Currently at $585 on eBay, this ultra rare Super Nintendo CD-ROM controller prototype was supposedly obtained “from a programmer who worked for a company that contracted with Sony to develop games for the SNES-CD before Nintendo canceled the project.” Auction page. Continue reading for more pictures.

Before the PlayStation, Sony and Nintendo teamed up to create a CD-ROM add-on to compete with Sega, who was experimenting with their own (destined for failure) add-on.

[via GizmodoeBay]

We all need to fuel up sooner or later, like before a long road trip to the annual Consumer Electronics Show, but rarely do kids with gas get to eat free, especially at a 76 station. If you read the fine print however, you’ll see that it really says: “kids under 12 with purchase of gas eat free”.

(Thanks, Jamie)

Amazon is selling the Logitech MX620 Cordless Laser Mouse for just $26.99 shipped after rebate, originally priced at $59.99. Featuring “a revolutionary hyper-fast scroll wheel that shifts to precise, click-to-click scrolling for navigating lists, slides, and image collections.” Product page.

Advanced laser technology outperforms optical mice, delivering smoother cursor control on surfaces where optical mice can’t go.

[via Amazon]

Sure, Windows Mobile 6.5 may have a sleek user interface, but having life-sized icons — Twitter, Facebook, etc. — following you around is just downright strange. Continue reading for the Windows Phone commercial.

See how that could be weird for people? It’s almost confusing enough to distract from the jubilant anthropomorphic app icons in tights.

[via Engadget]

This eerie halo-shaped cloud appeared over Moscow a few days ago and meteorologists say that the optical illusion was caused by an intrusion of Arctic air. Continue reading for the video.

‘If you look closer, you can see sun rays coming through that cloud. Most likely, the sun was setting when the video was being made.

[via Dailymail]