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Sleep Underwater in the Maldives

The world’s first undersea restaurant opened 5 years ago this month at the Conrad

Maldives Rangali Island, and to celebrate the anniversary the restaurant is offering guests the chance to not only eat under the sea but sleep under it as well. The 12-seat restaurant will be converted to a private bedroom suite for two, complete with private champagne dinner and breakfast in bed.

Ithaa sits five meters below the surface of the Indian Ocean, encased in plexiglass and reached by descending a spiral staircase. The restaurant offers breathtaking views and ‘fusion Maldivian cuisine’ (local cooking with a western twist), and rumor has it that over lunch the place is so bright that guests and staff have to wear sunglasses (they even keep spares on hand and offer a sunglasses cleaning service). Sounds wonderful, although I imagine seeing the sun rise while eating breakfast in bed is even better.

12:34:56 7/8/9 Is a Once in a Lifetime

Once every hundred years, our time and calendar line up to make the amazing time of 12:34:56 7/8/9. And since this post went up exactly at that time, you totally missed it.

If you’re desperate for that same feeling, there’s always 04:05:06 07/08/09 later this afternoon.

Free unlock iphone in front of ATT store

I don’t know that this picture is real, but it made us laugh—lol as you crazy kids of the internet might say. Hit the jump for a mega sized version.

Car Lost in a Giant Parking Garage? Use your head.

Boost Car Remote With Skull – video powered by Metacafe

Sometimes you park your car in a huge garage, say, at the airport, and when you return a week later, dammit if you haven’t forgotten where you parked. Hey, why not use that keyless entry remote, pushing the Lock button and listening for your car to respond with a little toot of its horn? If your wireless transmitter is out of range, here’s a way to extend its reach using body parts.

On my trip

Currently i’m on my trip @ beijing right now. will update the blog a little to be slower.

~_^

The Tale of the Gay TiVo

Hot off of our intense gay car discussion, yesterday is this intriguing video discovered over on the ‘tube of a man accusing his TiVo of being gay. With more and more consumer electronics having the ability to learn, can these devices really turn gay? Will the Zune start seeking out other Zunes with similar sexual preference? What will the future hold for the sexuality of today’s consumer electronics?

Beds for audiences at a live concert

In the town of Tel Aviv in Israel, a total of 144 beds — complete with pillows and blankets – are set up for the customers to lie on while enjoying a classical music concert. This event is set up by a mattress company for promoting its mattresses. Cool! If only all concerts are like that.

The World’s Most High-Tech Urinal

In an effort to handle its nighttime public urination problem, Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, is considering installing urinals that disappear below street level during the day. Unlike the automated, self-cleaning toilets planned for Toronto and Vancouver, which are enclosed booths with doors that that automatically open after a set time period, the Urilift system is a two-meter high stainless steel cylinder with three alcoves, each with a urinal, and no doors.
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Today is Nov 12, Five days until Sony’s PlayStation 3 launches in America, and lines are already forming. A CAG forumer went to Best Buy this morning and saw about 7 people waiting outside. He went inside and one of the workers told him that they had been there since Monday. He immediately pondered: “Do these people have no lives?”

“I wonder what life would be like if you had almost two weeks to just wait and do nothing. Do they take a holiday for this?”

Koo-ki Sushi chocolate-lover’s paradise

Suedy’s Koo-ki Sushi is really kooky. I mean, really. If you’re expecting some savory maguro or ebi, get ready for a surprise, because this sushi is actually made out of chocolate. As a novel specialty item, Koo-ki Sushi sure gets your attention. The craftsmanship is exquisite, with faithful attention to detail. Each confection really looks like sushi, but tastes very different (I’m sure.) The site allows you to shop online, and even ship to your desired destination, ensuring that even if you don’t live near a Koo-ki sushi store you can still savor and give the gift of choco-sushi to your friends and family. You’ll be sure to astound (or confound) them with your efforts. Even the included wasabi (green tea flavored) and soy sauce (chocolate) is a sugary treat.