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MacHeist’s nanoBundle 2 offer is almost over, which means the really good apps are on the verge of being unlocked. Already available? Tales of Monkey Island , in both Mac and PC versions. By the time you read this post, RapidWeaver should already be unlocked, and it should be very, very close to unlocking Tweetie at around 50 or 60k bundles sold.

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MacHeist: Get 8 Mac Apps Worth $280 For $20 [Dealzmodo]

This Fit-U mouse from Spanish peripheral designer Rainbow has a neat idea. Its top is a detachable plate, allowing you to switch back from a desktop-sized mouse and a travel-sized mouse easily. Too bad the mouse is so bad

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Rainbow Wireless Laser Convertible Fit-U Mouse Review: Neat Idea, Lousy Mouse [Review]

I’m a fan of Wacom’s Cintiq display tablets , so I’m excited about their new 21-inch model, the Cintiq 21UX. According to Wacom, it has better pen performance and ergonomics. The two back touch-strips have me intrigued.

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New Wacom Cintiq 21UX Has 2048 Pressure Levels and Back Touchpads [Tablets]

The Palm Pre unveiling stands in my memory as one of the most refreshing moments in modern history. Palm had done it—they had created a great phone Nokia would’ve killed for. But today, that’s just not enough

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The Indie Phone Maker’s Last Stand [Palm]

Apple’s moral App Store crusade has been devastatingly and alarmingly effective, laying waste to over 5000 apps the company arbitrarily deemed objectionable. So, we asked Lux Alptraum, Editor of Fleshbot (NSFW), what’s left? She calmed our nerves

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Ask an Expert: How To Watch Porn on Your iPhone [Nsfw]

Since 1997, a man has been keeping detailed track of his instant noodle consumption. Such detailed track, in fact, that you can read reviews of the 4,308 types of noodles he’s eaten on his website. The website is in Japanese, so you may need to run it through a translation service. While you do that, I’ll be here and wondering what kind of health issues could come as a result of all the preservatives in a few thousand pre-packaged servings of instant noodles

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Man Eats and Reviews 4,308 Bowls of Ramen [Food]

If you enjoy 33-page camera reviews, today’s your lucky day, friend, with DP Review’s epic page-turner on Canon’s 1D Mark IV . Solid low-light performance, the fastest full-res shooting on the planet, and they’ve fixed the AF. Video?

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Canon 1D Mark IV Reviewed: It’s the EOS-1D Mark III Mark II [Digital Cameras]

Meet the Casio Exilim EX-S7 and EX-Z35, a pair of low-price point-and-shoots debuting at PMA 2010 this weekend. They aren’t going to blow the doors off anything, but that’s the point. These are entry-level shooters with a pleasantly entry-level price.

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Casio Exilim EX-S7, EX-Z35 Point-and-Shoots Descend On Entry-Level Market [Casio]

Well, this doesn’t seem quite right. Apparently, retail copies of SOCOM US Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 come with a code that’s needed to unlock online play. Bought it used

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Sony Blocks Online Play for Used Copies of PSP Game [Gaming]

If viruses evolved as quickly as USB hard drive docks , mankind would be but a rotted pile of bones littered with the occasional bottle of green NyQuil. The $80 Sharkoon SATA QuickPort Duo is a watershed in 2.5-inch/3.5-inch SATA to USB hard drive dock design as it transcends the accomplishments of yore with the incorporation of USB 3.0 . Some see USB 3.0 as merely a means to increase speed. The 2.5-inch/3.5-inch SATA to USB hard drive dock aficionado knows better.

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The Infamous Hard Drive Dock, Now Imbued With USB 3.0 [Peripherals]