http://www.studenttechnews.net Student Tech news Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:56:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Sponge mic hit the market last month, and holiday shoppers make a mad-scramble before supplies run out.  Mic stand and amplifier sold separately. http://www.studenttechnews.net/2009/12/14/get-your-groove-on-with-the-sponge-mic/ Tesla coils aren't the only gadgets that can be used to recreate famous songs. James Cochrane employed only "computers from the early 1980's that were destined for the junk yard" to recreate Funkytown. Video after the break. http://www.studenttechnews.net/2009/11/04/funkytown-song-played-with-old-computer-parts/ In addition to their iDont spot, highlighting the iPhone's downfalls, Verizon has begun airing a new sci-fi inspired commercial, complete with jet fighters and robotic capsules. Videos after the break. [via Engadget] http://www.studenttechnews.net/2009/11/04/verizon-droid-commercial-goes-sci-fi/ Dane Boe of Gagfilms shows us some of the Mortal Kombat fatalities that didn't quite make the cut, including a guest appearance by none other than Kanye West himself. Continue reading to see part one. http://www.studenttechnews.net/2009/11/04/rejected-mortal-kombat-fatalities/ Who needs number, caps lock, alt, or delete keys, when you're a pirate. The "Avast" key is a must, because who knows what kind of trouble you'll find in the high seas. While the other keys are used solely for controlling the rudder and stopping. From a functional perspective, well, there ... http://www.studenttechnews.net/2009/11/04/ergonmic-keyboard-for-pirates-has-just-6-keys/ For $499.99 on eBay, you could pick up a rare NES Joystick Test Cartridge. It was reportedly only sold to repair shops, which makes it extremely limited. Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery. [via eBay] http://www.studenttechnews.net/2009/11/04/ebay-watch-nes-joystick-test-cartridge-selling-for-499/ While energy drinks may not be technology-related, sometimes we all need a jolt to get focused while surfing the web, playing games, or working in PowerPoint. Continue reading to see eight weird energy drinks. [via Toxel] http://www.studenttechnews.net/2009/11/04/weird-energy-drinks/ Designed by Australia-based Peddle Thorp, Fluid is essentially a floating building that can be undocked and transported anywhere the waters allow, literally. Click here for first picture in gallery. ...once it's done showing off its beauty at the 2012 World Expo in Yeosu, South Korea, it'll be unmoored from its dock ... http://www.studenttechnews.net/2009/11/04/fluid-floating-building-that-can-be-transported-anywhere/ This wrist-mounted flamethrower, called the Prometheus device, would be the perfect complement to these homemade Wolverine claws, turning you into a hybrid X-Men of sorts, or so we think. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery. And while I know that Pyro technically controls fire rather than ... http://www.studenttechnews.net/2009/11/04/wrist-mounted-flamethrower-turns-you-into-x-mens-pyro/ Amazon is selling the Creative Labs Xmod for just $49.95 shipped, originally priced at $99.99. This wireless music system "features X-Fi technology that makes your MP3's and other compressed music files sound better than the original CD." Product page. It plays all of the music from your PC wirelessly throughout ... http://www.studenttechnews.net/2009/11/04/deal-of-the-day-99-99-creative-labs-xmod-wireless-music-system-with-x-fi-for-49-95-shipped/