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07/02/09
The weekend is freedom…sweet freedom
PROBLEM SOLVED
Thereifixedit.com
Where some see a problem, others see a solution. And still others see an opportunity to unleash their inner
MacGyvers, as this site hilariously documents. Users submit photos of crazy, ill-advised DIY patch
jobs—everything from an airplane wing held together with duct tape to an industrial garbage can turned
beer keg. Don't try these at home—or anywhere, really.
- 411:
- Online now
CHEAP SHOTS
The World's First $100 HD Camcorder
Just like the price of GM stock, the cost of getting a high-def video camera continues to plummet to
unimaginable depths, and this is the first to crash through the crucial C-note barrier. It shoots in 780p
and—conveniently for anyone planning any record-breaking aquatic feats this weekend—it's
waterproof.
- 411:
- The DXG-125V, available this month
GET APPY
AppsFire
There are more than 50,000 apps in the iTunes store, which can make it tricky to separate the virtual wheat
from the chaff. The answer is…another app, naturally. This one lets you send your favorites to
friends via Facebook or a blog post—thus preventing your buddies from downloading something like
this.
- 411:
- Available now for Macs; coming soon for PCs
SILVER BULLET
YSL Cuff Links
Since even the phrase "French cuff shirt" can sound kind of wimpy, your cuff links need to be every bit as
explosive as your cocktail banter. (That is, highly explosive.) These Italian-made brass bullets take that
adage literally—and function a whole lot better than cuff link–shaped bullets.
- 411:
- On sale now
TWEET AND LOWDOWN
140 Mafia
Given Twitter's occasional mob mentality, it was only a matter of time before someone took that to its
logical—and literal—conclusion: a Mafia game that unfolds 140 characters at a time. Basically,
you recruit a family of followers, who can then "fight" with other families via Tweets. Bonus: the cement
shoes are only virtual.
- 411:
- Online now
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