I remember when a pen was considered fancy if it had more than one tube of ink in it. Y’know, the kind with all the different click nubs on top so you can write in black or blue or red. Well, that’s not enough for a pen these days. We just got done gawking at this pen/camcorder hybrid, and now here’s the mysterious “Design A” pen phone. Despite only being 8.7 inches in length, the pen phone still manages to pack in a full row of numbers, a control wheel where the click-nub would go, a micro SD slot and a screen to display calling information. While you could hold it up to your head to talk, ultra compact designs like the pen phone usually capitalize on the prevalence of Bluetooth headsets.

“Design A” is just a concept at the moment. The undisclosed designer is reportedly attempting to gauge how much interest there is for it before it braves the murky waters of a real market. — Kevin Hall

Gizmodo, via Textually

Do you like Legos? Of course you do. Legos are pretty much the ultimate toy, allowing kids to build whatever they want to play with. I grew up with them, and they do nothing but foster creativity and imagination. God bless Legos.

That’s why it’s always fun to see grown-ups still hooked on their childhood obsessions to stunning results. Take a look at this: it’s a functioning air conditioner built out of Legos. It’s got a spinning fan, compressor, and valves and actually works. I could never have built this when I was a kid, but if I could have I probably would have gotten into a better college. Ah well, regrets. — Adam Frucci

BrickArtist, via Crave

AnyDVD 6.1.9.6 beta from SlySoft has managed to circumvent BD+ protection, showing again that DRM only lasts as long as there is no one interested in breaking it.

Apparently airlines are cutting costs by not fully fueling their aircraft so that they have to declare a state of emergency at the area they land. Less fuel = less weight = less operating costs. This also gives them priority to land at the airport, leading to a better increase in savings as there is less time spent in the air as ATC prioritses the landing.