July 13, 2012 at 12:11 PM ET
Next time you go to a coffee shop orrestaurant, watch how many people are playing with their smartphones ortablets instead of interacting with the people and the world around them. It'skind of depressing really, our dependence on these mobile gadgets. It justseems wrong. However, there are people out there misusing these devices in ways younever thought possible.
Texting-and-walking into a fountain
We all know about the dangers of textingand driving, but there are risks associated with texting and walking as well.Injury is one of those risks, of course, but the other is YouTube infamy. Moreon that later. CubicleBot
Updating Facebook while standing on a motorcycle
My guess is that this guy's Facebookupdate was something like, "Hope I don't die! LOL." CubicleBot
Destroying an iPad with lasers
What happens when you point three of theworld's most powerful consumer lasers at a third-gen iPad? Something equivalent to, but slightly more spectacularthan, throwing your wallet into a fire. CubicleBot
Lizard vs. smartphone
Some would say that lizards and smartphones don't mix, but this bearded dragon has evolved to be quite adept at "Ant Smasher" on an Android phone. Nerd Approved
Licking an iPad on live TV
Using an iPad app from Shock Top, a popular beer, a local news anchor in San Diego pulled off an epic April Fools joke by getting his co-anchor to huff and then actually lick an iPad on air. Interestingly, the flavor is still more beer-like than Bud Light. CubicleBot
The Mantaray "iTar"
What do you get when you mash up a keytar, iPad, Kaossilator, Kaoss pad, A Flock of Seagulls and a pinch of evil? The answer is this video for the Mantaray iTar. Nerd Approved
iPad Typewriter
Perhaps the greatest sacrilege of all istaking a device like the iPad and purposefully making it obsolete. That'sbasically the idea behind the iPad Typewriter. These typewriters were rescuedfrom the junkyard and given a new lease on life by making them compatible withany USB-capable computer, such as a PC, Mac or iPad. You can buy a USBtypewriter as a complete unit or a DIY kit. $74 to $799. USBTypewriter via CubicleBot
Texting-and-walking fail on Canadian TV
Remember what I said about the dangers oftexting and walking? Let's just hope this isn't the same person that fell intothe fountain after fleeing to Canada to escape embarrassment. CubicleBot
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