Just when you thought your dorm room couldn’t feel any more like a prison cell, along comes the Study Ball. The prison-style ball and chain weighs 21 lbs. and keeps you from wandering off and doing frivolous things like having a social life. And there’s no time off for good behavior, “the manacle won’t come off until the schedule study time is up” (programmable up to 4 hours). It’s the

Valentine’s Day is almost here and if you’re like most guys, you still  have no idea what to get that special someone. Well why not give the gift that keeps on giving. Give an STD. GIANTmicrobes (giantmicrobes.com) is teeming with them. Luckily, the only thing infectious about these little guys is their cheerful disposition. These cute plush toys sell for just $7.95 a piece, except for H.I.V. which is more

What’s black, 12 inches long, and fits in the palm of your hand? That’s right, the new 1/6 scale Barack Obama Action Figure from DiD corp. This isn’t some cheesy bobblehead knockoff. It’s a fully posable work of art. There are 3 sets of hands (grasping, finger pointing, and posable), 2 heads (mouth open/closed), and accessories like a stool for sitting down & talking to terrorists (zing). And while there

For just 50 bucks you can poke some Asian box (legally). Tuttuki Bako, or poking box, is the newest curiosity out of Japan. Similar to Cube World, Poking Box features spunky stick figures but it’s much more hands on. Players can stick their finger, or any other appendage (wink wink), inside the game and interact with the characters via a pixelated representation (clean video left / dirty video right)