Next time you go to a coffee shop or restaurant, watch how many people are playing with their smart phones or tablets instead of interacting with the people and the world around them. It’s kind of depressing really – our dependence on these mobile gadgets. It just seems wrong. However, there people out there misusing these devices in ways you never thought possible.
Texting and walking into a fountain
We all know about the dangers of texting and driving, but there are risks associated with texting and walking as well. Injury is one of those risks of course, but the other is YouTube infamy. More on that later. CubcleBot
Updating Facebook while standing on a motorcycle
My guess is that this guy’s Facebook update was something like “Hope I don’t die! LOL”. CubicleBot
Destroying an iPad with lasers
What happens when you point three of the world’s most powerful consumer lasers at an iPad 3? Something equivalent to, but slightly more spectacular than throwing your wallet into a fire. CubicleBot
Lizard vs smart phone
Some would say that lizards and smart phones don’t mix, but this bearded dragon lizard has evolved to be quite adept at Ant Smasher on an Android phone. Nerd Approved
Licking an iPad on live TV
Using an iPad app from Shock Top, a popular beer, a Fox news anchor in San Diego pulled off an epic April Fools joke by getting his co-anchor to huff and then actually lick an iPad on air. Interestingly, the flavor is still more beer-like than Bud Light. CubicleBot
Mantaray iTar
What do you get when you mash up a keytar, iPad, Kaossilator, Kaoss pad, A Flock of Seagulls and a pinch of evil? The answer is this video for the MantarayiTar. Nerd Approved
iPad Typewriter
Perhaps the greatest sacrilege of all is taking a device like the iPad and purposefully making it obsolete. That’s basically the idea behind the iPad Typewriter. These typewriters were rescued from the junkyard and given a new lease on life by making them compatible with any USB-capable computer, such as a PC, Mac, or iPad. You can buy a USB typewriter as a complete unit or a DIY kit. $74-$799. USB Typewriter via CubicleBot
Texting and walking fail on Canadian TV
Remember what I said about the dangers of texting and walking? Let’s just hope this isn’t the same person that fell into the fountain after fleeing to Canada to escape embarrassment. CubicleBot
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