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November 6, 2009 11:24 AM PST

The 404 462: Where we make it too easy

by Justin Yu
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A young Wilson G. Tang celebrates his 68th birthday.

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Wilson G. Tang is happily celebrating his 25th birthday tomorrow, so we take a few minutes at the beginning of today's episode of The 404 podcast to congratulate the man on making it this far. Can you believe this fool has only been on Earth 25 years? I always assumed you could tell Wilson's age by counting the highlights in his hair, but the consensus is that Wilson is certainly an old soul.

He also brings in a very special birthday present that he got from his boo-bear this morning: a brand new Apple Mac Mini to add to his Apple museum brewing at home! Don't tell Wilson, but we've also arranged for a naughty Steve Jobs look-alike to pop out of his mooncake later tonight.

iMEvil iPhone Soundboard App

(Credit: TechPad Productions)

Speaking of scary things, just because Halloween is over doesn't mean you can't still creep out your friends with this new iPhone app from TechPad productions called iMEvil. On today's episode of The 404 Podcast, Jeff manages to get his hands on a free copy of David Sobolov's (the voice talent behind Halo Wars, Call of Duty 4, Diablo III, Unreal Tournament 3, and more) soundback app that has 32 hilarious lines like "Prepare yourself to serve me" and "I'd buy that for a dollar."

Since we're all about giving here at The 404, Mr. Sobolov and Tech Pad Productions were nice enough to provide our listeners with 5 free codes (normally priced at $1.99 in the iPhone App Store). If you'd like a free download, e-mail us at THE404{AT}CNET[DOT]COM and put only "iMEvil" in the subject and we'll pick five random winners to announce on Monday. Good luck!

In the spirit of all things Apple, we present to you the typical dating profile of the average iPhone user. A new study from Retrevo reveals the absurdity behind what makes iPhone users tick. Among other things, one in five iPhone owners has admitted to watching "adult material" on an Apple gadget, which happens to be twice as many as the average BlackBerrian. And well...judging by Wilson's constant fixation on his iDrone, we ain't too surprised.

Many more stories to get to that won't fit into this blog post, stuff like this Twitter-only handset and the most impractical, irresponsible, and dangerous accessory ever for your laptop, so be sure to check out today's full episode.

Have a great weekend, everyone, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILSON!


EPISODE 462

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Justin Yu covers desktop computers, printers, and peripherals for CNET. When he's not scouring eBay for useless ephemera or eating hot dogs for breakfast, he spends his time making fun of Internet culture every morning on The 404 podcast. E-mail Justin.
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by November 6, 2009 2:38 PM PST
Hey guys thanks for the kind words. TechPad has lowered the price of IMEvil iPhone for a bit because of you :)
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by cellularcoffee November 6, 2009 2:51 PM PST
That's a hard 25. Dude looks like he's in mid-30s.
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by brianwcu November 6, 2009 7:16 PM PST
;) http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/laptop-steering-wheel-desk-amazon-reviews
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by cdlenfert82 November 6, 2009 8:45 PM PST
Hey Wilson, I was just in a Borders an saw that the UK Macworld magazine just did an article on turning a mac mini into a media center. Thought you might find that .....relevant? I set up XBMC on an original Xbox recently and it does video streaming on LAN and off the net which is sweet. Can't imagine all the cool stuff that's possible with a modern computer. Good luck.
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by sadacori November 7, 2009 3:46 PM PST
Happy Birthday Wilson!!! That's a really great gift you got there. ^_^
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by bluechalkfingers November 9, 2009 10:28 AM PST
The pictures on that steering wheel laptop desk are hilarious. The amount of BS comments of people just making fun of this product really give you that warm fuzzy feeling inside. This is why the internet is great. People used to get away with dumb ideas like this.
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