Some Beijing man had to learn the hard way that Flick Bowling on the iPhone is probably not the best game to play in public… especially inside public transport. Yowch, expensive lesson. [Youku Buzz]
That rumour that Australian toilets flush the other way isn’t true, so lets start a new one: In Australia, you can fix things by beating them. See you in my children, new trivia meme!
(AU:Um, looks like our US cousins are a little confused about us here in Australia. Firstly, the water does flush the other way, and secondly, everyone knows that you fix things by giving them a strong whack… it’s the Australian way!)
Kids love gadgets almost as much as they love Lego, so for the company to release a line of brick-infused cameras, MP3 players and walkie-talkies is just good business sense. But wait! There’s a catch.
The Flameboy, a $US14 7-in-1 BBQ utensil contains a spatula, fork, bottle opener, corkscrew, tongs, serrated cutting edge and disposable lighter slot. Sounds to me like a product liability lawsuit waiting to happen. [NerdApproved]
If you can’t wait long enough for Apple to inevitably release its own touchable LCD, Troll Touch is willing to convert the new 24-inch LED Cinema Display into a touchscreen—for a hefty price.
There’s not much the Japanese love more than robots, so twas only a matter of time before exoskeleton suits found some useful purpose. This particular suit assists farmers on tough agricultural work.
Providing clean water is an integral part to any effort to raise third-world living standards. Solvatten, a Swedish-designed water purifier, does its job using nothing but a couple of hours in the sun.
You’ve only got three days left to complete our survey for your chance to win a Bravia Z Series LCD TV. That’s plenty of time to answer all those brilliantly worded questions. So get going. You know the drill; simply click through to the survey, tell us about yourself and voila! The TV could be all yours.
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The dashboard looks primitive, especially next to the Ford hybrid dashes that grows leaves when you hypermill. But it’s rated at 50mpg under mixed driving, and is supposed to be faster than the old model.
