This is not a strange-flavored can of soda such as may be found abroad. It is a $25 humidifier in the shape of one, powered by USB. Its destiny is to be inadvertently crumpled by a visitor, or used as an ashtray at the end of a party so nauseating that even the Galliano has been polished off. Product Page [SourcingMap via Dvice]

Chinavision is selling what it claims is "the world's thinnest MP4 player." At only 4.5mm thick, the $40 slice is exactly 2mm thinner than the iPod Nano. It contains 4GB of RAM, has a 160x128-pixel 1.8" display, an FM radio, and is compatible with MP4, MP3, WMA, ASF and WAV files. And damn, is it ugly. Product Page [Chinavision via CrunchGear]

Brand necrophilia it is, but what gamer wouldn't go weak at the knees over a Commodore laptop? Mine shall be used solely for running old Amiga games, and listening to old chiptunes. At some point, the essential horror of emulating a Commodore, on an "IBM" with the Commodore name on it, will set in. Then there will be tears. Source [NKRBeta via CrunchGear]

Game publishers Stardock and Gas Powered Games propose a Gamers' Bill of Rights. It reflects characteristics of Stardock's own business model, but is nonetheless to the consumer's obvious advantage. CNET points out that it applies just as well to all software. With the real constitution withering faster than you can say "warrantless search and seizure," however, one might feel uneasy extending natural rights to cover every little irritatant in the game biz. We can route ...

Iwoot sells 4-port USB hubs made from old cassette tapes. "This is not a real cassette tape and attempts to play it in a cassette player could cause serious damage to your stereo and the hub," it warns. Product Page [IWOOT via Random Good Stuff]

This weekend, we tried one of those "personal shopping assistants" found in fancy supermarkets. In this case, the Giant Eagle "Market District" in Pittsburgh's Shadyside neighborhood. The concept is that one walks around with a beeper, beeping and bagging as-you-go. At the checkout, all that's left to do is beep the barcode on it, approve the transaction, and get lost. Conclusions: • The hardware works fine, beep-wise. • It lost its wireless connection with whatever ...

If you don't like outlet multiplyers that stick out into the room, here's your hero: a design that has an extra socket, but simply replaces the existing, wall-flush outlet box. Three Outlets In The Space Of Two [Toolmonger]

Behold! Source [imobile via Engadget]

Attention, murderers: leave the GPS at home when you go on your killing sprees. Data from Eric Hanson's Garmin model helped prosecutors convict him for the homicide of his parents, sister and brother-in-law. Here's Mitch Stacy in an AP report: Hanson's trial was among recent criminal cases around the country in which authorities used GPS navigation devices to help establish a defendant's whereabouts. Experts say such evidence will almost certainly become more common in court ...

At Wired's Threat Level, Kevin Poulsen posts the transcript of linux developer Hans Reiser's confession. in the most unsophisticated chokehold that any judo instructor would completely despise you for ever using, I choked her. ... And this is the kind of choke that people who have no martial skills at all would employ and uhm, and yet it uh, uh, was completely painless for her. It's the least painful way to die. Reiser was sentenced ...

If you don't like outlet multiplyers that stick out into the room, here's your hero: a design that has an extra socket, but simply replaces the existing, wall-flush outlet box. Three Outlets In The Space Of Two [Toolmonger]

J. Marier's cufflinks are made from 1-megabit EPROMs: perfect for those formal occasions in Vegas when one is required to repair a late-1990s slot machine. Source [Flickr via Make]

UPDATE: this was originally a harmless post about what appeared to be a cute retro wristwatch with a twist. It turns out that it's on ... the terrorist watch list. This lovely retro watch, "Farmer," is engraved on the rear with a Duran Duran quote. Though a pleasingly reasonable $25, the sellers caution that "a couple of people have reported their watches running a bit quick over a week or so, if this happens to ...

In honor of Microsoft's latest update to Windows Genuine Validation, which removes the desktop wallpaper of hacked or illegal copies of Windows and replaces it with an ever-fashionable black background and a warning, BBG presents its official desktop wallpaper for Friday, August 29. Use in close proximity to the Large Hadron Collider at one's own risk — and that of the known universe. This 1600x1200 image is also available at 1024x768 and 1920x1200

If PBTools' colorful set of metric hex keys was less that $50, I would so be ready to assemble European flatpack furniture in style. But.... $50? Whoa. Product Page [PBtools]

io9's Stephanie Fox illustrates Annalee Newitz's roundup of what lies around the office of tomorrow. Twenty-five years from now, your lust for office supplies will not have diminished. By then you'll be jonesing for the Macbook File Folder (pictured) and DNA-sequencing fountain pens. We've cranked up our brain implants to eleven and looked deep into the future to figure out which items will be must-haves in offices all over the world in the year 2033. ...

Source [JJJJound via FFFFound]

Shuttle's latest miniature desktop computer is even more miniature than usual — and that goes for price, too. The X27 mini-PC is a little larger than genre mainstays like the Mac Mini, but slashes the tag to $189, which is $60 cheaper than the recent Eee Box from Asus. Inside lurks an Atom CPU, GMA 950 video and a gigabit ethernet controller. It has 4 USB ports. Uses? Heart of a MAME cabinet; carputer; NAS ...

The penguin robot is outrun by the mincing robot. Doubtless they head for Venus. (Thanks, Alex!)

The dog eats like it will never eat again, chomping on the gelatinous emulsion we feed it as it if were made of chocolate rabbits. The DogPauseBowl slows it down, however, forcing Rover to eat his food they way we do, at our genteel, Victorian-themed emotional suppression dinner parties. Dog Pause bowls are $17.95 and offered in red or blue dishwasher-safe polyethylene. Product Page [DogPauseBowl via Red Ferret Journal]