Aug 2 2006 Eye Based Video Game Control: Quake 2

This brilliant son of a bitch combined a Tobii 1750 eye tracker with Quake 2, allowing the game to be controlled using his eyes. This is pretty much the ideal way to play first person shooters, although it requires a lot more concentration to do so since you can't look away from the screen. Although why would you even want to? Porn isn't going to watch itself.

Aug 2 2006 1984 Playset recreates Apple commercial with Legos

The title pretty much decribes everything. Although I'd be more interested in a Lego set that recreated the day I discovered I could fly. And by "discovered I could fly" I mean landed face first on the ground and started crying uncontrollably like a little baby.

Aug 1 2006 Windows Vista has terrible voice recognition

Unless voice recognition is supposed to get every single thing you say wrong. In which case it works perfectly.

Jul 31 2006 Egg tells you when it's done being cooked

The people at British Lion Quality Eggs have developed eggs that let people know when they're done. The new eggs are sold in three varieties: soft, medium and hard. A hungry moron need only buy the egg type that corresponds with his preference and place it in boiling water. A special heat-activated logo appears when the egg is cooked to your liking. It even reminds you how it is that you've cooked your egg so there are no unpleasant surprises when you crack it open.

At least these guys didn't waste their lives developing something useless. Because the number one priority in the world today is making sure people are able to properly cook their eggs. I'm not sure I'd be willing to buy a $5 egg though, even if it was gauranteed to cook perfectly.

Jul 31 2006 U-Boat Worx C-Quester personal submarine

U-Boat Worx, a company based in the Netherlands, created the C-Quester submersibles for private and commercial users who require a small, easily operated submersible for pleasure or work related activites. U-Boat Worx designed the C-Quester as a one-atmosphere submersible. This means there is no pressurised atmosphere inside - it's the same as the atmosphere outside. Because of this the C-Quester can dive to its maximum depth of 50m (150 ft) and return again at the operators discresion, without the need for decompression. The time spent underwater is only limited by the life of the electrical power supply.

I don't know what occasion wouldn't call for the need of a personal submarine. Although if you tried to take this thing deep enough to be interesting you'd be squashed like a bug. And I'm not sure you want to be exploring the depths of the ocean in a vehicle that looks like it'd break if you leaned on it too hard.