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Babies Play With Wii Fit Boards in the Name of Science
Although not all of its products have been doing so recently, Nintendo’s Wii Fit balance board just keeps on hitting the mark, and not just in gaming circles. The American Heart Association is backing it. The armed forces have plans to let their recruits get fit with it. Universities are even using it to diagnose…
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Virgin Galactic space flight bookings open at $200k
The Virgin Group always seems to be at the forefront of groundbreaking ideas, and this is no exception. Virgin Galactic is now offering you the chance to experience some G force and rocket into the great unknown. Customers who can afford the USD 200,000 price tag on a single ticket will be put through a…
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Japanese Toilet Checks Your Health as you Pee
One of my favorite things about living in Japan was the high-tech toilets. Heated seats to eliminate the cold-bottom shock factor and keep your touche toasty in the winter, spray jets to clean you up with minimum fuss, automatically-opening lids and the magical “otohime” (“princess of sound”) function that produces flushing noises for the more…
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CERN Nuclear Physicists sing a song – Video
It’s not what you’d expect of nuclear physics researchers, but I swear it’s true. CERN – the European Organization for Nuclear Research – are not only top brains when it comes to particle physics, but they can sing too! The CERN choir may have been an organizational secret, but not any more. Looking their bespectacled,…
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LG Streamline Upright Suit Press for Snappy Dressers
LG will be modeling their new Tromm Styler clothing steamer, dry cleaner, wardrobe hybrid at the IFS consumer tech show next week. The perfect device for those who often wear business suits or need a quick wardrobe turnover, the Tromm Styler will press and pop out your suits wrinkle-free. Slim-fitting, upright-standing and also pretty quiet,…
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Ancient Sport of Sumo Meets 21st Century iPad Technology
Sumo wrestling has had some bad press recently, what with rumors of bullying new recruits, gambling and drug use. Now it seems that we should have cause to pity the Japanese sports stars – for their poor fat fingers, would you believe? The Sumo Association is handing out iPads to their poor, pudgy pinkied sportsmen…
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Ray-Ban Aviators are Cool Shades for Your Lamp
Ray-Ban’s timeless classic has bedecked the face of many a celebrity, including Tom Cruise, Michael Jackson, the legendary Hunter S Thompson, and can now add a hint of celebrity chic to your home. The Celebrity Lamp by Deeply Madly Living is made out of 40 pairs of mirrored aviator sunglasses – originally so-called because they…
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Wii-Style Kymera Wand Sparks Bidding War Amongst Dragons
Inventors Chris Barnardo and Richard Blakesley have captured the attention of leading entrepreneurs and the British public with their Kymera Wand – a device they promise will replace TV remote controls in the near future. When Barnardo and Blakesley appeared on the British TV show, Dragons’ Den, the panel of business investors was so impressed…
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Mystery Gameboy Fan Sprays Mario Kart Icons on City Streets
Personally speaking, Mario Kart will always have a special place in my heart. It is the one game I was completely addicted to from the minute of its release. A similarly smitten Mario fan has taken to spray painting Mario Kart graffiti on the roads of Portland, Oregon. The stretch of North Williams Avenue between…
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Fight as a Taliban for the Medal of Honor
Would playing a computer game inspire you to become a member of the Taliban and devote your life to the pursuit of Islamic jihaad? That would be rather extreme, wouldn’t it? Not according to the new British Defense Secretary, Liam Fox, who is calling for retailers to ban the upcoming chapter in the Medal of…
