Let's face it, the traditional "office toy" needed an upgrade. Gone are the days of stress toys and metal balls on strings. The new rage is to add USB to anything. Just pick the first thing that pops into your head and add USB to it... Oops too late, it probably already exists.

What office would be complete without a USB fish tank? The USB Mini Desktop Aquarium is the home to two life-like tropical fish. A small motor generates a current in the water, allowing the fish to gently swim about the tank. The aquarium is equipped with a high-intensity blue LED that illuminates the tank in dark environment. Both motor and LED can be independently switched off.

The LED and the water-current motor can be powered by USB connection or batteries. The package comes complete with the tank, two fish, and USB cable. Operation is simple! Just add water to the tank, connect the cable to your computer, and enjoy the aquarium.

• Can also be powered by 4 AA batteries (not included) for non USB operation
• Both the motor and the light can be switched on and off independently
• Each fish has a hinged tail for a more life-like appearance
• Includes: tank, two fishies, & a USB cable
• Unit Dimensions - 3.75" (w) x 3.5" (h) x 2.5" (d)

What makes this gadget stand out is the little details. The tails of the fish constantly move, making them look alive. The blue light of the tank is soothing and adds to the realism. Even better, the aquarium doesn't have to be cleaned and the fish don't have to be fed. Plus it lists for under $15. Not a bad upgrade for your boring desk.

As if the iPod Shuffle isn't tasty looking enough...

With its sleek design and simplistic appeal, the iPod Shuffle and it's price are sitting nice with consumers. One thing though that is boring about the Shuffle is it's lack of color choices like the iPod Mini provides.

If you want individualized style instantly applied for truly unique appearance, check out the DecalGirl fixtures. These non-gooey adhesives come in an array of colors and patterns, and quickly allow you to jazz up the drab white of the Flash based iPod Shuffle.

These 'dress-up kits' are washable and extremely cheap to purchase. A single kit to spruce up your iPod is only $2.99.

Labels: computer, Ipod, mac

"Just released in Japan Cyber Punk gives off a very futuristic look with it's mirrored face and various scrolling. When the button is pressed, the LED lights scroll across the display in various directions, then wipe off only leaving the LED lights on to display the time. (You can see one of the effects in the small picture above)

The watch displays the time and the date.

Size is 3.5 cm by 3.5 cm and 1 cm thick. Fits both men or women.

All Stainless
Rare. Not sold in stores outside Japan
Time Date
Water Resistant
Lights up 90 LED lights "[Via toykoflash.com]

" Intelligent Energy, a British hydrogen energy technology developer, unveiled their new ENV (Emissions neutral vehicle) motorcycle this week. The super-futuristic looking crotch rocket runs on compressed hydrogen gas, run through a fuel cell to power its 6kW electric drive motor. The drive is so silent that pedestrian safety advocates are petitioning the company to add an artificial engine sound to warn pedestrians of the bike's approach...

The current prototype zips from zero to ­its top speed of 50 mph in just 12.1 sec. Range is approximately 100 miles on a single tank. The hydrogen fuel is stored in a removable cartridge with the fuel cell, called the "CORE". The company hopes to develop this CORE platform to power other devices, like a portable generator would. Unfortunately, the bike is only a prototype, meant as a showcase for Intelligent Energy's new CORE technology platform. We'll have to keep wishing.
:: ENV Hydrogen Motorbike [by DM]
[Via treehugger.com]

"Posted Mar 19, 2005, 6:30 AM ET by Marc Perton
We want to meet Laszlo Kovacs’ shoemaker. The Hungarian gambler was recently arrested in Australia, after authorities discovered he was using a shoe-based computer, connected wirelessly to an earpiece, to cheat at roulette. Apparently, by tapping his foot under the roulette table, Kovacs was able to get a reading on the wheel’s speed and use that data to calculate what number would come up next. Authorities estimate that Kovacs won about $200,000, tapping his way from casino to casino. Yes, we know hookups like this are illegal in casinos around the world, but we’d love to see how this thing worked; we assume it’s based on the same tech as the shoe computer — pictured above — created by the Eudaemons in the 70s. We’d also like to find out if there’s a way to apply it to other casino games (and, yes, for those of you who are counting, that’s another shameless cross-network plug).

[Thanks, Bernie]" [Via engadget.com]

"50 Cent publicly severed ties with the Game last week, but on Wednesday (March 9) the two are apparently going to squash their beef in front of the world with the hope of setting an example for hip-hop.
At 2 p.m. in New York's Harlem neighborhood, 50 and Game will be holding a press conference about their differences and will also pledge donations to charity.

"I'm launching a new foundation, the G-Unity Foundation, Inc., to help people overcome obstacles and make a change for the better in their lives ... to help them overcome their situations," 50 Cent said in a statement. "I realized that if I'm going to be effective at that, I have to overcome some of my own. Game and I need to set an example in the community."

"I see this as a real opportunity to show the power of our community," Game said in his own statement. "50 and I are proving that real situations and real problems can be solved with real talk. This can also be seen as a big step for my organization, Black Wall Street, in terms of making a difference. Maybe we can help save some lives ... the way rap music saved mine."

The well-publicized split between Game and 50 occurred last week when 50 appeared on New York radio twice in one day denouncing the Compton, California, native, calling him treacherous and jealous. 50's tirade ended when he was abruptly escorted from Hot 97 in the midst of his interview with Funkmaster Flex. Game and his crew came up to Hot 97 when 50 was on the air but were denied entrance to the building. A 24-year-old man, also from Compton, was shot when Game's crew got into a confrontation with another faction outside the building (see "50 Drops Game From G-Unit; Shots Fired At Radio Station").

In the wake of the shooting, 50 has appeared on television twice and downplayed the incident ." [Via mtv.com]
Photo: Aftermath/Zach Gold

Golden Palace Casino, already famous for its notorious purchases and wild promotional stunts, exceeded the minimum reserve for one of Tawny Peaks' silicone breast implants and was declared the winning bidder.

The auction webpage drew over 300,000 hits during the course of a week!

The winning bid was $16,766 for a piece of plastic filled with silicone. The auctioner, Tawny Peaks, herself, acknowledges the price was driven by non-committal bidders.

A private website was launched by Peaks to qualify bidders prior to the auction deadline.

"Posted Mar 7, 2005, 12:01 PM ET by Peter Rojas
Sorta reminds us of Samsung’s plans for a cellphone with built-in speech-to-text conversion capabilities, but a company called SpinVox has introduced a new service which takes your voicemail and automatically converts whatever was said into an SMS text message (a company called DictoMail also offers something similar). Sounds way easier than having to frantically scrawl everything down when you’re checking your messages, but we’re the tiniest bit skeptical about the accuracy of their transcriptions. SpinVox is only available in Britain right now, and they offer a pay-as-you-go plan that charges 25p per message along with a couple of prepaid options that offer discounts and/or access to advanced features.

[Via bookofjoe]." [Via engadget.com]

As Puffy used to say, "Take that...Take that.

"The Godfather" Video Game On The Way By Clover Hope
Date: 2/4/2005 7:31 am
The gangster flick many rappers swear by is finally coming to video – games that is. A video game version of the classic "The Godfather" book/film is in the works, Electronic Arts and Viacom Consumer Products announced Wednesday (Feb. 2)."The Godfather," written by Mario Puzo and developed into a Paramount Pictures motion picture is the basis of a new video game with the same story line and characters as depicted in text and on big screen.

Rappers like Shyne, Kool G Rap, Spoonie Gee and others have closely identified with the gangster icon."We are confident this game will deliver the depth of the experience expected by 'The Godfather' movie fans around the world," said Sandi Isaacs, Vice President of Interactive from Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products.As members of the Corleone family, game players must gain reverence and status through various means, to eventually become Don during the 1945-1955 eras in New York. Players will also have a chance to develop their own mob character, and after fulfilling several mischievoustasks will be accepted into the Corleone family."We are incredibly excited and honored to have the opportunity to bring the fiction of 'The Godfather' to life in a video game," EA Executive Producer David DeMartini said in a statement. "'The Godfather' movies raised the standard for cinematic achievement with their high level of drama and intense story telling."Several actors who played classic roles in "The Godfather" are involved in the game's development and supply their likeness, including James Caan as Sonny Corleone, and Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen.Prior to his death, veteran actor Marlon Brando, who played the main character Don Vito Corleone in the film, allowed EA to use his image. The famed actor also performed a voiceover with the game's developers."The Godfather" game is expected to release in fall 2005 under EA GAMES for video gaming systems Xbox, Sony PlayStation 2, and Sony PSP handheld.The game has not yet been rated by the ESRB.

"Scarface," another gangster movie dear to Hip-Hop, will be released as a video game later this year as well." [Via allhiphop.com]

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Size (in inches): 2.6 x 4.6 x 1.1." [Via amazon.com]

What else do you want? Paris Hilton to come in the box;-)

Labels: CellPhone, Sidekick, SidekickNews

Former Playboy playmate and exotic dancer Tawny Peaks is auctioning one of two massive breast implants.

The breast implant allegedly responsbile for causing whiplash to a go-go bar patron is now available on eBay. Bids have reached $10,201!

Peaks was sued in 1998 for assaulting a bar patron during a bachelor party. In 1999 she had the implants removed and retired from the adult industry. Each implant weighs approximately 2 pounds each!

The ex-buxom lap grinder is now a happily married housewife with 3 kids.

"This week's shooting during a Manhattan radio appearance by one of the biggest names in gangsta rap, a genre known for glorifying guns and misogyny, stemmed from what observers say was a battle between two rivals in the violence-prone industry. The latest feud in gangsta rap is between 50 Cent(R) and his former protege The Game(L), whose real name is Jayceon Taylor and who says he is a drug dealer. The two are seen performing at the Vibe awards in this November 15, 2004 file photo. Photo by Robert Galbraith/Reuters." [Via reuters.com]

Just one guy talking smack is all it takes for all their boys and innocent people to die.

We here at pimpwiz.com are all for hype and promoting your products. But these "rap wars" are whack. Funny how they both have new albums to promote...coindicence? We think not! Look above and see how quickly sites like reuters are spinning this BS in to gold.

The next time you do a Google Image search of your favorite musician, don't be surprised if a picture of their shoes shows up in the results. Who do you have to thank for this unusual honor? Her name is Helen Lawrence and her blog, Popstar Feets, might be one of the most original blogs ever created.

Here's a MethodShop.com interview with Helen complete with an exclusive picture of Adidas sneakers that belong to Chris Martin from Coldplay - if you are into that kind of thing. Enjoy.

100 Points and 20,000 Women
On the 35th anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points a game, it is only right that we give him a shout out. To some the 100 points may not be his greatest achievement. Some may say that it falls far short of the 20,000 women that he claimed to have slept with. Either one still has an aura of maginificence for me.
First let us start with the 20,000 women. If he slept with one woman a night, it would take 54.79 years. So automatically, you have to think that this guy was handling two women a day at least. The thing that always got me about this, was I am sure that he slept with some of these women more than once. The man must have done nothing but play basketball, hit that booty and star in Conan movies. No wonder he died of a heart attack.
Then there is the 100 points. The first challenge in getting 100 points is having your teammates pass you the ball enough times to make that many shots. It would take at least 50 shots, if he made them all. Kobe Bryant, today version of a shot hog, gets 25 to 35 shots a night. Even if he made all his shots, that would only be 70 points at the most. We do have to consider free throws. Usually a guy like Kobe gets at the most half as many free throws as he takes shots. So then the most he could put up is 87. Mind you that is if he was perfect from the field and the free throw line. Then there are defenses. Back in the day, there was not the double-teams, triple-teams and quadruple-teams that we see nowadays. It was mano a mano. Wilt was dominant against whoever he was playing against, except Bill Russell. Defenses today won't give any one guy 50 shots at the basket, unless he missed the first 49.
All the more reason to give a big shout to the Big Dipper.