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iCopulate Romances iPods, Executive Pong
mboverload was one of several readers to note that you can purchase aircraft tracking laser today at ThinkGeek. (TG is owned by OSTG, the parent company of Slashdot, so activate all conspiracy theories now).
You can also look into the new iPod accessory iCopulate which allows intimacy between mp3 players never before fantasized. And for the suit that has everything, Executve Pong.
Funny....truly funny and an amusing use of corporate cooperation for a joke . However, I will say this: I am always amazed at the things humans will buy. I will betcha $1000 that if these were actual items for sale, they would sell big time. Of course the government would come down hard on the first item, and with the current administrations moves for more religion in government, they may crack down on the iCopulate as well (little spikey things are a bit too.....titillating for some folks), but that pong thing.... Wow, I can think of more than one dumb jock executive that would dump lots of cash into something like that. :-)
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Am I the only one who wishes the Pong thing *wasn't* a joke? I mean, how cool would it be to project Pong onto an entire wall? If others are like me, ThinkGeek may end up having to make it into a *real* product. :-)
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I didn't notice the iCopulate was a joke, because it sounds like exactly the sort of thing iPod users would go for.
I am trolling
Forget the toys... I'm just excited I can finally get a classy snack at my desk now!
Reminds me of two dogs.
If you experience interruptus, do you have to throw cold water on the joined iPods?
Anyone else notice the The Magic Supersecret Anagram T-Shirt that is on sale?
It says "Fake Ghostlike Photons" on the front, which apparently is an anagram for something that won't be revealed until tomorrow.
So far, my best guess is: Fools Shop at Think Geek
"Fake Ghostlike Photons" is an anagram for "Fools Shop at ThinkGeek"
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Actually, it comes in two forms, the iCopulate and the iMasturbate. iCopulate is an add-on for the iPartner product.
(Somebody please tell me there's no truth to the notion that the internal project name for iMasturbate was "Hand Jobs a Winner". That's simply too bizarre to believe...isn't it?)
Simply amazing! I must own one!
;P
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Why, oh why, does this have to be fake! Somebody should make this happen and make a million in the process. I'd buy one. Especially if it was more like the iGangBang and you could make a little iLAN out of up to 5 iPods. That would iFucking rule.
I was thinking about it for a minute... This really won't be that difficult to do, in fact, fairly easy using open source software (Namely Linux) and a small general purpose embedded controller...
.mp4 and then copy. Update the library of the iPod the files were copied to and you're good to go.
The database and file structure of the iPod is fairly well documented, so here is the base structure of the project, if some other people want to get one board we could get this done in a matter of weeks from start to finish:
Small Embedded PC with USB host capabilities (I'm thinking something cheap and ARM/XScale based)
Add in HFS+ support in the Kernel (Already been done)
USB Mass storage driver
A few hours worth of specific programing
So, you would have a small box with the embedded controler with a small LCD and a few buttons hooked up the the serial controller of the embedded system along with two USB ports. When you plug two iPods into the ports they are both mounted as USB mass storage devices where you can read the iPod music database file and all the music files. The big problem is, most iPods are going to be too full to properly sync all the music between them, solution; Taking advantage of the fact that Apple now allows you to make on-the-go playlists, you would then be presented two options on the LCD:
1. Copy Playlist
2. Copy entire iPod Useful in the case of say coping a Mini to a 60 gig iPod photo.
Then just check each file to make sure there aren't any duplicates, skip over any files ending in
If anyone is interested in making this project happen I would love to help organize it:
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This isn't funny, the story on Space Daily about Bush supposedly cancelling the shuttle program isn't funny. None of this garbage is funny.
Why does every news source, especially those online, feel the need to pull a cutsie April Fools prank. The practice makes the web practically useless on this day for any news.
We get enough of this from our local morning drive-time morning zoo wacky radio DJs. Why cant Slashdot be above this?
I hear he's playing the world's greatest April Fools joke today.
He's gonna pop up tomorrow and be like, "0wn3d!"
Or something.
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iRiver H300 series can do transfers with any USB mass storage device (which means anything that isn't an iPod.
fake ghostlike photons = fools shop at thinkgeek Thank you anagram finder....
hey guys, check out this Apple iThong mini story, hehe ;)
I nearly made a fool out of myself. Well , it was early in the morning without coffee.
http://www.brandinfection.com/2005/04/01/whats-nex t-apple-computer/
greets, stefano