Tired of those ubiquitous magnetic ribbons that are everywhere in every color? Me too.

It's not that I disagree with their messages. I'm sure they are all worthy causes. But it seems every cause and every group has their own ribbon, in their own color, and they're stuck to the back of every car on the road. We've just become desensitized. And the messages have gotten lost. So maybe it's time for a new graphic representation of the message. Or, like one company is doing, resurrect an old one.

Peacemagz has taken the iconic 70's two-fingered peace symbol (famously used by President Richard Nixon every chance he got), and turned it into a 7-inch tall magnet with a message.

Available in either a man's or a woman's hand, each is designed with a cuff that displays one of several messages of peace, like "Imagine" and "War Sucks". Or show your patriotism with an American flag cuff.

$5 each, with a minimum purchase of three magnets. (Peace always comes at a cost.)
www.peacemagz.com

For you hardcore beer pongers who like to take your game on the road, the portable beer pong table market is heating up. Into the fray comes Pong A Long and their 8-foot long, pro beer pong table.

It's got a high quality, hard as hell, white melamine surface for true bounce, and brushed aluminum sides and edging for durability and chip resistance. The legs are also adjustable should the basketball team stop by for a round. And the graphics on top help set the cups in that perfect pyramid no matter how drunk you get. (If you prefer a more minimalist look, they've also got a sleek, all black, graphics-free table. Great for you Goth and Emo pongers out there.)

When the tourney's over, it folds down to a highly portable 2-feet by 2-feet, good for stashing under a couch or dorm room bed. Or grab it by the hard plastic handles and throw it in the car for some tailgate pong action.

Priced at an unheard of $89.99, it'll leave you enough coin left over to actually buy the beer. Plus, if you enter coupon code BACHELOR-PONG (make sure to use all caps), they'll knock another $5 off. And as a Holiday bonus, from now until December 22nd, if you buy a Pong A Long table, you'll be entered to win a 30G Microsoft Zune.

A quality beer pong table to play on. Beer money left over. And tunes. Merry Christmas, everyone.

$89.99 (Enter coupon code BACHELOR-PONG [all caps] to save $5)
www.pongalong.com

There's only two months left until the Redneck Rapture: the 50th running of the Daytona 500. And a NASCAR Nextel FanView can get you so close to the action you'll swear you're riding shotgun.

Formerly available just for rent at the tracks, NASCAR fans can buy this race-day scanner that lets you choose from up to seven in-car camera angles or the in-house race broadcast. You can also get race standings, updated driver info and lap times. And for the voyeur in you, you can listen in on team communications. (That's on replay only. Lest other teams use it to hear crucial strategy.)

It weighs just 12 ounces, has a five hour battery life, and can also be used for Busch and Craftsman Truck series races. If it only had a place to store your dip and a beer holder...

$369.95 if purchased online. $415 at the track.
www.nextel.com/fanview

Have you ever looked at the Great Pyramids of Egypt and thought "If only I could create the same thing at home using wine bottles"? Me either. But if you're bored with traditional wine racks, and want something more minimalist and simple that doesn't have to be mounted on a wall or take up too much space, try The Wedge.

It's a set of two non-slip, hard rubber wedges that lets you stack up to six wine bottles (or 10 beer bottles to proudly display your craft beer collection), into a pyramid. On your countertop or behind the bar.

You can use a single wedge to create a bottle stack against the wall, or use them both to create more room in your fridge by corralling all those loose beer cans. The Wedge won't damage surfaces and they can be repositioned over and over. Sometimes the simplest things work best.

$12.95 for a set of two
www.bluw.com
*Use coupon code 2589872 and get 20% off your order*

What's better than enjoying music from your iPod? Letting everyone around you enjoy music from your iPod. For that, use the iMainGo. Part protective carrying case. Part compact external speaker system. And one of the best sounding systems I've heard in a while.

They pack a whole lot of sound into those small speakers. And use tuned porting to pump up the bass, so you don't get that tinny sound many small speaker systems have, that gnaws on your eardrums. Even at high volumes the sound stays clear. ...More

Looking to bring the intimidation factor to your next beer pong tourney? Break out your own custom printed balls from Adam's Balls, and let 'em know you take this game seriously.

Their seamless, "tournament quality", 40mm balls are printed in full color - not one or two colors like some of the other printed balls available. The print won't run, peel or smear either. (Even after a test soak in grain alcohol for a week.) And Adam's Balls will print anything you want. There's no prudish censors telling you what you should or shouldn't have proudly displayed on your balls. (As long as you don't violate copyrights or otherwise protected material.)

Ordering is easy. Upload your graphic to their Build Your Ball! page, choose the quantity (they'll run you just $2.25 per ball on the minimum order of 25 balls) ...More

If you bought your HDTV early on in the rise of flat screens, you probably only have one HDMI input, instead of the now-standard three. Which sucks because you have to keep switching between cable and your gaming system and your HD-DVD player. And whatever else comes along.

Belkin's got a new HDMI 2-to-1 Video Switch that let's you add a second component, without the hassle of switching cables every time. And if you've already got two or three inputs, expand to three or four, and hook all your stuff up. ...More