Monthly Archives: December 2007

Find Free MP3s at BeeMP3 [MP3s]

MP3 search engine BeeMP3 aggregates tons of free music online, from Alicia Keys to Arcade Fire with a quick and dead simple design. Akin to web sites like SeeqPod, SkreemR, or the decidedly low-fi Google MP3 search technique, BeeMP3 is yet another simple way to find and download MP3s online. I can guarantee you’ll see [...]

Wal-Mart to record labels: Ditch DRM!

Wal-Mart has reportedly demanded that the major labels release more of their catalog in DRM-free MP3 format, apparently buoyed by the relative success of their DRM-free MP3 store (at least when compared to the red-ink-fest that is every DRM music store except, perhaps, iTunes). In a bid for more of the digital download space, the [...]

On/Off Coffee Mug

This clever mug automatically displays “OFF” when it is empty and ‘ON” when it is filled with coffee or tea. It is covered with a heat sensitive pigment which allows it to change from black to white or vice versa depending on whether it is filled or not. Charles & Marie are now selling the [...]

Christmas lights powered by electric eel

An electric eel at the Squa Toto Gifu aquarium in Japan is powering the lights on a Christmas tree. When the eel brushes against a copper electrode in the tan, the current is transmitted to the tree lights. The best part of the Mainichi Daily News article is this nugget: Officials expect the “eel Christmas [...]

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