Junk Drawer - #2

Hey gang, we've got a lot to cover today. I'm heading out of town tomorrow for my 10 year high school reunion, so let's do this! Our world is inundated with crap. That's a given. The real issue though is where does one find a place to contain all of this detritus? That's where the "Junk Drawer" comes in.

• A picture is worth a thousand words...or in this case, only four.

• Remember how I was talking about people getting paid to play video games. Well this little 8-year-old apparently has enough put aside for college. I saw him on G4's Attack of the Show a while back and he pretty much schooled Kevin Pereira in Halo 2.

• This is what Half-Life 2 looks like with Portals. Ok, it's not exactly Half-Life 2. It is its own game but it still has that Half-Life 2 look. I'm really impressed with what Valve is doing with that engine. It makes me wish I had a better PC.

• Apple and Nike have teamed up to create a system for runners, that allows them to track their runs in real time. No, seriously. It involves buying a kit that contains a sensor and an iPod receiver and a pair of Nike+ shoes that have a special pocket for the sensor. Here, maybe this will help you visualize it. This isn't really my "thing", but I could see how serious runners would be drooling right about now. That's what you call Applied Science folks!

• Maybe you've heard of Kyle MacDonald. He's the guy that spent a year trying to trade up to a house from a red paperclip. He actually managed to pull it off. Read all about it. Congratulations Kyle, you are officially a member of the "Bad Ass Club".

• If you ever played GoldenEye on the N64, I think you can appreciate this.

• Pluto's New Moons. Well new to us anyway. I'm sure Pluto has been well aware of them for eons now.

I hope you found what you're looking for...because no one knows what they're going to get when they open...the "JUNK DRAWER" (cue crazy loud reverberation).