The Reel Light keeps your extension cord in place

September 30, 2009 @ 11:30 pm

Clever concept product from Guy And Brown. But honestly, I hope I’m never stuck in a situation where I need to bring my own lamp to a room whose outlets are so far away that I require the extension cord. I like as little clutter as possible.

SNL shoots their videos with Canon 7D and 5D cameras

September 30, 2009 @ 11:15 pm

Here’s a bit of nice trivia: Philip Bloom recently found out that NBC uses Canon 7D and 5D still cameras to shoot lots of material on their show. In fact, the 7D and 5D were used to film the title sequences and some studio shorts, which is a big deal considering the fact that SNL previously used film or high-end digital video cameras (rather than a still-camera system).

Kraft Foods Australia names new snack “iSnack 2.0″

September 30, 2009 @ 10:53 pm

Who at Kraft Foods Inc. (Australia) was smoking crack when they announced to the entire country that a new product based off of the Australian food staple, Vegemite, was going to be named “iSnack 2.0″?

Apparently, the company had no idea that Australians would be very unforgiving about the stupid naming idea and after much uproar about the new name, Kraft Foods Australia has decided to pull the product from shelves. Hopefully, they won’t be renaming it again any time soon.

BlackBerry now has an official YouTube channel

September 30, 2009 @ 9:25 pm

RIM just launched an official BlackBerry channel on YouTube where you can find lots of how-to videos on just about anything related to setting up your BlackBerry. Subscribe and keep updated on what’s new for the mobile devices.

1973 Lincoln Continental converted into replica Batmobile

September 30, 2009 @ 8:15 pm

So here’s the deal. Somebody in Stockholm, Sweden has spent over $1 million USD and 3.5 years of his life (roughly 20,000 hours) to rebuild the classic Batmobile vehicle seen in Tim Burton’s 1989 version of Batman. [via]

The pictures speak louder than the words here, so check them out in the gallery below and be sure to watch the video too.

Infographic of your online personality and habits

September 30, 2009 @ 7:54 pm

Ionz currently has this neat online poll where you tell the site what your online habits are and it constructs a little infographic out of it and then compares it to other people who have taken the same poll. Looks nice. Add yourself into the mix now. [via]