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From the "perhaps trying a bit too hard" department--visitors to the Voodoo PC Web site were greeted today by an image of the upscale custom-PC builder's page engulfed in flames, with animated fire and smoke billowing upward. Needless to say, you can't currently order a system from the site.
Of course, now that Voodoo is owned by computer giant HP, this may signal a shift in the integration between the Voodoo and HP brands. It may even have something to do with the cryptic cake-cutting message from Rahul Sood, the Voodoo founder who is currently the chief technology officer of HP's Global Gaming Business.
He recently ended up all over the interwebs by posting a blog entry where he cut a birthday cake with a razor-thin MacBook Air, cryptically adding, "Ahh well, I wouldn't be needing this notebook for long anyways... :) Stay tuned for more..."
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Longtime custom PC maker Rahul Sood has a clever way hinting at a new laptop. The Voodoo PC founder, now the chief technology officer of HP's Global Gaming Business, celebrated his birthday by cutting a cake--using a MacBook Air as a knife.
This could very well be a reference to the slicing and dicing stories about the MacBook Air we saw last week, but he also throws in a teaser hint about possible upcoming projects from HP-Voodoo that may lean more toward the MacBook Air model than hardcore gaming.
On his personal blog, Sood blames the cake-cutting stunt on, "a combination of some fantastic wine, constant ribbing from my friends, and a hand rolled cigar," but mysteriously adds, "Ahh well, I wouldn't be needing this notebook for long anyways... :) Stay tuned for more..."
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We're tempted to give these to a couple we know but, frankly, their marriage probably won't last anyway and we don't want to expedite the process. But if you know of pending nuptials involving cell phone addicts with a good sense of humor (if that's possible), this might be impossible to resist.
These figurines seen on GeekSugar are made of hand-painted porcelain, which makes us worried that someone might actually use them atop their wedding cake. If that's indeed the case--and you're trying to send a message to one of them--you can even mix and match one of the phone-aholics with another that's sporting a perpetual frown.
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In addition to the stereotypical diet of Red Bull and Cheetos, geeks have become known increasingly for having a collective sweet tooth: Specifically, this has often taken the form of gadget cakes. And now it's become clear that the phenomenon is an international one.
GeekSugar has come across some edible mobile phones from China, which are actually moon cakes--a traditional treat served for the fall Moon Festival.
It's interesting to note that these phone cakes are of a variety from Finland-based Nokia, one of the few handset makers not based in Asia. (This, by the way, is the most fitting item we've ever seen for a site called GeekSugar.)
It seems the older you get, the more lackluster the birthday celebrations become. And, while there's no need for birthday hats and balloons to fete the event, it seems that at the very least an indulgent cake is in order. The folks over at Gifts & More, however, would argue a musical cake server that plays the Happy Birthday song is in order too.
Musical Cake Server
(Credit: Gifts & More)Made to mimic antique milk glass, this mint-colored plastic is attractive enough to pull out whenever cake slicing is called for. (So long as you don't mind it playing Happy Birthday on your wedding anniversary.)
Though it may seem that there is only enough room in the world for one of these, it turns out one of the competing models plays multiple songs. But, it's out of stock , so we can't report back on it. (And it's unclear if it's out of stock due to its overwhelming popularity or its lack thereof.) Either way you slice it, these are more utilitarian that a plain old musical card and they'll definitely get people talking (or singing).
Here's one way to transform a special occasion into something even more special. And, quite possibly, get a stomachache in the process.
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Nashville's French Confection cake shop created this impressive Optimus Prime cake, using Rice Krispies treats, brownies, and cake to make the edible robot.
The Autobot-themed cake was special-ordered by Morgan Valentine for her husband's 30th birthday party. You're a lucky man, Mr. Valentine.
The bakery's repertoire is pretty impressive. Other nerd-worthy cakes (see below) include The Simpsons, a delicious six-pack of Coke, and Yoda.
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Alarm clocks are typically--though not always--hateful little sods, synonymous with a miserable feeling of remorse that the night is over and that romantic tryst with Philippa Forester was merely a dream. Solely responsible for getting us out of bed at the butt-crack of dawn, they're hated with the fury of a thousand suns. The nerds at Philips also have to get out of bed, so it's no surprise they've put considerable effort into making them less rubbish with the WAK3300.
This system goes hand-in-hand with Philips' WACS7000 music system we recently reviewed. As a stand-alone alarm clock it's fine--but it also has built-in Wi-Fi and an Ethernet socket for streaming digital music from your PC or the WACS700.
We've been playing with it for a while now. OK, the sound's not amazing, but compared to a normal alarm clock it's hanging with the cool kids. It took about 20 seconds to get up and running and within a minute we had music flying over Wi-Fi and streaming through the office LAN. The menu resembles an iPod's traditional layout and navigation style, so it's a tasty piece of Dutch cake to use.
The WAK3300 is on sale now for about 89 pounds (about $182). Look out for our full review shortly, but in the meantime you can check out our review of its brother and sister systems o'er yonder.
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What ho? Why, it's Sir James Dyson, inventor of the luxury vacuum cleaner, loitering about in the men's room. We haven't seen someone with a title in there since Sir Guy Burgess.
Hang on, give me six seconds
(Credit: Dyson)He's there to advertise the Dyson Airblade, an energy-efficient hand dryer that strips water droplets off your mitts in six to twelve seconds.
Put your hands in, and a curtain of air traveling at 400 miles per hour removes the moisture. The drying area is relatively small--you can't stick your head in, for instance--but it will whisk away water on your hands in about 12 seconds or less. The Airblade does not dry with heat, like most U.S. hand dryers, but by force. The air stays at ambient temperature.
It's similar to hand dryers found in Japan, but it dries your hands faster, says the company, and it's far more stylish. The company will show one off in New York City next Tuesday.
And if Sir James is there, you can drop a quarter into the tip jar next to the Airblade.
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OK, I really want to know who has this kind of time to spend making these geeky cakes we've been seeing a lot of recently. Apparently, a GeekSugar reader made it for her boyfriend. (Is that the kind of domestic dedication required these days? If so, somebody please get me to a nunnery.) But as a Helio user myself, I acknowledge and appreciate the somewhat cult-like nature of our little MVNO. Cakes, apparently, are the cool way to express that these days.
More photos here.
My verdict: Nice effort. Beautiful, uh, cakesmanship. But I'll stick to my "real" Ocean; it has fewer calories.
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