The only known edition of the world’s first telephone directory – the first phone book – is up for auction, reports Discovery News:

Ditch Your Ex-es Drek Blek And More!

 
A website has been set up which allows ex-girlfriends and wives to sell unwanted gifts from former lovers. What a great way to release angst and score some cash!

 
A Japanese man puzzled by food mysteriously disappearing from his refrigerator got a shock when he found out a woman had been living in his home for months without permission, police said Friday.
 

Only a real sucker would wear these suckers
I enjoy jewelry as much as the next lady, but I am not too sure I want to wear octopus either in my ears or on any part of my body.
 

Rick Rivera, left, and Nathan Lichon spot the sneaky little cameras in an electronic billboard in Manhattan
In advertising these days, the brass ring goes to those who can measure everything — how many people see a particular advertisement, when they see it, who they are. All of that is easy on the Internet, [...]

Probably will never make it to the market place, but fun to look at
Here is a totally geeky workstation to make your working hours fun besides making your friends and colleagues crazy with envy!
 

 
 German spys were feeling pretty safe at their Deutsche Telekom home until this happened
The allegations against German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom just keep on coming. German news service, Spiegel, has information that Telekom tracked journalists’ movements using mobile phone data. And the company may have hired ex-Stasi spies to help.

Even seven weeks later, Howard was cleaning mud out of orifices he never knew he had
Pay attention! These photos are the ones that will fill that giant void in your life. As we always say, “don’t avoid the void”. Sound advice if you ask me.
 

Is it real or virtual? Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
Gartner defines a disruptive technology as one that causes major change in ‘the accepted way of doing things’, including business models, processes, revenue streams, industry dynamics and consumer behavior. Complete list after the jump.

 
Hey buddy, can you give me a hand?  No, not that one!
Here is a novelty item to keep in your toolbox. Just pinch those little nuts between your cheek and gum… (Pic)

 Look for an upcoming horror movie to involve one of these
Here is the a Plustech Oy / John Deere hexapod logging machine prototype. While it may look like some kind of alien life form, it’s actually a prototype vehicle for moving felled trees.

Weeding through the BS. For some, the online dating world is an addiction
When Jane Coloccia set out to find her soul mate online she had no idea that eight years and 200 dates later she would end up an expert on the topic, writing a book and setting up a course to teach the pitfalls [...]

 This chick is hot!  Even without her flesh
 There is something very weird about these drawings by Michael Paulus. Morbid curiosity is probably more accurate. (Pics)
 

 Warning signal to warn, targeting signal to target
Toyota Motor Corp’s “Crown Hybrid” released in May 2008 is equipped with the “Night View” system that displays the view of the road ahead at night.
In the previous model, the view of the road ahead is displayed on the windshield, and it is overlapped with the view right [...]

Each empty shopping cart is a bold commentary on things gone wrong
When buying online first became mainstream, one of the most watched metrics for online merchants was the shopping cart abandonment rate. Through site security, consumer education and word-of-mouth about positive experiences, online retailers reduced the percentage of consumers who placed items in their [...]

  
As of yet, I am able to sit upright, facing my monitor, for many hours at a stretch in a day and also maintain a healthy back.
 

 
Screw voluteering to lie down for 90 days for NASA: the National Space Society is offering a job as a Space Ambassador, with taking a ride into space as part of the duties.

 
 Oscar Pitorius – the “blade runner”
Oscar Pistorius – also known as ‘Blade Runner’ – is a double leg amputee who is using specially developed artificial legs to compete in races. A world record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 meters Paralympic events, Pistorius was denied by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) his [...]

The instruments depicted [above], from left to right, are: the ’sequere me’ (’follow me’) a flexible probe, so called because it was the guide to be followed by other instruments; a syringe; the ‘Acus rostrata’ or snouted needle, a grooved director along which the scalpel was passed; the ‘fraenum Caesaris’ or strong thread, a ligature [...]

  
The Orgasmatron – Really?
I’ll admit, I was lured to read about this invention when I saw the title.  As I read on, I realized I had been tricked–this invention has nothing to do with orgasms. 

 
An army of inflatable, spherical robots might one day roll around on the Martian surface. Engineers who have designed the lightweight probes say they could economically explore vast regions of other planets.

 
Three main things about Czeers MK1 are solar power, high-performance, and not to forget glamor design.

Built inside an old rock quarry, the award winning hotel will come complete mole-people waiters
In 2006, Atkin’s Architecture Group won the first prize award for an international design competition with this stunning entry. Set in a spectacular water filled quarry in Songjiang, China, the 400 bed resort hotel is uniquely constructed within the [...]

Pretty soon most of our homes will be built out of Legos
Here is a unique “steam” engine, built out of Legos, powered by a vacuum cleaner. The engine’s top speed is just over 900 RPM. Second video after the jump.
 

 
Making headlines earlier this year for its creation of the world’s cheapest new car, Tata Motors from India is the latest car maker to join the race for the multimillion dollar automotive X PRIZE.