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http://tshirts365.com/store/catalog/NotArf.gif_200.gif Since Alan 'Fluff' Freeman sadly passed away recently, people have been falling over themselves to pay tribute to the great man. With his familiar welcome of "Greetings, pop pickers" and triumphant, brassy theme tune, Alan "Fluff" Freeman was an institution in British radio. He spent more than ...More
http://www.uncrate.com/men/images/2006/12/nes-wii-skin.jpg Those of you who are lucky enough to already own a Wii, your life isn't quite complete yet. Why. Because you need the superb retro NES skin for your Nintendo! It's called the Retro Revolution which gives a nod to the original codename for the "Wii" ('revolution') and not merely some random ...More
http://www.handsomefamily.com/Busker.jpg With a feature on weird and wonderful guitars (that you'll never get to own), let's look at a bunch of weird and wonderful amplifiers that you CAN own......More
Getting a shiny new phone under the tree this Chrimbo? You’ll be wanting some games to play on it, then, if only to distract you from how rubbish underwhelming most mobile TV is. Here’s five mobile games worth downloading – and each should cost you less than a fiver! All should be available on your [...]...More
Gadget site Iwantoneofthose.com reckons its new Pizza Maker will provide a tasty alternative to "grabbing a dirty kebab on the way home from the pub", which grossly underestimates the ability of the average drunk man to a.) walk past a kebab shop without going inside, and b.) work electronic equipment when he gets home. Still, [...]...More
Brandish thought the whole stair/robots debate had been settled when the Daleks learned to fly in the recent Doctor Who remake. But no. It seems cutting-edge robotics still can’t quite cope with an average flight of stairs. Check the video at this link for an example of Honda’s Asimo robot trying (and failing) to reach [...]...More
Us gentlemen are known for enjoying a bit of football aren’t we? From reading Roy of the Rovers, to still hanging onto a dream that you could offer your club of choice something even though you’re a bit overweight and cough up terrible things after running for longer than a minute. Well, you’ll be glad [...]...More
It’s that time of year again, when normally intelligent people walk into shops and buy boardgames for Christmas, despite the obvious fact that a.) it means spending more time round the table with relatives on Christmas day, b.) they always lead to rows, and c.) nobody understands the rules after six glasses of port anyway. [...]...More
Well, out of his utility belt, anyway. The Great Batman Equipment Archive does pretty much what it says on the tin: presents a huge long list of all Batman’s weapons and gadgets, taken from films, the TV show, games, comics and books. And there’s a helluva lot of ‘em. Thermite charges, anyone? Air-inflated raft shoes? [...]...More
Forget yer double-necked axes and fancy Fenders. TechEBlog has an ace roundup of five guitars you can’t buy, which are heavy on the gadgetry. Brandish’s fave: the ‘Escopetarras’ which combines an AK47 with a traditional guitar. I don’t think you can shoot it, though. Others include guitars based on games console (a Seg...More
This rug, at first glance, might look simply like a stylish little rug with a cheeky nod to pop-art. Now, let’s take a closer look at it and… BINGO BANGO… that’s right! It’s the London Underground rug. The ‘Interchange’ is a unique collection based on the classic 20th century design icon, namely, the tube m...More
Sometimes, the best inventions aren’t the most pretty of things. Case in point is this genius travel plug adapter thing which has a socket for everything ever… there is probably a socket to enable you to make sweet love to it… probably. The lightweight and compact AC device provides plug adaptation for over 150 countries [...]...More
From Marilyn Monroe to Cindy Crawford, Linda Evans to Farrah Fawcett… Playboy has had ‘em all (not in the biblical sense you understand). Hugh Hefner, smoking jacketed schmooze has managed to launch a few careers of celebrities in his fifty years, and now, here are all the best ladies (in all their glory) in over [...]...More
http://images.skymall.com/images/products/HAM/69753124d.jpg Star Wars is probably the most franchised thing in the history of anything, and with that, you sadly get a lot of tat. Well thankfully, it's not all rubbish. This great little voice activated R2-D2 is a......More
http://images.skymall.com/images/products/RAF/102181966d.jpg With the American dollar doing badly in the exchange rate at the moment, it's time to get shopping on those US sites. First stop should be this brilliant arse warming chair......More
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