Maddie Chambers went and built herself a super impressive looking Bag End hobbit hole dollhouse . It’s amazing. I posted a couple more pictures after the jump, but Maddie has between two and three billion on her website which you should go check out to see the whole thing. My penis? You’d need two more eyes to see the whole thing. Hit it for a couple more shots and another link to Maddie’s website.

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Eye Candy: Amazing Bilbo Baggins Dollhouse

I love books . I’ve read like six of them . One of them twice. My bookworm-y tendencies aside, this is a gerbil wheel bookshelf designed by artist David Garcia (I love your brother’s band!). Unfortunately the wheel isn’t on a stationary axle, so you’ll probably walk yourself into a wall while reading . Or, even worse, traffic. Which reminds me — did I tell you I saw a guy reading while driving yesterday? Well technically he had a porno mag spread on the passenger’s seat and his junk in hand, but still. And they say reading is dead! Screw e-books, get a circular walking bookshelf instead [dvice]

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Sure, Why Not: A Gerbil Wheel Bookshelf

Looking for that perfect MacBook sleeve that says, “I’m not just a creative , I’m a pretentious creative ?” Then you’re in luck. Also, probably not that creative. Burned you just got burned. Called the BookBook, this $79.99 case literally transforms your MacBook into “an antique leather-bound book.” Not just for looks, “its hardback sides with reinforced corners protect from impacts [and] the vintage designed spine provide crush protection.” Nice. Now when somebody breaks into your apartment to steal your first edition Shakespeare they’re actually getting your MacBook. Haha, the joke’s on them! This Vintage Book Is Your New MacBook Pro Case [iphonesavior] and BookBook Case Turns Your MacBook Into Leather-Bound Book [techeblog] Thanks to Michael and Erin, who have MacBook cases that look like large-print crossword puzzle books.

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Sneaky: That’s No Book, That’s A MacBook!

A teen has filed a class-action lawsuit against Amazon for remotely deleting a copy of George Orwell’s ‘1984′ off his Kindle without his knowledge or the right to do so. Justin D. Gawronski, 17, “now needs to recreate all of his studies,” alleges the complaint filed Thursday in Seattle by the law firm KamberEdelson, LLC. Gawronski took copious notes using the Kindle that were linked to particular passages in the book, the court document says, and while those notes are still accessible, they are useless without the passages they reference. Amazon has apologized for remotely deleting copies of 1984 and another Orwell novel, Animal Farm, in mid-July without informing customers. Jay Edelson, the lead attorney in the lawsuit, said in a statement that the plaintiffs “appreciate Amazon.com’s new-found contrition, but words are not enough. Amazon.com had no more right to hack into people’s Kindles than its customers have the right to hack into Amazon’s bank account to recover a mistaken overpayment.” Now I’m not saying Amazon should have done that, but I am saying that Justin is pretty lazy for not just going back through the book and finding the passages again. Not that it matters anyways because I’m pretty sure this is just a sorry excuse for not having your homework ready on time. But seriously, one time my dog really did eat my homework. And by homework I mean weed. Amazon sued for wrecking teen’s Kindle work [msn] Thanks to Laura and Joemo, who would have just sent their teacher a corrupted file like a normal person.

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Teen Suing Amazon For Deleting Book From Kindle, Or, Why I Don’t Have My Homework

Rob posted his review earlier today after getting his hands on Amazon’s latest e-reader, the $489 Kindle DX: “Though based on the Kindle 2, it’s the first version that seems a beautiful thing… That said, Amazon’s weird pay-to-play online service for converting file formats is still a black mark against Kindles of any size–especially when you pay $480 for the hardware.” Here’s what others are saying… • Wired’s Steven Levy likes the improvements, but thinks the price isn’t quite right . • Gizmodo found the inclinometer useful for PDFs . • The NYT’s take: “For those of us who don’t need to read PDFs or, say, all 1,328 pages of ‘Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies,’ the regular Kindle should suffice .” • Walt Mossberg at the WSJ would prefer ” on-screen touch controls that could instantly adapt to its size and orientation.” • Ed Baig at USA Today didn’t see any major differences with the speed at which pages refresh; he did enjoy the big screen, but not the price . • Engadget unboxed the thing and found a “less comfortable keyboard.” • CNET decided the DX’s “larger chassis has its pluses and minuses .” • Early Amazon user reviews are posting, too: 4 out of 5 stars based on 20+ reviews thus far.

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Amazon Kindle DX Review Round-Up

This is a sneak preview of the 3rd generation Kindle robot book . It’s pretty much exactly what I expect to see Amazon roll out next year. And speaking of rolling out — transform! I said transform! *touching breast* Stupid mannequin. The Kindle 3 [collegehumor] Thanks to Julian, who never learned to read and is already on the waiting list.

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Sneak Preview: The Third Generation Kindle?