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OMG WIRELESS EXTENSION CORDS!!! LOL!!!

Posted by CmdrTaco on Fri Mar 31, 2006 09:19 PM
from the now-thats-what-i'm-talking-about dept.

True ChAoS writes "Using the latest in microwave energy transmission technology, the Wireless Extension Cords (WECs) 'beam' power right where you need it. Broadcasting in the 7.2GHz range, the WECs will not interfere with wireless networks, phones, or Bluetooth components. Be sure to heed all the warnings in the instruction manual; the microwaves used are relatively safe, but you don't want to cook your computer (or coworkers) by mistake." ThinkGeek is also owned by OSTG.

[+] aprilfools, omg, straight, lol, lame (tagging beta)

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OMG!!! (Score:4, Insightful)

by iced_773 (857608) <jft_773&yahoo,com> on Friday March 31 2006, @09:21PM (#15039448)

GURLZ HAVE INVADED TACO'S BRAIN!!!

Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.

Nice to see the lameness filter is still normal.
- Re:OMG!!! by chrisatoremus (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:29PM
  - Re:OMG!!! by Cpt_Kirks (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @10:09PM
    - Re:OMG!!! by drpimp (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @10:12PM
      - Re:OMG!!! by Jackmn (Score:1) Saturday April 01 2006, @04:33AM
- Re:OMG!!! by G)-(ostly (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:08PM
- pink on gray = blind MOFO!!!!!!! by cheekyboy (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @04:21AM
- Re:OMG!!! by Jugalator (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @06:56AM
- Re:OMG!!! by werewolf1031 (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @02:00AM
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- Re:I feel so pretty! by cayenne8 (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @12:30PM
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This also just in.. (Score:5, Funny)

by jamesjw (213986) on Friday March 31 2006, @09:22PM (#15039449)
(http://www.tastrek.org/)

Flying toasters sighted migrating south for the winter..
- Yeah, right... (Score:4, Informative)
  
  by Kelson (129150) * on Friday March 31 2006, @09:59PM (#15039633)
  (http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/ | Last Journal: Tuesday September 11, @05:30PM)
  
  Migrating south... for winter... in April?
  
  Everyone knows toasters migrate north in April!
  
  What do they teach in these schools?
  
  [ Parent ]
  - That would be European toasters. by CFD339 (Score:3) Friday March 31 2006, @10:46PM
    - Re:That would be European toasters. (Score:4, Funny)
      
      by AJWM (19027) on Saturday April 01 2006, @12:19AM (#15040199)
      (http://www.ajwm.net/amayer/)
      
      Well, yes. But the African toaster is nonmigratory.
      
      [ Parent ]
    - Re:That would be European toasters. by a1cypher (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @01:16AM
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  - Re:Yeah, right... by shadowbearer (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @11:01PM
    - Re:Yeah, right... by Kelson (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @11:20PM
      - Re:Yeah, right... by shadowbearer (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @12:21AM
      - Re:Yeah, right... by eclectus (Score:1) Saturday April 01 2006, @10:55AM
  - Re:Yeah, right... by dodobh (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @02:59AM
  - Re:Yeah, right... by sheepcentral (Score:1) Saturday April 01 2006, @05:49AM
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- Re:This also just in.. by smitty_one_each (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:01PM
- Re:This also just in.. by glass_window (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:01PM
  - Re:This also just in.. by stuffman64 (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:21PM
  - Re:This also just in.. by sconeu (Score:3) Friday March 31 2006, @10:22PM
  - Re:This also just in.. by Hrodvitnir (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:30PM
- Re:This also just in.. by Xymor (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @10:29PM
- You mean Cylon Raiders? by buffyics (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @11:51PM
- Re:This also just in.. by jace78 (Score:1) Saturday April 01 2006, @12:32AM
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Old technology (Score:5, Informative)

by Rojo^ (78973) * on Friday March 31 2006, @09:22PM (#15039450)
(http://www.bloghole.net/ | Last Journal: Tuesday December 16 2003, @04:16PM)

Bubs' Concession Stand has sold wireless extension cords [homestarrunner.com] for a long time.
- Re:Old technology (Score:5, Insightful)
  
  by mesach (191869) on Friday March 31 2006, @09:32PM (#15039514)
  
  Nikola Tesla tested this out even longer ago. I believe he has prior art.
  
  [ Parent ]
  - Re:Old technology by smokeslikeapoet (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @09:48PM
  - Re:Old technology by zqad (Score:1) Saturday April 01 2006, @03:25AM
- Re:Old technology by Rojo^ (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @09:43PM
- Re:Old technology by TommyBlack (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:46PM
  - Re:Old technology by mesach (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:51PM
- That's all well and good by rsilvergun (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @11:48PM
Hmmm. by Chrispy1000000 the 2 (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:22PM
- Re:Hmmm. by Anonymous Coward (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:25PM
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- Re:Hmmm. by PenisLands (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @10:32PM
OMGz LOL (Score:5, Funny)

by bmecoli (963615) on Friday March 31 2006, @09:22PM (#15039453)

Now I can tranfer all of my My Little Pony MPGs from even further away! OMGOMGOMG i'M SO0OOO EXCITED XDXDXDXD 3
I liked last year's better by winkydink (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:23PM
- I got tricked. by Valdrax (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @12:14AM
  - Re:I got tricked. by bigt_littleodd (Score:1) Saturday April 01 2006, @12:53AM
    - Re:I got tricked. by Valdrax (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @09:01AM
This is good! by mikerm19 (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:24PM
- Re:This is good! by mikerm19 (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @09:54PM
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Awesome! (Score:5, Funny)

by Hamster Lover (558288) * on Friday March 31 2006, @09:24PM (#15039473)
(Last Journal: Friday July 11 2003, @05:17PM)

Now I can power my Rainbow Brite (tm) oven from across the room without a cord! I can't wait until the court order expires and I can tell all the girls at the elementary school!
- Re:Awesome! by danfromsb (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:55PM
- Power Rating by iamlucky13 (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:08PM
- I know exactly what the answer will be. by Valdrax (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @12:17AM
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-1 Talk to the mod, the user ain't listening by Dante Shamest (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @09:27PM
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Just curious by mattmacf (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:27PM
- Re:Just curious by tech_guru5182 (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @10:49PM
That's hot! (Score:3, Funny)

by neo (4625) on Friday March 31 2006, @09:28PM (#15039497)
(http://www.quityourjobday.com/)

I wonder if I get like fifty of these and point them all at the guy next door that stole my toolbox if I could get ... um... his wife.
I know the perfect place to buy these by scwizard (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:31PM
To disable the CSS pink abortion by linzeal (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:32PM
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Sucks (Score:4, Insightful)

by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 31 2006, @09:32PM (#15039520)

I remember back in the day when April Fools news stories were discreet and you had to spend a couple of seconds/minutes looking at them to see whether they were fake or not.

Bring back the old days!

Not to say April Fools day sucks, because everyone thinks they're a comedian.
- Re:Sucks by MasterPuppeteer (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:58PM
- Re:Sucks by Akaihiryuu (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:11PM
- I'm always saddened by April Fools by GuitarNeophyte (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:23PM
- Re:Sucks by MobileTatsu-NJG (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @11:08PM
- Re:Sucks by CheeseTroll (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @11:45PM
NOOOOOOOO!!! by OSDever (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:34PM
- Here, take some: !,!,!,!,!,!,!,!,!,!,!,!,!,!,!,! by HishamMuhammad (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @09:38PM
Missing the point (Score:4, Insightful)

by AC-x (735297) on Friday March 31 2006, @09:35PM (#15039532)

Is it just me, or has slashdot completely missed the point? Didn't April fools used to be about SUBTLEY making up BELIEVEABLE stories to try and trick people?

This pink color scheme isn't even funny and adding "aprilfools" to the articles is just defeating the point.

April fools used to be about clever wit, not just being as stupid as possible.

At least think geek have the vaguely right idea, tho have perhaps got a bit overexcited and again missed the subtlety part.
- Re:Missing the point (Score:5, Funny)
  
  by Atzanteol (99067) on Friday March 31 2006, @09:52PM (#15039605)
  (http://www.edespot.com/~amackenz/)
  
  I'm just curious, do you look like this [google.com] too? Or just have the up-tight anal personality he has?
  
  [ Parent ]
  - Worst. April Fools. Ever!!!! by Kelson (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:05PM
  - Re:Missing the point by AC-x (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @05:44AM
    - Re:Missing the point by Jugalator (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @07:00AM
    - Re:Missing the point by Atzanteol (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @11:19AM
- Re:Missing the point by pembo13 (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @10:37PM
- Re:Missing the point by Jerf (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @11:03PM
- Re:Missing the point by evilviper (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @12:43AM
- Re:Missing the point by aXis100 (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @04:14AM
- if you had $23,000,000 would you care? by cheekyboy (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @04:54AM
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Wardrobe requirements by GaryOlson (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:37PM
April Fool's and their Money are Soon Parted by Derling Whirvish (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @09:37PM
Tesla did it! (Score:3, Informative)

by cyber_rigger (527103) on Friday March 31 2006, @09:39PM (#15039547)
(http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/23168/ | Last Journal: Monday January 23 2006, @06:32PM)

Nothing new to see here folks.

Move along.
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oh dear (God|Linus), run and hide everyone! by bigmaddog (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @09:40PM
- Re:oh dear (God|Linus), run and hide everyone! by David_W (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:36PM
  - Re:oh dear (God|Linus), run and hide everyone! by Scarletdown (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @02:35AM
It's not even April 1 yet... by Angst Badger (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @09:45PM
- Re:It's not even April 1 yet... by pembo13 (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @10:34PM
Joy by Lord_Dweomer (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @09:46PM
- Re:Joy by Crizp (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @12:03AM
tags (Score:5, Interesting)

by Turn-X Alphonse (789240) on Friday March 31 2006, @09:46PM (#15039585)
(Last Journal: Sunday September 19 2004, @10:03PM)

Could we fix the tags please. I love the April fools stories, but the tags sort of ruin it. I know they are made so we can search but why not use an anagram instead? Something like "Parol's foil", maybe even do a story on how awesome Parol's latest foil is for tin foil hats.

Tomorrow you can switch all the tags for April fools, but today we should make them so blindly obvious we don't need them pointing out to us.

Hopefully the editors will read this and sort it out.
- Re:tags by Nimey (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:59PM
OMG! by audi100quattro (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:47PM
April Fools day articles on Slashdor are teh ghey by Gothmolly (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:49PM
One-Up Mushrooms as well by creeves1982 (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @09:56PM
In other news... by rdoger6424 (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @09:59PM
/. Dig at Digg by Bob Cat - NYMPHS (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:06PM
At least they could have faked some action shots.. by pennystinker (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:07PM
What a day to have mod points by MichaelSmith (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:18PM
OMG, LINUX TORVALDS IS SO CUTE!@!@#!@#)* (Score:4, Funny)

by merc (115854) <slashdot@upt.org> on Friday March 31 2006, @10:23PM (#15039730)
(http://upt.org/lane)

*giggle*

[ Reply to This [localhost]]
- Re:OMG, LINUX TORVALDS IS SO CUTE!@!@#!@#)* by Jugalator (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @07:04AM
Cool! (Score:3, Funny)

by Perseid (660451) on Friday March 31 2006, @10:28PM (#15039748)

If I get a girl and put her in between two of these things I can make that superherpmutantgirl I've aways wanted. Now all I need is the girl.

...damn.
Disclaimer needed by Toxicgonzo (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @10:39PM
PtP or PtMP? by nathana (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:42PM
OMG!!!! IT KILLED THE KITTEN!!!! by Tsu Dho Nimh (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @10:49PM
OMG LOL by jafac (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:58PM
April Fools (Score:3, Funny)

by mageofchrisz (836089) on Friday March 31 2006, @10:59PM (#15039898)

This must be an April Fools posts, there's no typos!
- Re:April Fools by aXis100 (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @04:10AM
But why only 115V? by Air-conditioned cowh (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @11:25PM
Chinese Neural Technology Even Better by DryBaboon (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @11:45PM
It uses Zero-Point energy, so ... by Jerry (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @11:51PM
I 3 April Fool's Day by Dolly_Llama (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @12:15AM
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I was actually asked this in real life. (Score:3, Funny)

by affliction (242524) on Saturday April 01 2006, @12:42AM (#15040261)
(http://www.goelephant.com/)

I know it's April Fools, but this story is no joke.

I was on site fixing someone's DSL when the lady asked me if there was any solution to her problem.

What problems?, I ask.

All those cables that go into the computer box, she replies.

I tell her that wireless routers are available and that I could purchase one for her.

No, no, she tells me, I meant those big blacks ones that plug into the wall, they really limit my ability to move the computer around.

My jaw drops to the floor. I tell her that they haven't made much progress in the last few years on Wireless Power Cords, it's been a tough problem to crack.

I watch the wheels in her head turn and she tells me: Well, maybe in a few years they will have figured it out, just look at my cell phone, it doesn't have any wires.

Of course, I tell her, the best and the brightest are studying day and night.
- Re:I was actually asked this in real life. by Scarblac (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @09:18AM
- Re:I was actually asked this in real life. by chawly (Score:1) Sunday April 02 2006, @03:10AM
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uspto... by torrents (Score:1) Saturday April 01 2006, @01:09AM
Don't be too quick to laugh by davidwr (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @02:16AM
Happy April First Taco by MrLinuxHead (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @02:34AM
God Damn It by hmccabe (Score:1) Saturday April 01 2006, @02:57AM
APRIL FOOLS! by Eideteker (Score:1) Saturday April 01 2006, @03:39AM
... by mistake? by troff (Score:1) Saturday April 01 2006, @06:10AM
Got a better idea by arkhan_jg (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @06:56AM
i was fooled. by codexile (Score:1) Saturday April 01 2006, @11:35AM
problems with my prototype by marvinglenn (Score:1) Saturday April 01 2006, @12:01PM
Sounds familiar . . . by SaV (Score:1) Saturday April 01 2006, @12:10PM
- Re:Sounds familiar . . . by chawly (Score:1) Sunday April 02 2006, @03:00AM
Re:omg by V2-V3 (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @09:55PM
Re:OMG! (Score:5, Funny)

by Spy der Mann (805235) <spydermann.slashdotNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Friday March 31 2006, @09:55PM (#15039616)
(http://slashdot.org/~Spy+der+Mann/journal/ | Last Journal: Saturday November 10, @01:50AM)

Pink hurts!!!111oneoneoneeleveneleven(10/9)

No kidding!!!11onemillionfourtyeightthousandfivehundr edseventyfiveinbinary

[ Parent ]
Three words: (Score:5, Informative)

by Kelson (129150) * on Friday March 31 2006, @10:03PM (#15039645)
(http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/ | Last Journal: Tuesday September 11, @05:30PM)

Greenwich. Mean. Time.

[ Parent ]
- Re:Three words: by jibjibjib (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @10:52PM
  - Re:Three words: by jrmcferren (Score:1) Saturday April 01 2006, @08:52AM
- Re:Three words: by cdrudge (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @10:37AM
- Re:Three words: by rob_squared (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @03:58PM
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Re:Nigger by MikeFM (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:24PM
- 1Up Mushroom by StingRay02 (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @10:31PM
  - Re:1Up Mushroom by Zen (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @11:25PM
  - Re:1Up Mushroom by MikeFM (Score:2) Saturday April 01 2006, @11:25PM
Re:Nigger by zodiaccat (Score:1) Friday March 31 2006, @10:29PM
Re:jumping the gun by 1000101 (Score:2) Friday March 31 2006, @11:06PM
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Re:Nigger by zenwarrior (Score:1) Saturday April 01 2006, @09:48AM
- Re:Nigger by MyLongNickName (Score:2) Sunday April 02 2006, @03:17PM
  - Re:Nigger by zenwarrior (Score:1) Sunday April 02 2006, @06:56PM
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