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Just when you thought having portable battery power couldn’t get any more crazy, the people at Brando have released this USB powered Wrist Band Battery. For those times when you have to charge your cell phone, laptop, or video game machine on the go, why not do it in style? Well I hope that this isn’t the next trend in fashion. It comes with a rechargeable 1500mAh Lithium ion battery and weights 82g. Using my trusty online conversion calculator, that comes to 0.180779 lbs. So it seems to be extremely light. I guess some people might think its a giant watch. It comes packaged with various connectors:…

Times Square took another hit on Friday with a quick evacuation because of a suspicious package. CNN reports that a cooler was found near 45th St and Broadway and deemed to be suspicious. With the threat of terrorists attacking again, it won’t be uncommon to see situations like this happen on the regular even more so after last weeks failed car bomb attempt. Ok, so, now you are saying, “how does this relate to techi.com?”. Well how would the world ever see an empty Times Square without the power of good ol’ Twitter. Twitter users took to their cell phones and posted photos of an empty Times Square. These…

These ads were produced to publicize Disney Star Wars Weekends, which are taking place every Friday to Sunday from May 21 to June 13. The Star Wars weekends feature characters from the original epic Star Wars movie saga and the newer animated series, Clone Wars. There is a Jedi Training Academy, and a Star Tours flight simulator attraction, as well as Star Wars characters and themed entertainment throughout the weekend. The event takes place at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park and events are being put on in addition to the regular attractions at the park. The Yellow Shoes Creative Group,…

Do you have a Wikipedia page that you keep on returning to over and over again? Why not turn it into a book? A company called Pediapress lets you do just that. Just fire in the URL, pay, and a few weeks later a book will show up at your door with your favorite topic all bound up and ready to go. While this may seem a bit counterintuitive with the breakout of tablet computers, it is a concept that may get some play just through its sheer novelty. Get your favorite WOW geek a printout of the World of Warcraft page. The gifting possibilities alone are endless. As a bonus, part of the purchase price is donated to Wikipedia….

In the event you’re suffering from Star Wars Day withdrawal, here’s a cute segue back into real life – the Star Wars trilogy (no, not that Star Wars trilogy) summed up in two minutes, narrated by a child, presented in stop-motion Lego. I was skeptical at the film’s ability to sum up three films inside of 120 seconds, but it actually manages to hit on every major plot point, several minor ones, and even tosses in a few SW geek in-jokes. Masterful pacing. Masterful, indeed. [Via CrunchGear]…

It’s a big day for democracy, albeit all the way over in jolly old England. It’s time for the UK General election, and the world should be paying attention – we need to know the name of the guy who will have his lips pressed to the US President’s buttocks for the next four years. What’s new this time around is the way technology, particularly social media is being used to track and monitor up-to-the-minute news about the election. UK Facebook users should see an ‘I Voted’ button which will add an item to your profile to let people know how you voted. The Guardian newspaper has created a Twitter Mashup Map…

Wade McGilberry is laughing all the way to the bank after winning a million dollars to play a video game. Or, rather, not play it, depending on how you look at it. Developer 2K Sports had offered up a million dollars to the first player who could pitch a perfect game – that is, not allow a single player to make it even to first base – in their latest baseball offering, Major League Baseball 2K10. Upon hearing about the contest, McGilberry’s wife told him to gun it. “She told me, if I was going to be serious about this, that I should stay home [from work] and play the game. I decided to go to work anyway.” Apparently,…

The headline pretty much says it all. Keep reading anyway. It’s true: in a recent study by self-proclaimed ultimate electronics marketplace Retrevo of when it’s okay to answer a text, 10% (yes, TEN PERCENT) of people under 25 declared it perfectly acceptable to text during sex. Think about it. That’s one in ten. And that’s awful. Have we really become this disconnected? Other statistics from the study in the same under-25 demographic cited 49% during eating, and 24% while using the toilet. The toilet one I can understand. After all, it gets kind of lonely during those leg-numbing extended trips…

I’m absolutely speechless. Some truly great things have been made possible in the name of charity, but if there’s five words that should catch the attention of male nerds everywhere, these are they: Star. Wars. Charity. Car. Wash. The video tells the story my keyboard refuses to, but let me try to spell out the scenario. A bunch of “exotic dancers” all dress up as Princess Leia in the golden bikini and wash cars, while stormtroopers and Darth Vader look on. Watch the video. Go. There’s not a whole lot more to say on this one. Enjoy the series of videos, part one, part two, part three, part four and part…

We’re really liking TomTom’s new daft idea: the Darth Vader navigation pack for TomTom! Narrated (as you can see in the video) by the man who provided the voice for Darth Vader, TomTom’s kit gives you the directions you need, all made a little more interesting by his iconic heavy breathing and slightly threatening tone. Better yet, the voice commands are inspired by lines from the original films, Vader may tell you, “Bear left, to the Dark Side,” for example. You also get Star Wars wallpaper, music and sound-effects from the films including the sound of light sabres and TIE fighters along…