffice. NeoOffice is the Microsoft Office minus the giant price tap. Based and built off of the OpenOffice.org coding, you are getting a program that is completely compatible with Word and Open Document formats. There are programs similar to that of Excel, Word, Publisher, and all your other desktop favorites.

Got any more suggestions for our next list. Voice them in the comments!

” I believe that in 20 years at the most, quantum computers will be used in everyday life on people’s desktops.” says Richard Gray.

Who is Richard Gray? I really have no idea, and I don’t want to do any further research on this coo-coo idea of quantum physics being grasped so easily.

A normal computer uses little switches to memorize data through binary code. It has an on and off position, and the number of switches a memory board has is based off bit-processing of it. Most computers are built with 64-bit chips. A quantum computer expands upon the switch idea by using atoms - protons, neutrons, and all that complex crap you slept through in high school chemistry class - to process the data. Where a switch in todays computers can only be on or off, not both, atoms have the ability to work inside quantum physical laws. That is, they be in two places at one time, in two different physical states. Confused? So am I. What it is saying is that these switches can be on and off at the same time.

This allows for much faster processing… in fact… billions of times faster. If scientists and engineers can nail down the quantum computer, we are talking about comparing today’s top of the line Alienware computers against old Ataris and Commadore 64s. That means some awesome gaming.

What else does it mean? Well, it is something that could be quite worrisome. Banks and governments use encryptions that would take a normal computer thousands of years to crack. With a quantum computer, codes could be cracked within a few instances. Assuming a quantum computer is ever manufactured, the market better be ready for it. New systems of security would need to be built and implemented everywhere - banks, governments, emails, websites… nothing would be safe. Quantum encrytion…

The day of the invention of the quantum computer will be a hacker’s field day.

Here are some more facts about the Quantum Computer:

• Typical personal computers calculate 64 bits of data at a time. A 64-qubit quantum computer would be about 18 billion billion times faster.
• A working quantum computer could be so mind-bogglingly powerful that it would solve in seconds certain problems that would take the fastest supercomputer millions of years to complete.
• Consumers, credit card companies and high-tech firms rely on cryptography to protect sensitive information. The basis for encryption systems is that computers would need thousands of years to factor a large number, making it very difficult to do. But a QC could break the most complicated encryption in hours.
• One of the more bizarre properties of QCs was identified by a team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. They presented the first demonstration of “counter-factual computation”, inferring information about an answer, even though the computer itself did not run.
• Quantum computers could also take advantage of another quantum property, teleportation. Teleportation allows information about one particle to be transmitted to another particle some distance away. A quantum computer could use teleportation instead of wires to move bits around inside itself.
• Quantum computation has captured the imagination of the scientific community, recasting some of the most puzzling aspects of quantum physics - once pondered by Einstein, Schrödinger and others - in the context of advancing computer science.

Could quantum computers be what we need? I think it is inevitable that they will come at some point, but I think it will take longer than 20 years. Weren’t futurists from 20 years ago suggesting that we would have had flying cars by now? And then there is the problem of hackers and others using this tool for evil. The solution should be formed before the problem. But we as humans like to form problems and then create solutions (oil, global warming, George Bush, Jr., etc…)

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Wow, Wow, Wow and Wow! I bought myself some new blogging toys, and I gotta say, if you have been blogging on a notebook screen its time to check out and check up. I bought the Samsung 2232GW for about 350 dollars, using my birthday and Christmas money, and it is totally worth every penny. Not only can I see like… everything… I can see, well, everything! I can see you! I’m a bit giddy about it myself. The colors are perfect straight out of the box! The added desk space is magnificent! On top of all this, it is effing gorgeous (see above picture) . I am totally blown away Samsung. I can’t wait till I make enough money from this blog to buy a second one.

Alright, now that I’m over my Samsung-fandom rant, I want to update you all about the Blog Contest/Giveaway! I’ve had lots of entries, but I want more. I originally was going to cut off submissions to the contest in about 24 hours, but I’ve decided to extend the contest all the way until January 31st ends, central standard time. That will be this coming Friday for me, Thursday for those back in the states. Remember! 11 chances to win, people. Here they are:

• Subscribe via email. Its right under my giant subscription button on the right. If you can’t find it, ask your dog or something. He’ll help you. (1 credit) [Also, some of you may think you are subscribed by email, but you need to ACTIVATE IT by finding that link in your email to do so]
• Write a blog post linking to my Blog Contest Post (That can be found HERE), and comment there with the link. I had some joker try and convince me some forums were his blog, so don’t try that. Haha. This is worth 5 credits.
• Add me to your Blogroll and comment that you did so here. (Another 5 credits).

Let’s do the math. 1 + 5 + 5 = 11. 11 Chances to win a prize package over $50 dollars. Yay! I can math! I’m sorry. This monitor is freaking huge.

Another update on Blogosis here. You should be seeing Yahoo ads here (I think you should. I don’t, but I think that is Yahoo’s way of solving the invalid clicks problem. Way to go Yahoo!). Heck yes, they accepted me to the  program, so I am able to get some decent CPC money rolling in. I’m having a decent click-through rate of about 1% so I can see the cents starting to turn to dollars. On top of these ads, if you would like to see the opportunities I have for advertising on the blog, click that Advertise button on the top. I know, pricey right? Well, gotta make money somehow. Blogroll links are only 3 dollars though!

And a bit of a personal goal update for me. I have decided to get into the realm of Affiliate Marketing. What does this mean for the blog? It means more money for you in my blog contest. So expect to see updates on this here and there. No, I will not make this a make money online blog. That is a completely separate blog. I want to be the next Problogger, not John Chow. He has bad taste. Anyways,  I plan to let you know more about this soon.

Here are some funny stats for my Search Engine Rankings on Google.

• “Adbrite is a nice performer.” - 5 hits - This goes to my 40+ Adsense Alternatives post. Unfortunately, some blog scraper took the post and stole it from me, so he ranks first. Jerk.
• “Girlfriend” - 3 hits - I don’t know who the hell is going to my blog for this, or what is going on. I know this is because of a picture I linked to of my super model girlfriend a few days ago. (Yes, that is my girlfriend… Come to Thailand if you want one… haha)
• “Biology Blog” - 1 hit - Lol. I wonder if that nerd is one of my subscribers now.
• Cloverfield Big Post Restaurant Reviews - 1 hit - What? No, no, no. Cloverfield is here. There is great blog for restaurant reviews out in the make money blog niche. 5 cents to whoever guesses right!
• Opportunity Signs College He Games - 1 hit - Say what? How they found my blog from that, I haven’t a clue.

Alright, this wraps up this update I think. I don’t classify this as a real post, so I will be following up with another unique post. Think I will spit it out in an hour or two so keep track! Thanks!

I’ve been stuck blogging on my tiny 15.4 inch laptop screen. Some of you may disagree that that is actually a decent size monitor screen. I don’t agree. I want something big! I want to blog on something huge! So I am making the step up from my notebook screen to a giant 24″ LCD screen. Just imagine how much more effective I will be able to produce stuff. Not only will I be able to use my notebook screen, but a 24″ inch screen to blog. On one monitor I can have my wordpress admin controls open, and on the other I can have my research material open. No need to click back and forth here. Ah it will be wonderful. I want a little help deciding which one to get, though. I am stuck in Thailand, so shipping here is pretty much out of the picture. There is one place I love to go, called Pantip Plaza. It is a blogger’s paradise. Computers, digital cameras, and pirated movies and software surround you. There I was able to find two 24 inch monitors. Here they are:

Acer P243WAid

HP w2408

The thing I love about the HP option is that it will actually tilt to a full portrait mode. That way I could write school reports and all that crap. It might be good with art if I am drawing something that I need a new perspective with. Acer doesn’t seem too special, but they have a deal at Pantip now. If I but the Acer, I will get a TV tuner with it. That would be great for hooking up my Playstation to the monitor. I hate using my tiny TV. The prices are near the same, maybe 10 dollars different, so I am not too concerned with that. You can check out the specs of either monitor by clicking on the images.

I may be willing to settle with a 22 inch monitor, or maybe 2 smaller 19-20 inch monitors. Which one should I go for, and if you have any suggestions let me know. This blogger is all ears!

Thanks!