Want to watch three guys heave iPads in the back of a Walmart while inexplicably filming themselves and commenting about the destruction? Hit the jump.
Apparently, all three have since been fired and must pay for damaged merchandise.
Want to watch three guys heave iPads in the back of a Walmart while inexplicably filming themselves and commenting about the destruction? Hit the jump.
Apparently, all three have since been fired and must pay for damaged merchandise.
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.
Although the video after the break is about the production of iPads, it’s also a behind the scenes look at Foxconn, where Rob Schmitz, Shanghai Bureau Chief of American Public Media’s Marketplace, recently gained access to speak candidly with workers. During the visit, he noted the hoards of people lining up to get jobs and the city-like size of the Foxconn campus, where nearly 50,000 of the company’s 240,000 employees live. Schmitz also spoke with his tour guide, Louis Woo, about the recent media coverage surrounding the factory’s working conditions in the wake of several employee suicides.
As we’ve seen in the past, Wicked Lasers isn’t screwing around when it comes to making powerful lasers. Besides having the ability to appear 8,000 times brighter than the sun and cover a range of 85 miles, Wicked Lasers’ creations can pop popcorn kernels, burn your hand, blind you, and screw up satellites from a distance.
That’s why some guy decided to use their Spyder III, S3 Arctic and S3 Krypton models togehter to slowly torch an iPad, capturing the whole process on video for your education and amusement. Check it out after the break.
(via Failblog)
Over the holiday weekend, Jon Hendren compiled a series of tweets from spoiled douchebags that didn’t get cars or iPads for Christmas. The results are quite infuriating.
Check out more examples after the break.
If you’ve longed for the day when the humble USB rocket launcher would offer wireless control, your wait is finally over. This iLaunch Thunder allows users to connect to their iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad via Bluetooth and remotely aim and fire foam missiles at unsuspecting targets. The device also features 270° horizontal rotation, a vertical flexibility of more than 40° and a shooting distance of around 25 feet, covering more than 1,400 square feet of your workspace.
If your boss is cool enough to let this thing through the door, you can place a pre-order with an estimated ship date of 15-20 of December, 2011.
Product Page: ($97 via TechCruch)
