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Sony, Google provide free access to 1 million books

Andrew Nusca | Jul 30, 2009

Sony, together with Google, on Wednesday announced it is providing access to more than 1 million free public domain books in its eBook Store, including classic novels, biographies, historical texts, romance novels and more.

The titles, which Google has digitized as part of its Google Books project, are available in EPUB format and naturally work with the US$280 Sony PRS-505 or the US$350 PRS-700 Reader.
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Foosball with Lego figurines

Damian Koh | Jul 29, 2009

(Credit: Mt.Dew Monkey)

I love Lego figurines, but it's a mixed bag with the Foosball table by Flickr user Mt.Dew Monkey. While it's definitely a conversational piece at a house party, I'm not sure if I can bear seeing these mini figurines battered by balls their size and risk sending them flying off the rod when I spin too hard. The ends of the rods without the handles look menacing, plus having 13 players a side is cheating. But, hey, I'm sure we can settle our scores on the table.

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Urn that's a head of its time

Juniper Foo | Jul 29, 2009

A personal urn that's unforgettable. (Credit: Cremation Solutions)

Here's an urn to keep your loved one's ashes in that's a little too realistic for my taste. Cremation Solutions' Personal Urns literally put the personal in urns with a 3D image rendering of the deceased's head, yes, a complete head in his or her likeness. A skull cap acts (morbidly, if I may say) as the lid, which oddly brings to mind Indiana Jones' chilled monkey brains cuisine served neat in Temple of Doom. A life-size urn will cost you US$2,600, while a quarter-sized Keepsake version will retail for US$600. Thanks, but no thanks?
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Candle-powered lava lamp

John Chan | Jul 28, 2009

(Credit: Mathmos)

British company Mathmos still makes the original lava lamp, a decorative item from the 1960s and 1970s that involves brightly colored blobs moving in a glass tube. The principle behind how it works is simple--colored wax is heated using an electric bulb on its base, causing the wax to turn into liquefied blobs which move up and down the glass container. Mathmos has tweaked the concept a little with its first tea light-powered lava lamp, the Fireflow R1.

Instead of plugging it into the mains, you simply insert one of those shallow candles which will power the R1 for about 3 hours. It's an interesting take on an old product and makes this suitable for barbeque nights out because you no longer need the mains nearby. The Fireflow R1 will be available for 29 sterling pounds (US$48) later this year. Mathmos has distributors in many countries, so check with a local novelty store if you are interested.

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Rollercoaster ride with in-line skates

Damian Koh | Jul 28, 2009

(Credit: Barcroft Media)

This one is definitely not for the faint-hearted. Imagine zipping down 860m at speeds of up to 90km/h with only whatever protective gear you're wearing and a pair of specially designed in-line skates. One man lived to tell the tale after skating down the Mammoth rollercoaster at the Tripsdrill theme park in Stuttgart in just over 60 seconds. Dirk Auer, a 36-year-old German native, said it took him 110 hours to custom-build the skates and two months to plan the stunt. And, oh, he also holds the world record for being dragged behind a Porsche GT2 on blades of up to 305km/h. Barmy or brave? You decide.

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