You must think we must be pulling your leg, but sadly (or not) it is true. Perfume maker Fargginay has created the bacon-smelling perfume, so those addicted to the sizzling smell can now wear it every day.
Topic: Weird and Wacky
Hand warmers – now powered by USB
Turns out, almost anything you can think of is now powered by USB – from blankets to slippers, all sucking power from your computer via that USB port. Well, now, turns out you can add hand warmers to that list of USB-powered items made from China.
Man sues Wikileaks for creating “nucliar WAR” fear
No, that isn’t a spelling mistake. That’s how he actually spelt it.
David Pitchford, a Florida native, is suing Wikileaks for “treason” – which I thought was only limited to crimes against the state and not a man – and is also claiming the release has put emotional distress on him.
Man claims phone exploded in his ear
Thought your phone can give you cancer? Well, guess what, your phone could potentially explode on you too. However, that is questionable.
A man from Dallas, Aron Embry, has claimed that the Motorola Droid 2 exploded in his ear when he was trying to make a call. Embry had to get stitches in his ear, but he has no damage to his eardrum and has not lost his hearing in the ear.
Stepping on Pikachu’s tail will hurt a lot more
Spending hours trying to get a Pikachu in those grass areas of the long-running Pokemon series? Well, you can now ditch your Nintendo DS as now you can build your own with LEGO blocks. And that is what Filip Johannes Felberg has done, posting his creations on Flickr.
USB hub lets you control your ports like a power board
Ever got tired of pulling the port of an external hard drive for a few minutes but realise you have just messed up your configuration? Me neither, yet it is such a problem that Japanese electronics manufacturer Elecom has tapped into to make a USB hub that allows you to simply switch off the device from being connected to your computer, rather than pulling it out – just like a power board.
Protect your brain with a… brain helmet?
Yes, what you are seeing is a brain, and while we left you pondering with a brain cupcake for zombies, turns out it will protect your noggin as well. Don’t worry, it is all fake. Yes, this is just an image of a brain that has been stuck on a motorcycle helmet. There are also other styles in the series, including the Black 8 ball, someone’s bald head, a bum, a breast with pierced nipple, a tennis ball and a cracked walnut.
Play putty comes alive with a magnet
Wow. That’s about all we can say. This gadget is truly AWESOME! Yes, I know, I’m showing off my inner child, but this is unbelievable (and yet, it is real). Say hello to the Magnetic Thinking Putty, and it is literally just putty with something special – use the included magnet and it comes alive!
Can you decypher the time on this watch?
Believe it or not, this is actually a watch. No joke. Called the Zonal – and yes, I don’t even know what that means exactly – it is essentially a watch that depicts time in red segments of a squircle, or a rounded square. The top right one tells the hours, while the bottom left tells the time in increments of five. The bottom right tells the one minute increments of that five minutes.
Tether your feet to your laptop with USB slippers
From the same people that gave you USB eye warmers comes another way to tether yourself to your laptop. These are slippers that connect to that free USB port and warm your feet – though the manufacturer won’t call them slippers, but Hot Roomshoes (see URL). Though, it seems kind of redundant when you can have an electric heater in your room.
Japan goes crazy over … eye warmers?
From the home of anime comes this, a USB-powered eye warmer and – as the title says – it basically warms his eyes up to 44 degrees. It supports USB 2.0 and USB 1.1, and because its a USB, you can use this on both a Mac and a PC. There is also a button where you can switch this on and off, so you don’t have to constantly unplug it but still want it on your table – but why would you even want this.
Your brain never looked so delicious
Don’t worry, those aren’t real brains, but are perfect for the next time that a zombie comes up to your front door (before you shoot it). Flickr user xsomnis has made these Brain Cupcakes, which are just red velvet raspberry cupcakes with French vanilla cream cheese frosting with the brain being made out of chocolate. That blood you see is just caramel sauce with food colouring.
Guy threatens to shoot iPhone after plagued with problems
Though the iPhone can be a wonderful device, it still can be plagued with problems, like freezing in the middle of your Monopoly or Poker game, or even browsing the internet. Turns out, however, that these problems can also make a person want to shoot a bullet through it.
The USB device that make you scream (when it cuts your foot off)
Despite it’s name, the i.Saw is not a product from Apple (that could be why there is a dot in the name), but is actually a potential hazard to drop on your foot. You see, this product is a USB-powered chainsaw. Yes, you read that correctly – a USB powered chainsaw. The good thing, since it’s on a USB, it works on PCs and Macs – something that the Zune cannot do.
Show your Photoshopping love
Got to love the website Etsy, bringing in talented creators of stuff that we would never see in Target or Myer. But, now, we found something for an application? This is a pillow for that blue Photoshop icon that someone has recreated, and you have to admit that it makes you want to buy it.