13 Dec
In his article, 10 Deliciously Insane Cooking Gadgets, Nerd-Approved Sean Fallon showcases the ChefStack Automatic Pancake Machine. It looks a little bit like an old-fashioned Easy-Bake Oven that Tim “the tool man” Taylor suped up with more power.
Still, seems like it would be fun – once. The problem is that $3500 price tag is obviously not a toy.
8 Dec
I love the Angry Birds game. I’m an Android fan, and my version is free – even better! So I was not surprised by the statistic posted in Mashable today about the number of downloads. Angry Birds Hits 42 million and counting.
Angry Birds is a simple but completely addictive game. The bad pigs have stolen the bird’s eggs. So the birds have nominated various types of kamikaze volunteers that you sling-shot over to the pigs’ fortress to destroy them. Cartoonish violence, nothing gory, and I have no trouble with even the youngest members of my family watching this game.
22 Nov
If the term “OCD-gasm” was in the common lexicon before, I missed it. But what a great description for those of us that think organization is a special feeling!
I saw the word in the article Oprah’s Favorite Things 2010, by Carina Adly MacKenzie for msn TV. Among the staggering (I didn’t even add it all up) value of the gifts given this year is this: The Container Store is coming to everyone’s home and building them a super-organized custom closet, which would normally be about $1000 dollars. OCD-gasm!
When the audience all gets back from their cruise, that closet will be a constant reminder of a great day in TV audience. And they can walk right past their 52 inch Sony touch screen TV to go visit the closet. It will be a good place to store their diamond watches. It’s an extraordinary list, and you will smile.
2 Nov
27 Oct
When I saw the Snazzy Napper on ZeitGeist, I thought it was a joke. Nope! This product falls right into the same category as the Snuggie – just silly enough that people will buy it as a conversation piece. An entire fan base, of sorts, has developed around that product.
I don’t think the Snazzy Napper lives up to its name:
Snazzy – conspicuously or flashily attractive
Conspicuous is right enough. But I don’t think they fully reviewed the definition of “attractive.”
Willie Geist asks, “Is a short nap really worth looking like that in public?” The most positive thing I can think is, at least their commercial is slightly less annoying than the Snuggie spots.
18 Oct
One of my loyal readers sent me a link to Threadless.com, and I had a great time looking around. These t-shirts are inventive and beautiful. The one pictured here is called, “Fail.” In particular, I also liked Water Balloons and Dandy Lions – make sure to click on the thumbnail to see the design close up.
These t-shirt designs are chosen from artists’ submitted work, and this site is a fun place to click around for a few minutes!
13 Oct
Here’s a topic close to my heart: the over-exuberant new parent. If you don’t have kids yet, take some advice from those of us that are ancient. You have to show up EVERY day. There is no gadget that will make parenting easier, so don’t let these well-intentioned inventions take your money. Some of them are silly, some of them are gross. All of them are unnecessary.
Ridiculous Parenting Products via msn Lifestyle Parenting.com
15 Sep
While not a new game, I have recently discovered Abduction! . Aliens have abducted the local livestock, and your little cow is charged with saving his friends. The cow then bounces up into the stratosphere in an attempt to destroy the alien ship. May sound corny –but it is serious cuteness. The game uses the Droid’s gyroscope feature, so expect your wrist to get tired with repeated play.
Free and completely diverting. Extraordinary.
14 Sep
There is a new game out called Alchemy, and it speaks to my obsessive nature. Start with 4 basic elements – fire, water, earth, air – and eventually combine enough together to form 300 unique combinations. Some are serious (metal, pressure) and some are silly (lava lamp). But all are intriguing and fun.
Like everything that I love about my Droid, this game is free.
3 Sep
I love this necklace! The seemingly random numbers are actually 100 decimal places of pi. The geek in me is completely captivated. You can buy this at CraziestGadgets.com.
A while back I also found a collection of other geeky jewelry put together by Mashable/Tech. Take a look if your geek fashion statements need a little accessorizing.
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