Press, Bloggers Fall For iPhone Cup Holder 'Joke'

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Press, Bloggers Fall For iPhone Cup Holder 'Joke'

Posted by timothy on Sunday January 27, 2013 @10:51AM from the better-designed-than-the-cupholders-in-my-car dept.

netbuzz writes "An iPhone case with a built-in cup holder? The designers were looking for $25,000 to make it on the crowdsourcing site Indiegogo. One look at the contraption should have been enough to convince anyone that the thing was a joke, or a publicity stunt, but a number of mainstream press outlets (LA Times, UPI) and bloggers took the bait with little or no realization that that they might be on the wrong end of the hook. Today the Dutch marketing firm behind the effort acknowledged that it was 'a joke.'"

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Before Slashdotters crow with smugness . . . by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 10:57 · Score: 0

. . . As they surely will, I see Slashdotters falling for stupider trolls than this all the time.
1. Re:Before Slashdotters crow with smugness . . . by Tx · 2013-01-27 11:39 · Score: 2
  
  I saw this Ramen bowl with iPhone holder on The Register earlier, and I couldn't decide if it was for real or not. Thing is, if it is, I know someone I'd buy it for!
  
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2. Re:Before Slashdotters crow with smugness . . . by Deadstick · 2013-01-27 11:56 · Score: 1
  
  CPU magazine once fell for a wireless AC power adapter...
3. Re:Before Slashdotters crow with smugness . . . by MaskedSlacker · 2013-01-27 13:56 · Score: 1
  
  I can't imagine WHY you'd buy one (no power outlet in a sealed room?), but it's certainly feasible to make one. It's not even too much of a stretch to imagine some marketing hack pushing one into production over the engineers protests of its pointlessness.
4. Re:Before Slashdotters crow with smugness . . . by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 14:06 · Score: 0
  
  The whole idea is stupid because noodles will splash if the sauce is thin, and ramen has a very thin sauce. That bowl is only for people that wouldn't care about getting their phones dirty.
5. Re:Before Slashdotters crow with smugness . . . by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 21:30 · Score: 0
  
  I thought it was real, but dumb. I think the plethora of idiotic things I've seen make it big has killed any skepticism over people raving about stupid things. Especially when iPhones (I own one) and Starbucks (burnt trash) are both involved.
6. Re:Before Slashdotters crow with smugness . . . by nukenerd · 2013-01-27 21:57 · Score: 1
  
  . . . As they surely will, I see Slashdotters falling for stupider trolls than this all the time.
  Can you give some examples of that? - I'm curious. All the time?
A joke? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 11:00 · Score: 0

I mean what next? Cupholders in hats so you don't need to hold your drinks, maybe with some kind of tubes to drink from whats in them? Na that's stupid.
1. Re:A joke? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 12:19 · Score: 0
  
  I guess you're being facetious, but for those not familiar with the awesomeness being referred to, here it is .
2. Re:A joke? by Sulphur · 2013-01-27 12:23 · Score: 1
  
  I mean what next? Cupholders in hats so you don't need to hold your drinks, maybe with some kind of tubes to drink from whats in them? Na that's stupid.
  I call prior art. Google for beer hats. They are available in hardhat and Stetson.
3. Re:A joke? by Kufat · 2013-01-27 12:48 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Hats go on your head. Jokes, evidently, go right over it.
4. Re:A joke? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 14:58 · Score: 0
  
  McBain: That's the joke
5. Re:A joke? by Frosty+Piss · 2013-01-27 15:15 · Score: 2
  
  You will also note that the word 'joke' is in quotes throughout this story - the reason is, of course, that this 'joke' is no joke to Apple fanbois, many of whom are outraged after discovering that they could not pre-order this case, and not have declared jihad.
  
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6. Re:A joke? by Sulphur · 2013-01-27 17:07 · Score: 2
  
  Hats go on your head. Jokes, evidently, go right over it.
  Well done.
7. Re:A joke? by kelemvor4 · 2013-01-28 06:05 · Score: 1
  
  You will also note that the word 'joke' is in quotes throughout this story - the reason is, of course, that this 'joke' is no joke to Apple fanbois, many of whom are outraged after discovering that they could not pre-order this case, and not have declared jihad.
  Apple has taken note, and you can be sure that they'll be offering this product for sale along with the "really new" iphone aka iphone 6.
Cup holder by SternisheFan · 2013-01-27 11:02 · Score: 0, Troll

Back in the day when tower computers first had cd drives, a novice user calls up tech support to complain his computer's cup holder had broken. The clueless guy thought the popout cd tray was a convenient cup holder.
1. Re:Cup holder by StickyKeys · 2013-01-27 11:09 · Score: 0
  
  I just registered an account to make a joke about this, damn you!
2. Re:Cup holder by Hsien-Ko · 2013-01-27 11:13 · Score: 1
  
  And there's that infamous VisualBasic powered Coca-Cola "complimentary cupholder" joke application which simply ejected your CD-ROM drive ...
3. Re:Cup holder by SternisheFan · 2013-01-27 11:15 · Score: 0
  
  I just registered an account to make a joke about this, damn you!
  Oh well, "you snooze, you lose". That's a good name, though. :^)
4. Re:Cup holder by agm · 2013-01-27 12:07 · Score: 1
  
  The other version of that joke is one of an Australian thinking it's a place to put their beer because it says "4X".
5. Re:Cup holder by SteveFoerster · 2013-01-27 12:56 · Score: 1
  
  It's not quite the cupholder call, but in the '90s I did phone support for an ISP that had a lot of elderly customers, and one time I really did get the "any key" call.
  
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6. Re:Cup holder by Cinder6 · 2013-01-27 13:27 · Score: 1
  
  That one's similar to people thinking the floppy drive was meant for credit cards.
  
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7. Re:Cup holder by SternisheFan · 2013-01-27 13:52 · Score: 1
  
  It's not quite the cupholder call, but in the '90s I did phone support for an ISP that had a lot of elderly customers, and one time I really did get the "any key" call.
  You aren't kidding, really huh? That's the old Simpsons joke, "Press any key."
  Homer: "Oh, where's the 'anykey'? I can't find the 'anykey'!"
  Well, I believe you. Walls have more common sense than some people I've met.
8. Re:Cup holder by baegucb · 2013-01-27 16:31 · Score: 1
  
  I overheard a help desk guy where I work have this happen to him about a week ago. He was doing password phone support, and he heard over the phone "Honey, where's the any key". They also used Google as a browser.
9. Re:Cup holder by ozmanjusri · 2013-01-27 17:02 · Score: 2
  
  Are you kidding?
  The only place an Australian will put their beer is in their mouths.
  Anything else is either perverted or European.
  
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10. Re:Cup holder by PhxBlue · 2013-01-28 03:55 · Score: 1
  
  Anything else is either perverted or European.
  But you're repeating yourself. ;)
  
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Poe's Law strikes again by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 11:03 · Score: 1

I mean, it is an iPhone gimmick. Shit like this is plausible.
1. Re:Poe's Law strikes again by Nerdfest · 2013-01-27 11:45 · Score: 0, Troll
  
  iPad Mini's are selling like crazy, even though the Nexus 7 is cheaper, and superior technically in pretty much every way. When it comes to what Apple fans will buy, it's very difficult to tell whether something is a joke or not.
2. Re:Poe's Law strikes again by kelemvor4 · 2013-01-28 06:10 · Score: 1
  
  iPad Mini's are selling like crazy, even though the Nexus 7 is cheaper, and superior technically in pretty much every way. When it comes to what Apple fans will buy, it's very difficult to tell whether something is a joke or not.
  It's true. In a world where this type of stuff is real, there's no reason to not assume an iphone cup holder would not be real as well.
3. Re:Poe's Law strikes again by konohitowa · 2013-01-28 07:03 · Score: 1
  
  superior technically in pretty much every way
  Now if they could just make one that didn't run Android. I regret daily the money I spent on my Tab 2.
iPhone Ramen Bowl by sir-gold · 2013-01-27 11:04 · Score: 3, Interesting

How is this any worse than the Ramen Bowl iPhone Dock? (which is a real product)
http://www.toxel.com/tech/2013/01/23/ramen-bowl-for-iphone-owners/
1. Re:iPhone Ramen Bowl by DirtyLiar · 2013-01-27 14:15 · Score: 1
  
  A long time ago I saw a USB powered rice cooker. Real product!
  
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2. Re:iPhone Ramen Bowl by interkin3tic · 2013-01-27 16:07 · Score: 1
  
  That's just a slot in a regular bowl. And it does something: you could watch a video while eating. The cupholder, you still have to carry both, and you can't use the phone while drinking.
  
  They're both pretty ridiculous, sure.
3. Re:iPhone Ramen Bowl by Sulphur · 2013-01-28 02:40 · Score: 1
  
  How is this any worse than the Ramen Bowl iPhone Dock? (which is a real product)
  http://www.toxel.com/tech/2013/01/23/ramen-bowl-for-iphone-owners/
  I for one welcome our Ramen powered cup holding overlords.
4. Re:iPhone Ramen Bowl by Sulphur · 2013-01-28 02:43 · Score: 1
  
  That's just a slot in a regular bowl. And it does something: you could watch a video while eating. The cupholder, you still have to carry both, and you can't use the phone while drinking.
  They're both pretty ridiculous, sure.
  Something has to be done about Dialing While Impaired.
5. Re:iPhone Ramen Bowl by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-28 02:57 · Score: 0
  
  That's just a slot in a regular bowl. And it does something: you could watch a video while eating. The cupholder, you still have to carry both, and you can't use the phone while drinking.
  The obvious use case would be texting while carrying your coffee to your desk/car/table.
6. Re:iPhone Ramen Bowl by tehcyder · 2013-01-28 04:43 · Score: 1
  
  The obvious use case would be texting while carrying your coffee to your desk/car/table.
  Yes, it guarantees that, when you bump into someone because you're not looking where you're going, you also get to share the gift of scalding coffee with them.
  
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7. Re:iPhone Ramen Bowl by interkin3tic · 2013-01-28 05:44 · Score: 1
  
  But you still have to carry both. You have to hold the phone which is holding the coffee.
Y'know by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 11:07 · Score: 0

Now that laptops and tablets and such have gotten rid of both the cdrom drive and PCMCIA/Cardbus/ExpressCard slots, somebody should use the saved real estate to put in an actual cupholder. Nothing like having your laptop across your lap and having a conventiently placed drink with a straw to ensure no accidental spillage.
- vranash
1. Re:Y'know by Unkl_Shvelven · 2013-01-27 13:29 · Score: 1
  
  Allow me to make your day.
  
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Heeelps my cup holderz busted by bdwoolman · 2013-01-27 11:11 · Score: 1

A gem from the not too distant past

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We have already seen lucicrous stuff, and it sells by anubi · 2013-01-27 11:15 · Score: 4, Insightful

How much stuff have we seen already - absolutely ludicrous - yet it sells?

I am sure you, like me, have seen lots of stuff advertised that could not possibly work as advertised, yet someone sells it, making a mint doing so.

My neighbor bought last year some miracle thing that cooled his whole house off the ice in his fridge. Yeh. Cooled by how much? .0001 degree kelvin? And how much heat did his fridge pump into his house to make the ice? Unsaid. But most people, being the sheeple they are, open their wallets for what the microphone man is hocking. Geez, its gotta be true -doesn't it? It was said through a microphone!

Much of what I have seen coming down the pike for the last few decades I considered a joke. Other people took it seriously. And made money.

Some people do indeed have the sales skill to sell ice to eskimos. I go through almost any store and know my marketing skills are useless. The store seems mostly stocked with utterly useless junk - but someone buys it.

So a real joke got mixed up with all this junk. Can you blame 'em for not distinguishing the real joke from the crap the marketing people push today?

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Our IQ tests are ineffective by Jetra · 2013-01-27 11:30 · Score: 1

Clearly, technology does not make us smarter.
1. Re:Our IQ tests are ineffective by alvinrod · 2013-01-27 12:01 · Score: 1
  
  This doesn't mean bloggers and tech reporters are stupid. I might even posit that opposite. Most of them exist to generate clicks. The mistake is in thinking that they're actually journalists. They're not. Their entire purpose is to churn out whatever will get the general populace to click through to the article. There's no careful research, no time spent to uncover the truth, no objectivity; it's all about getting ad impressions. And it really doesn't matter that it's crap because it's what most of the competition is doing and the real journalists aren't generate enough revenue because a well written story isn't as good as a quickly written story.
2. Re:Our IQ tests are ineffective by Jetra · 2013-01-27 12:10 · Score: 1
  
  Yes, I've learned that lesson ^ | Freelance writer. Can't get attention even if I advertise everywhere.
3. Re:Our IQ tests are ineffective by smellotron · 2013-01-27 19:31 · Score: 1
  
  Clearly, technology does not make us smarter.
  
  I may be reading too much Carl Sagan, but I wouldn't expect technology to make an individual smarter. I would merely expect it to increase the aggregate memory of the species, making the species smarter as a whole.
4. Re:Our IQ tests are ineffective by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-28 03:00 · Score: 0
  
  Technology doesn't make humanity smarter, it makes us more efficient.
  That could be more efficient at storing and recovering information like you posited, but much more often it's more efficient at manufacturing progressiveness more complex goods.
But the car analogy is straightforward by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 11:30 · Score: 0

And it's a joke?
*looks confused*
How about the iPotty? by aNonnyMouseCowered · 2013-01-27 11:31 · Score: 1

Well I find this much, much more palatable than the iPotty, a product actually previewed at the venerable CES:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20957844
1. Re:How about the iPotty? by drinkypoo · 2013-01-28 02:37 · Score: 0
  
  Well I find this much, much more palatable than the iPotty, a product actually previewed at the venerable CES:
  I know you're just dying to find out my opinion...
  
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It's obviously a joke. by chronokitsune3233 · 2013-01-27 11:33 · Score: 1
Why the hell would anybody want a cup holder connected to their phone with hot coffee? I don't mean to sound elitist, but the idea is terrible!
1. 1. Insert cup containing hot beverage into cup holder.
2. 2. Mess with your phone a bit until you want a drink.
3. 3. Grab the cup and spill the coffee all over your phone because you can't get it out of the cup holder.
4. 4. Drop your phone and scream in pain because you just poured hot coffee all over your hands and possibly other places.
5. 5. Accept that your phone is totally f***ed and curse the manufacturer.
6. 6. Continue cursing them, even though it was your choice to buy such a ridiculous thing.
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1. Re:It's obviously a joke. by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 11:40 · Score: 0
  
  In my perfect world there'd be a coffee cup holder attached to everything, can't have too many of those.
2. Re:It's obviously a joke. by reasterling · 2013-01-27 18:58 · Score: 1
  
  7. PROFIT
  
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3. Re:It's obviously a joke. by smellotron · 2013-01-27 19:24 · Score: 1
  
  I don't mean to sound elitist, but the idea is terrible!
  
  Please, don't apologize for applying critical thought. You're spot on.
Re:We have already seen lucicrous stuff, and it se by Dogtanian · 2013-01-27 11:34 · Score: 1

How much stuff have we seen already - absolutely ludicrous - yet it sells?
Indeed.

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epic fail by Osgeld · 2013-01-27 11:38 · Score: 2

it wont hold a beer
1. Re:epic fail by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 12:40 · Score: 0
  
  there's an App for that
2. Re:epic fail by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 12:49 · Score: 0
  
  That's like saying a car is an epic fail because it doesn't come with a bottle opener. You shouldn't be drinking and texting!
3. Re:epic fail by 1s44c · 2013-01-28 03:34 · Score: 1
  
  it wont hold a beer
  I'm working on a compatible funnel to pour beer into a coffee cup. Just $50.
4. Re:epic fail by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-29 08:36 · Score: 0
  
  It is iCrap... you mean it won't hold a tampon...
Not the first time by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 11:50 · Score: 1

A lot of press and bloggers covered Winodws 8, and most didnt realized that it was a joke too
other things people thought were "jokes" by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 12:15 · Score: 5, Insightful
Other Things People Thought Were "Jokes"
1. a portable music player without wireless and less space than a nomad
2. an online store that holds all your credit card info so you can buy something with a single click
3. a messaging system that limits messages to 140 characters
4. a web site where you make public in all the personal info needed to stalk you, burglarize your house, or sink your career, including what you are doing and when and where you are doing it, plus who all your friends are
5. an encyclopedia that anyone can edit
6. a web site that sells coupons worth $40 for $20 and the store gets only $10
7. an online game where you pay real money for virtual things in the game or to give to your "friends"
8. a new personal computer where the software is only available from a single store and there is no porn
9. a self balancing scooter
okay, the last one is still a joke but nobody is perfect
1. Re:other things people thought were "jokes" by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 12:51 · Score: 0
  
  How about an AC putting up POTD? That's pretty funny too.
2. Re:other things people thought were "jokes" by blind+biker · 2013-01-27 17:08 · Score: 1
  
  a web site that sells coupons worth $40 for $20 and the store gets only $10
  Turns out, that really is a joke.
  
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3. Re:other things people thought were "jokes" by cerberusss · 2013-01-27 20:11 · Score: 4, Funny
  Other Things People Thought Were "Jokes"
  
  a portable music player without wireless and less space than a nomad
  
  I haven't heard of that particular gadget. It sounds lame.
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humanity by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 12:17 · Score: 1

It's becoming more and more clear that much less than half of Americans can tell the difference between their own ass and a hole in the ground. We're a nation of morons, and while some of us are getting better, a lot of us are getting worse and more entrenched in idiotic beliefs.
Cup holders by OzPeter · 2013-01-27 12:25 · Score: 1

Considering that the Shipping Carts in the local supermarket have cup-holders and there are various iPad holders that you strap on your arms, I would not be surprised that you could get an iPhone holder with a cup holder.

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1. Re:Cup holders by ArsenneLupin · 2013-01-27 21:40 · Score: 1
  
  Makes more sense. Shopping carts roll on their own wheels, and you can leave a cup in the holder without extra effort.
  This iphone cup-holder, on the other hand, will put a huge torque on your hands, especially with that super-sized Starbucks cup shown in the illustration. Your wrists will ache after just a few minutes of using this. And if you really try to text with this on, and are not careful, the entire cup might end up on your pants...
  The iPad or iPhone holders that strap to your arm are used by joggers who want to use their iShiny as a cardiometer or training logbook. (well, so far I've only seen the iPhone variant of them, iPad would indeed be rather unpractical...)
2. Re:Cup holders by s0nicfreak · 2013-01-28 02:33 · Score: 1
  
  But many people are already holding both a cup and an iphone. A holder would just make it easier. The same way many people are already putting their cups in shopping carts, but the cup holder makes it easier.
  
  It's not as if these people that can't stop drinking soda long enough to use the phone or shop are going to care about the achey wrists they get from it. They'll take some vicodin or something and keep going.
Penis Holder by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 12:34 · Score: 0

I'm still waiting for this product.
1. Re:Penis Holder by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 13:28 · Score: 0
  
  its available, but it comes with cooties
LAtino Times On The March by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 13:49 · Score: 0

Yet, Generali Felissimo at LAT was ever slow to figure this out. Thus 300 compatriots marched to their death at the canal.
Sad.
XD
Then watch this movie... by YuppieScum · 2013-01-27 13:50 · Score: 1

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/

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How about... by DirtyLiar · 2013-01-27 14:13 · Score: 2

... a coffie-cup-holder with a built-in peltier device?
That way you could charge up your iPhone with your hot coffie!
Or heat up your coffie with your phone!

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1. Re:How about... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 15:00 · Score: 0
  
  you could also use it to hold and warm your lube while you watch pr0n in the stall at work
2. Re:How about... by petteyg359 · 2013-01-28 05:22 · Score: 1
  
  The thoughts of a person who cannot spell coffee are not worthy of any consideration. Bow to the caffeine.
3. Re:How about... by DirtyLiar · 2013-01-28 22:11 · Score: 1
  
  Wah wah, pardon my touch screen
  
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Bloggers? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 15:16 · Score: 0

More like Apple loving morons.
AMIRITE?
1 week tops... by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 16:26 · Score: 0

...before it shows up on Thingiverse for people with 3D printers
As a Rule by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-27 16:35 · Score: 0

Bloggers are idiots. Worse, they are often Reporters, which makes then double idiots.
Re:We have already seen lucicrous stuff, and it se by smellotron · 2013-01-27 19:17 · Score: 1

Can you blame 'em for not distinguishing the real joke from the crap the marketing people push today?

Yes—we must provide the reinforcement for their learning!
Two iphones and a cup by rvw · 2013-01-27 20:29 · Score: 1

Two iphones and a cup, that would be a killer accessory!
1. Re:Two iphones and a cup by ArsenneLupin · 2013-01-27 21:29 · Score: 1
  
  ... and lots of chocolate icecream in the cup, which will end up getting smeared all over both iphones?
I agree by joseph90 · 2013-01-27 20:59 · Score: 1

I just want to agree with the posters here. The news these days is so ludicrous that it is becoming hard to tell what is real anymore. I suspect we may be running as a simulation written by a postgrad of some advanced civilization. At this moment he is drunk and playing with the simulation wondering how long it takes us to realize what is going on ;-)
What's the world coming to? by Andy+Prough · 2013-01-27 21:13 · Score: 0

Apple bloggers got duped? Those bastions of journalistic insight? Next you'll tell us that fanboys pay double or triple for average hardware.
Yes, it's a joke by bytesex · 2013-01-27 22:40 · Score: 1

And the networkworld guy is a sour-ass.

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Re:We have already seen lucicrous stuff, and it se by vlm · 2013-01-28 00:21 · Score: 1

Another long format windows 8 joke...

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Sometimes jokes mean success by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-28 01:26 · Score: 0

Reminds me of the iCade which started as April's fool.
Re:We have already seen lucicrous stuff, and it se by Sockatume · 2013-01-28 01:33 · Score: 1

Devil's advocate: if you ran your fridge to make the ice overnight when it's cold and used it in swamp coolers to chill the house in the day that might work. No doubt that's not what he actually had though.

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iPhone Cup Holder by TheNinjaroach · 2013-01-28 02:18 · Score: 2

Yeah, but does the cup holder allow me to put Java on the iPhone?

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1. Re:iPhone Cup Holder by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-28 11:19 · Score: 0
  
  Yep, but then you've got to worry about viruses.
Slashdot? by Grizzley9 · 2013-01-28 03:26 · Score: 1

Is this really worthy of a front page article? Who is running this site anymore? Here's a hint, don't try to be Gizmodo or Engadget, be Slashdot.
Re:We have already seen lucicrous stuff, and it se by 1s44c · 2013-01-28 03:26 · Score: 1

It's depressing because it's true.
Re:We have already seen lucicrous stuff, and it se by 1s44c · 2013-01-28 03:31 · Score: 1

I thoughtful post. Thank You!
What you are describing is slurry ice storage cooling. Cool the coolant at night when the electricity is cheap and blow air though it to cool your building in the daytime. It can save a fortune in cooling costs compared to conventional air-con.
Re:We have already seen lucicrous stuff, and it se by Anonymous Coward · 2013-01-28 04:54 · Score: 0

Heck, run the freezer in the winter to make ice (and warm up house as a side benefit), store the ice for 1/2 yr, blow air in summer.
Win win.
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