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Why let your second cup holder sit empty when you could use it to carry a box of french fries? Look no furthur than the "Frency Fry Holder", which even has a "clip-on ketchup cup."

Can also hold snacks or crayons. Fits into virtually any-size cup holder, with a no-slip rubberized base grip to help it stay in place. Also fits in a child's car seat's cup holder.
[via Autoblog - ImprovementsCatalog]

Conan O'Brien just received Grand Theft Auto IV yesterday, but it happens to be a special "toned down" version with less violence. Continue reading for the video.

In the past, Grand Theft Auto's been severely criticized for being too violent. The new version, it's been toned down a lot, I think in reaction to the criticism. I'm not sure it's better. Take a look.
[via Kotaku]

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Created by Rufus Terrill, the "Bum Bot" stands 4-feet tall, weighs 300-pounds, and makes "his job to discourage vandals and vagabonds from marring the streets of Atlanta." Video after the break.

Rather than calling in the professionals, he constructed a remote controlled robot that can flash a spotlight, blast out water and resist even the toughest of 40oz. cans that inevitably come its way. Best of all, he can even make the creature talk
[via Engadget]

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Mention the words "porta-potty" and the first thought that doesn't pop into many minds is "iPod". Well, that's all changed with the "Porta-Party". Click here for one more picture.

Within the exhibit was one installation that was extremely cool, except you had to have an iPod or iPhone on you to make it work. On display at Royal/T in the back room is the mixed media installation of "Porta-Party" by Nick Rodrigues.
[via LAist]

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The guys over at Mega64 recreated the Street Fighter II bonus round in real-life, but can't quite seem to pass the level. Video after the break.

And yet...a small part of you holds out hope that, perhaps with the right training, perhaps with the right opponent, you could recreate at least some of Capcom's ass-kicking in real life
[via Kotaku]

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The crew over at CollegeHumor show us what Grand Theft Auto might have looked like on the NES, with this interesting spoof. Continue reading to watch.

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NBA superstar Kobe Bryant decided to get a little creative with his latest stunt by appearing to jump over an accelerating Aston Martin. Video after the break.

Special effects are so user-friendly these days, creating a gag like this would be pretty easy: Shoot one shot with the car, another with him jumping, apply a traveling wipe between the two takes.
[via Dvice]

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If you've always wanted an impossible to open door chain, then check out the "Defendius" by Art Lebedev. This contraption is literally a maze gone wrong. Click here for one more picture.

Sure there's plenty options out there for those that want quick and easy security measures for their doors, but what about those that like to make everyday activities a challenge?
[via engadget - Artlebedev]

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Coming across an HTTP 404 (not found) error is never a good thing when surfing the internet, but these webmasters have taken the extra step and put up some creative text/graphics to weather the storm. Click here for first picture in gallery.

When you end up following a dead or incorrect link or mistype a URL, you are likely to end up on a 404 error page. It doesn’t have to be a bad experience, though
[via Pingdom]

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So you've seen the Scion Hako, now check out some interesting fan-made concepts, starting off with the hot rod version above. Click here for first picture in gallery.

..friends at Jalopnik were equally uninspired by Hako, so they asked their readers to build a better concept using the magic of Photoshop
[via Jalopnik - Autoblog]

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