Monthly Archives: June 2009

Orange Power Pump: What Were They Thinking?

Orange Power Pump: What Were They Thinking?

I am a big fan of alternative ways to charge up gadgets like phones and mp3 players. While you can try as hard as you can to always make sure that your toy is charged, there are simply times when you forget to do it. This should not be a problem if you are staying within city limits – charging stations are practically everywhere. Either that or borrow a charger off of your colleague. But what if you were to go out of town? I say bring a charger. Orange, a company known for alternative power sources, has a brilliant idea: the Orange Power Pump. (Do you smell that? Burning Read more »

Do Your Gadgets Bring Out The Worst In You?

Do Your Gadgets Bring Out The Worst In You?

Loud people on the phone in public (read: elevators, restaurants, buses, etc.) can be irritating. In fact, I have seen people stare at each other with knowing looks when someone suddenly starts talking on their phone as if they were the only person in the world. You probably have had at least the one experience similar to that which I just described. But have you ever thought about how YOU behave when using your gadgets? Read more »

Hooked On Big Bang Theory

Hooked On Big Bang Theory

I have been hearing about this TV series for a long time now but I haven’t had any time to watch it – until now. As I write, I am going through the whole first season. I have to say, the mere sight of Leonard and Sheldon got me hooked. For the benefit of those who have not seen (or heard) of The Big Bang Theory (you are missing out, I tell you!), the show focuses on the life of two nerd roommates, Leonard and Sheldon. Their IQs add up to 360 combined but they have no clue as to how to interact with people beyond their circle. Their mundane Read more »

Flickr find: How to survive a zombie apocalypse

Flickr find: How to survive a zombie apocalypse

Zombie’s are ace. The big question with all ‘lethal’ diseases going round one wonders if we would survive a Zombie Apocalypse. Big was my surprise when I found exactly this topic on Flickr. The artist, Paddy Green from We Have Your Monkey confirmed that the pictures in the set only an extract of a commissioned shoot are. Nevertheless, cool. Zombies always are cool. Read more »

Get fat on strategy with chocolate chess

Get fat on strategy with chocolate chess

I wonder how many more kids would have come to chess club at school if they’d been able to eat the pieces at the end of the game? Actually, scratch that — they’d probably just eat the pieces mid-game. Here are some chocolate chess pieces which come in a tube that transforms into the board itself. Apparently inspired by folklore, when a Croatian and Italian king play chess with prizes of islands off the Croatian coast, this is a set you can only play one game with before having to buy another one. Best not to play it at the height of summer either. Read more »

Mario-themed USB sticks a must have

Mario-themed USB sticks a must have

So now we know what Mario looks like with different moustaches, it’s time to combine our love for the Italian-American plumber and USB with these Mario themed memory sticks. All with 4GB storage, we have Mario, Shroom, Goomba, Koopa, and the Mario question mark (which is actually a USB extender). There used to be a Luigi too, but perhaps he got sold. Read more »

Girl falls asleep at tattoo studio… wakes up with 56 stars tattooed on face

Girl falls asleep at tattoo studio… wakes up with 56 stars tattooed on face

A Belgian teen girl went to a tattoo parlour to have 3 little stars tattooed near her left eye. She fell asleep and woke up with 56 stars tattooed on her face. First lets put things straight: these tattoos look rather cute. BUT, no tattoo artist should accept to make facial body art on an barely major person. 18 _IS_ too young to make that kind of decision.Now the story. Belgian girl Kimberley Vlaminck, 18, is suing Rouslan Tourmaniantz to make him pay for removal of the 53 tattoos on her face. No one knows why/how she fell asleep at the parlour, but she only requested three little stars. Drug Read more »