Archive for January, 2006

Stop

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

Can't sleep? Read this: How to Get Great Sleep

Carry on.

On a Roll

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

turntable Stylish though it may be, this little clip shouldn't be taken as an instructional video kids…

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Gizoogle – Transizlatin’ Pages

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

Elmer fudd has nothing on Gizgoogle… It's the sha nizzle-wizzle, boss!

WTF??!!

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

Sometimes in my travels around the web, I discover a site that is truly baffling in its conception, and yet positively hypnotic in its presentation. Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries is one of those.

Through a mixture of music and forced textual narrative, the viewer is compelled to stare at the screen to try and discern any kind of meaning, with no idea how long until it might appear.

But is it art?

Itchy & Scratchy

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

Scratch Live!Playing digital tracks with my turntables has been a kind of Holy Grail for me since I started DJing. I always had more MP3s and CDs than records, and usually I like to edit tracks on my PC so they fit into a set more comfortably.

I've had Stanton's Final Scratch version 1 for a couple of years now, but its marriage with my PC has been a rocky one…

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Dancing UFO (or Hump-a-matic)

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

Dancing UFOIf, like R. Kelly, all you need is a little bump and grind then this little beauty is for you.

No, not the cute Korean girl, that eccentric wheel thing. It's supposed to exercise your abs. They say, "The smooth gliding action is the simple and effective secret of DancingUFO."

Judging by the demo animation it should stay secret. It's certainly one to use in private unless you're going to a Return to Oz costume party…

Crazy Butterfly?

Sunday, January 22nd, 2006

Here's something wierd, sub-audible noises that act on the brain like pheremones do – coming out of people's phones!.

Though not an impossible concept, having heard some of their 'Beta' ringtones I am sceptical as to their efficacy. Even if they do work, for them to be effective your phone would have to be ringing almost all day – not something that will endear yourself to your chosen mate.

Good job they're not yet available on Jamba otherwise we'd all be falling in love with MTV ad-breaks every two minutes…