For those in the Boston Dynamics know...

might appreciate this:

Digitizing the Past

And there was us thinking there was little man somewhere in a basement... reading every book ever written and typing it up on his Acorn computer. Turns out we were wrong... and this is the beast they use to do it:

Slipping it to you Early

Well I'm just a sucker for sneak previews and leaked content. So here it is lovely people, Juan's new school project. Sneaky monkey... he used Cadbury's Trucks as misdirection. [see Freds magic for REAL misdirection]

What kind of place are we living in!?

When they make toys like these.

Get More Holiday Time

You gotta love Guinness for this. Go along, sign up and lets get St. Patricks Day officially declared a public holiday.

The most Intriguing and Strangely Addictive Game

If you're like me and you just like tinkering. Check out the 'Powder Game'. It seems bizarre at first but the more you play, the more you love it. Sprinkle some gunpowder over magma and KABOOM. You can then douse it out with water. Or create a Volcano... fill it with gunpowder, nitro and powder. Spark one flame in that puppy and watch as it erupts. Have a little play.

Play it HERE

I Heart Fanny

Could Veet (that hair removal cream for girlies) give out templates with their products to encourage people to get artistic with their neither regions? You just place the template over said region, and paint it on. Leave to dry and then... tadaaa... A lightning bolt beaver.

No excuses

We're rubbish, we know. As you might have guessed we've been up to our eyeballs of late. But I saw this lovely little product this morning and I love it. I promise I'll post some of our own stuff up here soon.
It's the 'celebrity scales'. Far more interesting than looking at a bunch of numbers. It starts you off as 'Baby Jesus', then takes you to 'Gizmo' then 'Oliver Twist' then 'Oliver Twist (after more) and so and so forth all the way up to King Kong.

This guy deserves a medal.

Seen some of his vids before, but this new one is incredible.

Mr. Vanish

Mr Vanish is the ambassador for Vanish washing detergent. He'd travel from city to city making famous monuments disappear in true David Copperfield fashion. Each city performance is documented and watchable live or downloaded after. Mr. Vanish magic tutorials available on Youtube or as Mobisodes.

Uh... I messed up quite bad this time.

Interflora should have a rating system whereby they arrange the flowers under a series of icons. Each one corresponding to a message. A giant bunch of lillies, roses, eucalyptus, the lot would be for when you really mess up and miss an anniversary or her comment on her muffin top.

Smaller ones might include being late or just to say 'Happy Friday'. Either way it'll help men know what to pick when trying to say something. How badly did you screw up, or how much do you want this girl...

Jamie at Home. Literally

How's about recipes on iTunes. Don't know about you, but our mums have their laptop in the kitchen playing music when they cook. So we propose some Jamie Oliver and Delia Smith recipes. They could come with a playlist as backing music and constant commentary from your favourite chef. "Ah it's pukka this one... just chuck in the wosemary. Doesn't matter how much..."

OfficeSafeBrowser.com

Ah... how's about a web site that you sub navigate through in the office. It changes the layout and appearance of instantly recognizable 'naughty' sites. Making facebook green and ebay inverted. You still need to watch your back but gives you the edge.

Poppy Appeal

We think the poppy appeal should be in talks with facebook. Make a poppy 'gift' that costs 50p. All proceeds go to the appeal. And the poppy can be worn with pride on your profilee page. Quicker, cheaper, more accessible.
And if it's not poppy... it could be the cancer ribbon, red noses... etc.

The Heated Place Mat

So first up, apologies to our gigantic, worldwide, global readership for not having blogged. We've just been so busy at the moment.
Anywho, had a snazzy roast last night with nice wine etc, the whole works. However by the time everyone had sat down and it was all served, it getting close to cold. I'm sure it's been done, but someone out there should make a heated place mat. Not too hot, just hot enough to warm the food. Because no matter what you're eating, by the time you've almost finished, it's all gone cold.

Shampoo | Conditioner | ShowerGel

Instead of those silly hook things. They should just come with detachable suckers on the back. So your shower gel, shampoo and conditioner can sit nicely next to each other on the wall.

Pimp my Fox

Found out the absolute genius of Firefox last weekend. So many amazing add-ons and extras. The favourite of which will affect my job. Online ad blocking. Just like Sky+, you can essentially just skip out the ads. A page pops up, and all the ads are blocked. Meaning twice as quick loading times and less clutter. Get it here.

These are worth getting also:
FasterFox | EbayCompanion | VideoDownloader | HotmailNotifier

Doritos to Share

Doritos are all triangly. So why not crimp one edge of the crisp packet on the opposite axis and WHAM! you've got a triangular bag. Perfect for sharing... just pull the front side of the bag off and it is it's own bowl.

All the TV you need

We like the idea of channel 4 giving out remotes. All the normal stuff on them... but with pre-programmed buttons that link to their channels. I don't reckon you'd really need any other buttons on there.
Except perhaps BBC3 for Heroes.

Great idea? And maybe ever so slightly worrying.

'Last year Snappy Snaps launched an airbrushing service for customers who want to improve their holiday pictures without having to bother going on a diet or having a complete overhaul at a beauty salon. For a mere £10, love handles and wobbly bits can be removed from bikini shots, dark circles can be lightened and legs lengthened. The service has proved incredibly popular; there has been a 550 per cent increase in requests for it in the past three months alone.'
-Telegraph 17/08/07

There's money in movies

Love Actually cost £30m to make. Now let's say Richard Curtis, who directed Love Actually and works for Comic Relief decided he was going to make a charity film. Many of the actors would not need paying, or if they did, much less. You'd have cameos all over the shop.
You could whip up a British recipe for success... some Hugh Grant, Simon Pegg, Emma Thompson... the usuals.

You're talking giant profits. Love Actually grossed £130m in just 5 months. That's £100m going straight to charity. And think of all the royalties there after.

So that's our little idea of the day. Charity Film. Hell, there've been enough charity gigs.

1 mb, and a milkshake please

Pretty silly thought here but couldn't someone open an internet cafe called 'mb|megabyte'. The kiddies burger would be a kb (kilobyte). The house burger mb (megabyte) and you know what's coming for full whack with cheese, bacon etc.... the GIGA.

(Hollie wants no affiliation with this thought. She thinks it's "geeky".)

Charity Book Shop

The charity bookshelf relies on trusting readers to essentially rent a book on their commute (trains, airports, stations). When they have finished it, they place it back on any charity shelf, pick up another and donate 50p through the slot on top.

Lonely Planet

Prompted by our recent holiday stints...
Lonely Planet should do a range of downloadable audio guides. That way you could get all the guides you need for Paris: the Arc de Triomphe, Sacre Coeur, Eiffel Tower and so on, on your iPod. Which would mean you wouldn't have to keep paying for seperate guides everywhere you go. And you can learn about all of the stuff you've gone to see while you're looking at it, from a brand you trust.