Getting cozy with the fishes. [Underwater hotel]

To some, dining in the exclusive underwater 12-seat restaurant at the Hilton Maldives Resort would have been enough. But for some, “enough” is never….enough.

In honor of the hotel’s fifth anniversary, the currently famous 12-person underwater restaurant is being transformed into a 2-person underwater uber exotic suite…

PC take a dump? Filler ‘er up…with fish. [PC Aquarium]

Ok, I officially want a dead computer now. To some, such a dream sounds ridiculous as a dead computer is pretty much a useless computer. That is, unless you get creative and turn that busted piece of silicon and plastic into something unique. What exactly is “unique” about a reincarnated PC carcass you ask? How about an aquarium? The good ‘ol geeks at Instructables set out to make an old PC they had sitting around into a new home for a few lucky fish. The real kicker here however is that the old PC actually boots — though it’s too old to be of any real use. Still, a working PC with a fish tank inside and cut out window for the swimming creatures to peak through is all kinds of awesome. As is the case with all water/electricity projects, if attempting yourself, be careful in not actually mixing the two.

Once I acquire an old PC, I know exactly what I’m doing with it. Anyone else intrigued?

Follow the steps over at Instructables

Being green and frugal in true geek fashion [Mod]

While not your typical “mod” (usually depicting some sort of computerized machine) the LED light hack “Mathias” whipped up with his fish tank and new LED lighting shows that being green can actually be pretty geeky and cost effective.

By replacing the old fluorescent bulb over his massive fish tank and swapping it with an LED, he garnered quite a bit of savings up front. Next, he routed heating tubes through the light mounts to suck up any excess heat from the LED’s and in turn used it to heat up the water.

Ingenuity folks. It’s all about ingenuity. Anyone care to share their feats of geek strength?

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The coffee table reborn into an aquarium.

Building on your geeky streak of nerdy decor with the Floppy Disc Pillows and the Keyboard Rubik’s Cube, it’s time to go one step further. OK, several steps further with the Coffee Table Aquarium. As the name implies, this coffee table houses aquatic life in it’s completely transparent base, offering up a pretty sweet look at the little creatures swimming around in their little home. A word from manufacturer Hammacher Schlemmer perhaps?

The tank rests on a heavy-duty black acrylic base; lights in the base illuminate the tank from beneath the bed of blue glass gravel. Comes with two-stage submersible filter pump and decorative plants. Plugs into AC with a 6? cord; access panel in base allows you to reach electric parts. For freshwater fish; gap under top allows for feeding. The 25 Gallon Aquarium Coffee Table. 25-gallon aquarium with 36? sq. tabletop. Top 36? sq.; tank 15 1/2? H x 24? L x 24? W. (100 lbs.)

So it looks cool. It’ll keep your fish cool. And did we mention you can actually drop your junk on top of this fish tank? Ya, that got a lot of people right there. Save those pennies, it’s not cheap — $599 and up.

[Product Page: Hammacher Schlemmer]
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UK Gov’t: “IE 6 exploits? Psh, IE 6 is the bomb.”

Oh geeze. This morning we have another example of government showing their gross incompetence when it comes to anything digital. After the big Google hack debacle, Google as well as several other large institutions and companies have come forward, speaking out against IE 6 in particular, warning of the massive risk you take when using such an old and security ridden browser. Some have even gone as far as to call out any version of IE as a “bad choice”. For this article anyway, we’re focusing on IE 6 — the old hag that somehow still continues to live on…

You see, while the rest of the civilized world is finally wising up to the problems associated with using a nearly 10-year old browser, the UK Parliament is perfectly fine in their own little land with Microsoft’s aging relic. To them, the outcries of various security warnings and other perils are overblown.

What’s even worse is that according to the person asking the questions — UK’s Lord Avebury — Parliament IT staff are “actively discouraging” the use of any other browsers. Now at this point I’m not sure if they’re actively discouraging users from anything other than IE 6 or simply “other” non-IE browsers. Either way, it’s pretty sad.

Kind of scary to think that out of all the people to fall in love with a bug ridden, standards deficient, security laden browser, your countries Government is the most blinded by this so called love.

Inquirer > ebrahim

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iPod Shuffle Sushi cases by Incipio beg you to eat them, instruct you to not.

I don’t know what your personal choices are when selecting a music player, but for me I tend to choose audio quality first and then everything else second. When I picked up my 1st gen iPod Touch, I was a bit bummed about the relatively puny 16GB of storage and just so-so audio quality. Still, the interface and the apps (which came along later) made it oh so worth it. Some people don’t want all of those bells and whistles however. To them, an audio player is just that — an audio player. For them, an iPod shuffle or other small, flash based player is the perfect option. Psst, I have a surprise for you. If you were having problems choosing between the iPod Shuffle and several other miniature flash players, I have one reason you should swing your vote to team Apple — iPod Shuffle Sushi Cases.

Keeping your iPod Shuffle scratch free and in pristine condition isn’t hard. Any pocket, bag, or body cavity would easily swallow the barely there player. Not to mention, I would normally jump on something such as iPod Shuffle sushi cases as too gimmicky and ultimately a waste of your money. However, Incipio generally pumps out some fairly high quality products. These Shuffle Sushi Cases (say that 8 times fast) are no exception and actually surprise me with their fit and finish and overall high quality appearance.

Even more impressive with the Shuffle Sushi cases is the price. $20 will net you three distinctly different sushi cases. Whether or not there are certain moods which fit better with one piece of sushi over the other is unbeknownst to me. Regardless, if I had an iPod Shuffle, I would definitely be picking up a pack of these cases. They’re just too cool to turn down. According to iLounge, the cases are going to be part of a limited run so it’s in your best interests to hop on this train while it’s in town.

Just remember, while the iPod Shuffle Sushi cases look rather tempting and would probably make me second guess as to their “realness” if I were experiencing a hunger caused hallucination, the packaging specifically states not to consume the cases. You know they put that there because someone, somewhere would actually try to eat one….

• Pick yourself up a pack of Incipio’s iPod Shuffle Sushi Cases via MyIncipio.com

Back problems? Massage it with a shrimp…

Novelty or gag gifts are a pretty big market these days. While it’s always nice to really think about a friend or family member by getting them something that is thoughtful and trully a gift they lusted for, the all infamous gag gift always brings a laugh, not to mention fond memories for years to come. Building upon that, do you come home from work with back pain? Are you on your feet all day at work or does your back simply greet you each night with a nice dose of pain? If the latter is true, a nice little back massager may do wonders. Sure, you could go out and by any ‘ol back massager and even get fancy with a vibrating one. But how about instead you go the more unique approach with a shrimp massager. Correction — a massager molded into the shape of a giant shrimp.

As you can guess, the massager is colored red and looks just like the ocean’s bottom feeder champion, except this one is completely made out of plastic. Oh joy. All jokes aside, the actual resemblance matters little as the actual parts that touch your back are shaped much the same as any other massager. Still, for $6, why not be a little different?

• Buy the Shrimp Massager

Source: Dvice, Nerd Approved

Keep a fish, save the planet – Floating Garden Freshwater Aquarium [Concept]

Why oh why can’t these concepts be more real right now and not ten years into the future.  Granted, this concept has a bit more of a chance than some of the crazier things we’ve covered here.  The concept in question is the Floating Garden Freshwater Aquarium.  What is really unique and sets this aquarium apart from all other aquariums is the fact that it doesn’t use any type of artificial filtration system meaning less plastics and other chemical compounds get released into the ground when lil flipper croaks and his aquarium becomes nice monument in some landfill.  Morbid, maybe.  Honest, you bet.  Designed by Benjamin Graindorge and Duende Studio, the process that these masterminds have come up with that allows this aquarim to filter out nitrates without a filter uses a floating mass of vegetation, river sand, and bacteria to get the dirty deeds done.  Once filtered, the so clean and so fresh water is passed back to mini flipper so that he can contine swimming in endless circles inside of his wee little tank.  According to Cool Hunting, plans are in place to put this green work of art and science into production come 2010.   Think of the fishes, think of the planet.

Source: Gizmodo, Cool Hunting, Duende Studio