CB2 the biometric child – just don't look into its eyes

We've seen a lot of sinister attempts from the Japanese to bring us a robot with human-like features and they'll get there... eventually. It's just right now, they're still in the very freakishly scary/nightmare inducing stage. But hey, if you want to experience what it's like to have a kid akin to Damien or the…

Le Whif: Don't eat your chocolate, inhale it

Your mother always said don't play with your food. She didn't however, say you couldn't inhale it though, did she? I imagine inhaling food is a popular method of food consumption for the freakishly skinny and inhaling chocolate seems more than bizarre (inhaling = no calories, right?). But according to its cerazy creators, the Le…

Hold the phone – a Whirlpool microwave winner has been chosen

Remember that competition we put on the site two weeks ago with the dazzling red microwave as the prize goodies? What am I talking about, based on the ridiculously high number of entrants, of course you know what I'm talking about. There is either a hell of a lot of people in need of a…

Inject some animation into your audio with the Headphonies

Is it just me, or do the Headphonies sound like they should have their own kiddy TV show on Saturday mornings? No, just me then? OK. Well, they're not a set of cerazy looking critters designed to bring joy to littler kids while their parents cash in their lie-ins, they're actually some kind of moshi…

Avoid narcoleptic incidents with the padded Workaholic Suit

Falling asleep at your computer and subsequently banging your head on the keyboard is not a pleasant experience (and I'm talking from experience) as is waking up with keyboard keys etched into your forehead. If you're having one of those workaholic nights when it's imperative you're fixed to your computer at all times, this Pillow…

Next gen iPhone to come with a 3.2 megapixel camera?

With a potential iPhone announcement in the air the rumour mill has been activated once again and those rumours are a' churning. The latest bit of hot iPhone gossip tells us the next iteration of super phone will come with a (still measly) 3.2 megapixel camera. Word on the interweb is Omnivision managed to bag…

The watch with many faces

What do you get when you take a man with a watch-based plan and concept watch? You get the UNI timepiece. And unlike the Tokyo Flash watches, you won't need to take a course in watch de-coding either, it's fairly simple. What sets this watch apart from your fairly bog-standard wristwatch, is its fully customisable…

Curb your Nintendo DS game playing with the Health Control Timer

With news of the seemingly fit and healthy 25 year old who died subsequent to a serious Wii workout session, gamers across the globe have been playing their beloved consoles and handhelds with an underlying fear they could be the next victim. But fear not, death may not be on the cards after all -…

Shiny Review: Olympus Mju 9000

It's no Canon (Zara loves those) but Zara quite likes what the Olympus Mju 9000 has to offer. The compact point and shooter has a pretty impressive zoom for such a small outer shell - "pretty bloody impressive", I believe are the words used to describe some of its features. Go on, check it out.…

Shiny Poll: Video games or sex? What do you prefer?

The internet has been rife with social statistics this morning, claiming a third of British men prefer to cosy up to their beloved computer games, as opposed to doing the dirty their significant other. So video games obsessed are these guys they will even go as far as consciously avoiding it, just so their games…