Like getting ripped off on the look and feel of over priced plastic? Tom Tom has a hardware accessory for that.

Hate me if you want. Call me too cynical. But one thing is for certain, Tom Tom’s iPhone car mount is over priced by about 80% of what it should actually cost. In case you were curious. The mount is currently available for pre-order on Apple’s UK store for £100 ($160.67 USD)! £100 for a collection of plastic screwed together to hold a phone in your window. Ya I’ll pass. How stupid and gullible does Apple/TomTom think we are? I’m sure plenty will pony up the dough however. Is anyone else the least bit riled up by this gross inflation?

The cherry on top is the fact that the TomTom iPhone app IS NOT included with the purchase as many are reporting. Ouch.

Into Mobile

Intel a Hackintosh supporter?

My my. It’s only against the law if you’re under the law. Sound familiar? Ever experience double standards in play? Apparently Intel is a supporter of not only double standards, but hacking as well. Check out the image above and focus on the left. While Intel was busy showing off “Light Peak”, their 10Gbps optical interconnect technology geared towards mobile devices, one particularly interesting thing they didn’t highlight was the cute little Hackintosh running it all. Read over your own EULA lately Intel hmm?

Engadget

What the iPhone could be…(or already is if you use Cydia)

I’ll make it short and sweet. The sooner Apple drops this control nonsense the better off we’ll all be. Visual example: The person(s) responsible for this homescreen, Teehan+Lax, dream of a day when they can release such a beaut to the iPhone world. Uhhh….such a store front is already available…it’s called Cydia. While some won’t for whatever reason take advantage of the unrestricted world that jailbreaking allows, others don’t sit idle and wait for permission to control their own devices. Even though there are several homescreen mods on Cydia already, this particular one by Teehan+Lax is quite the looker. So how about it Apple. Done being assholes yet?

Mac Life

Humanoids coming in as little as 3 years?

Do you have a relative, friend, or co-worker with poor eyesight or none at all? Thanks to the brainy few at MIT, those with visual ailments may soon be admiring all the sights the world has to offer in as little as three years. The magic behind the scenes involves a tiny chip attached to the back of the eye. While it may sound sort of Terminator-esque, it’s really not that complicated and is actually rather simple. In order to restore eyesight to the affected individual, a titanium encased chip is attached to the back of the eye. A power source located within a pair of eyeglasses transmits the needed electrons to the chip giving the wearer a sense of freedom without any unsightly cords coming out of weird holes or places anywhere on your body. Once implanted, the wearer has a solid 10 years of runtime before the device has to be switched. But of course, after 10 years, I’m sure something even better will have come along.

If you were hoping that the implants would bring stellar 20/20 sight you’re going to be disappointed. While not perfect vision will be gathered, previously near blind or blind people will be able to make out faces and avoid common household items in front of them. A good place to start for sure. Looking forward to the bionic eye?

Dvice > Gizmodo > Gadget Lab

T-Mo 3G rollout continues…

Lovers of the speedy wireless spectrum that belongs to T-Mobile U.S.A. have some new breathing room and grasslands to stretch their legs on. Specifically, T-Mobile customers in Columbia, Durham, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem, N.C. as well as Greenville, S.C., and Escondido and Oceanside, CA should be noticing greatly improved browsing speeds as well as a nifty “3G”/”H”/”U” symbol on their phone’s display signifying the up tick in speeds. Even though they’re a bit late to the game, it is nice none the less. Cut the cords and browse away.

MobileCrunch

With every poorly constructed instructional video comes an epic parody — Thank you Microsoft

We all like a good joke. A good parody video making fun of someone else’s short comings. What could make you laugh? A skateboarding dog? Fat chick on a bike falling off? Or how about an attempt by Microsoft to drum up interest in Win7? In all reality, the last option wouldn’t be “laughing” funny. Instead, it would be more like good god this is horrible I want to hang myself funny. However, in our lives we need a good hearty chuckle. Naturally, a loyal Mac user took some time out of his busy day to give us all a dose of youth elixir in the form of a remixed Microsoft Win7 Launch Party How-To. Except this one is worth watching (eh — so so). For your pleasure, and to make it easier on you oh dear reader, both the original and remixed videos are right inside. Sit back and relax, it’s quite a laugh (not so much).

The Magic GIANT 12-Surface IQ Pentagon – Fantastic Edition: Dumbest product name ever. Identifies smartest human alive. Solves world hunger.

Just because you’re a geek doesn’t mean your crafty enough to solve a rubics cube. Hell, I’ll admit it. Those stupid things get me every time. Part of the problem is I don’t have the patience. If you’re in the same yacht with me, you will want to avoid at all costs the 12-surfaced Penta-cube (the official name is much too long and utterly ridiculous to repeat) pictured above. The picture and and title are self explanatory. Keeping track of this many little squares boggles my mind. I guess with added surfaces/difficulty comes a reason to charge more too! $49.99 for the chance to be repeatedly humiliated. I can’t wait…

• Purchase the GIANT 12-Surface IQ Pentagon

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