So there I was, reading the news that Loblaws’ PC Mobile pay as you go cell phone division will start offering smartphones and contracts and trying to think up a few President’s Choice cell phone jokes to unleash on Twitter, when the part about the monthly plans caught my eye and stopped me in my …
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Finally, A Use For Drones I Can Appreciate
If you thought the tweeting beer vendor was high tech, he’s just been blown away (you’ll see what I did there in a second) by the beer delivering drone. The “OppiKoppi Beer Drone,” developed by Capetown’s Darkwing Aerials, will serve as a fully functioning beer delivery system during the Oppikoppi outdoor music festival in South …
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I Need Another iPhone
A shade under nine months ago, I got my iPhone. At the time, that one iPhone was far more than enough iPhones for me. But since that day, I have, as I predicted I might in that post, grown to love the thing. I must stop here to point out that I do not in …
No Officer, That Wasn’t A Ringtone. It Was Just Me Farting
If you’re planning on smuggling a phone into jail with you via the good old Hershey Express, always always always remember to turn it off before packing it. Remember, not expecting a call doesn’t necessarily mean you’re not going to get one. The Agence France-Presse reports that the 58-year-old convict had concealed the phone, along …
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You Rang? Yes, You Definitely Rang
Florin Constantin thought he had come up with a pretty good plan. Wearing some custom-made leggings under his pants, he headed out to the Waterfront bar in Norwich, England and proceeded to stuff them full of cell phones belonging to the pub’s customers. Not bad, right? Well yes, aside from one not so small detail …
Another Sample of the Echo Synth
A while back, we talked about the Echo synth, and said we would get a sample of the Echo we used to listen to. I got one, but it sounded like ass. Will have to try again. Well, someone else had another sample similar, not the same words, but it gets the job done. It …
Kitchen Tools Of Extremely Questionable Usefulness
Carin’s dad is a really handy guy. He’s always coming up with ways to save time and space, or to solve problems that you didn’t think you had but totally do. Just the other day he helped me reclaim about half a desk worth of space by adding items rather than subtracting them, for instance. …
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There’s An App For Too Many Things. Who Wants Some Phone-Powered Underwear?
I’m sure that for some people on some level, these here Fundawear smartphone app controlled vibrating underwear are a good idea. but me, I can’t get past the bad idea alarm that goes off whenever I think about having electronics that close to my crotch. A partner can push buttons on the app to “touch” …
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Yes Telus, Being Robbed Blind Is Awesome
Nearly without fail, anybody who hears about or has any experience with Canada’s Cellular phone industry comes away with the same impression. Good lord is it ever massively overpriced. It’s gotten so bad in comparison to pretty much anyplace else that the CRTC has finally started paying attention, holding hearings on the state of things. …
An Edible Lamp, Because…Because…I Don’t Know, To Be Honest
When I saw the title of the story This Edible Lamp Is Actually Good Enough to Eat, I was struck by one very simple question. Why am I wanting to eat a lamp? The thought had never crossed my mind, and now that it has, I’m in serious need of a way to make it …
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