Extreme Hammocking
It’s Friday. That means it’s time to undo the tie and let loose a little bit. But this weekend let’s do something slightly different: let’s go hammocking—extreme hammocking. A website that’s sure to become a cult favorite, extremehammock features a man in a snappy hat hammocking on location in various extreme locales, such as in…
Linde Werdelin Biformeter
I’m meeting with these guys next week but I thought I’d give you all a little sneak peek. I don’t quite know what’s going on here, but somehow this watch is attached to a tiny computer that measures a number of environmental conditions. The detachable part has a thermometer, pulse meter, chronometer, compass, barometer, and…
Why VoIP May Cause Suckage
PC World is featuring tales of woe from the VoIP front. Get this: one lady spend 12 hours on the phone with tech support and lost the number (it was 867-5309, we bet) she and her family had had for years. Essentially, shoddy, fly-by-night VoIP resellers are racking up all sorts of complaints do to…
Cellphone Watch
This watch, the CEC GSM F88, is as ugly as sin but is also probably the coolest thing we’ve seen all morning. It’s got a color display, speakerphone, 3-megapixel camera, and weighs a mere 3.5 ounces. How much is this amaze-o-phone? Try $1,100. Not available here, don’t even ask for it. We’re not getting it…
Mimoco USB Keys: Now White Trashier
Designed by Lili Chin, this improved line of Mimobots hearkens back to the days of greasers, socs, and pompadours. Their names are Ramona, Link and Betty-Lou. Even better, they now have little hoodies to keep them warm and they contain content by Brian McCarty and Phofo. What does that mean to you? It means that…
The Tamagochi is 10 Years Old
Go ahead and rummage through your junk drawer… we’ll wait. Have you got little BumbyBits, your Tamagochi from back in the day? Good! No try to turn him on. No batteries? Go buy some, because you have to congratulate him. His genetic line is 10 years old and to celebrate, Bandai has created a limited…