If you like gadgets and hot chicks then you’re sure to enjoy I4U’s Gadget Model Gallery (No nudity, but maybe not SFW). Stuffed with PS3s, Wiis, camera phones and the women that love to pose with them, these gadget models sure know how to have a little virtual fun.

I don’t know what gets nerds hotter, the women or the gadgets. Either way, this site is well worth the look (right after you finish that level of Halo 2).

I’m not much of a Howard Stern fan, but a free preview of Howard TV (warning: obnoxious voice-over on landing page) has got to have some serious eye candy on it. Unfortunately, the site has some massive barriers to entry to prevent children from seeing scantily clad females including your address, social security number and birth day (all of which the site somehow knows already). I don’t know about you, but I’m not all that comfortable with Howard Stern having access to my SSN so I’ll probably pass on this “free” preview and find some porn that doesn’t require my first born.

The West Virginia Surf Report is running a great project to photograph several fast food items in the wild and compare them, side-by-side, with the advertised image of the product. As you can guess, they rarely look similar.

There used to be a lot of false advertising law suits brought against fast food companies, but I don’t really hear about them any more. Will this little experiment bring on a new wave of sue-happy fatties? Probably. Will it change the way fast food companies do business? Doubtful.

Men’sJournal has compiled a list of the top 25 beers in America. Sadly, I think I’ve only tasted 1 of the 25 (Sam Adams Black Lager) and I feel obligated to make it my personal mission to try (and review) each and every one of these by the end of this year (I know, the things I do for my readers).

While you’re waiting for me to find these beers, see if you agree with Glamour’s crowning of Scarlett Johansson as having the world’s sexiest body (I agree btw).

I can’t believe how addicting and absolutely infuriating this simple online tool is. Simply chose the more famous person from 2 pictures and you win. The twist? The votes of each person are tallied to decide who the “famousr” is, meaning its entirely possible that Paris Hilton is famousr than Walter Matthau. My record is 21 in a row, broken by the afore-mentioned Paris Hilton… can you beat it?

Homer Simpson once said, “people can come up with statistics to prove anything… Forty percent of all people know that.” Statistics are funny and in the hands of laypeople, they can be used to prove just about anything as in this blogger’s findings that you have a better chance of dying in a car accident than you do of contracting a STD through wild orgy sex. According to the NSC’s Odds of Dying Report, you actually have a better chance of being struck by lightning than of contracting AIDs. Good news for Caligula and Wilt Chamberlain, but I’d still wear a condom with that Chinatown hooker if I were you.

Fire up the conspiracy theory engines, this one’s a doosey. Every time you fly a flight attendant comes on the PA and tells you to shut off your cell phone. Why? Because it messes with the plane’s innards, right? Doubtful.

Technically, every electronic device could interfere with avionic equipment, but cell phones cause a lot of non-mechanical issues for airlines, cell companies and the government. Computerworld’s Mike Elgan explains why these organizations fear in-flight cell phone calls including cell tower software logistics, in-flight hassles caused by people on phones and government cheap-o’s unwilling to make costly changes to current regulations.

Ambidextrous hitters have been around since baseball began over a hundred years ago, but a pitcher that can through effectively from both sides is pretty rare. The New York Times has the story of Pat Venditte, a Creighton University pitcher with a special glove that lets him pitch with either arm at any time during an inning. Because he pitches with both arms, he’s less likely to tire on either side and typically pitches a lot more innings than his one-armed teammates.

How rare is this talent? NYT states that there’s been only one Major League pitcher since the 19th century to pitch from both sides, Greg Harris, who did it for one inning in his final season in the Bigs.

Ever wonder how much your favorite player earns or how your team compares to the cash-cow Yankees in overall team salary? USAToday.com’s baseball salaries database tracks it all.

Top 5 spending teams:

1. New York Yankees – $189,639,045
2. Boston Red Sox – $143,026,214
3. New York Mets – $115,231,663
4. Los Angeles Angels – $109,251,333
5. Chicago White Sox – $108,671,833

Bottom 5 spending teams:

5. Arizona Diamondbacks – $52,067,546
4. Pittsburgh Pirates – $38,537,833
3. Washington Nationals – $37,347,500
2. Florida Marlins – $30,507,000
1. Tampa Bay Devil Rays – $24,123,500

Top 5 highest payed players:

1. Jason Giambi (NYY) – $23,428,571
2. Alex Rodriguez (NYY) – $22,708,525
3. Derek Jeter (NYY) – $ 21,600,000
4. Manny Ramirez (BOS) – 17,016,381
5. Todd Helton (COL) – $16,600,000

Does payroll win championships? Not in 2006. Only 3 of the top 10 payrolls made the playoffs in 2006, the “cash-strapped” Athletics ($62mm) won their division and the middle of the road Cardinals ($88mm) won it all. The Marlins, with only $15mm (just 8% of the Yankees salary) finished 4 of 5 in the NL East but still mustered more wins (78) than 10 other teams including the Cubs who had 6 times the cash to spend on players.

In fact, the Florida Marlins averaged the lowest cost per win in 2006 at just over $192k. The Yankees, on the other hand, averaged over $2 million spent per win! The average cost per win was about $950k proving that teams can win without breaking the bank.

Holy damn this game looks good. GTA IV is set in an eerily accurate New York City, which NYC’s Mayor isn’t too pleased about. You can view the hi-def version of the trailer here.