Monthly Archives: May 2007

Pirate Toaster

May 20, 2007 – 9:18 pm

Avast, me hearties! With Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End about to start screening, there’s nothing like getting all pirate-ty with this jolly roger bread toaster that stamps your toast with skulls and bones. And you can toss it down with a barrel of grog and never so much as shiver those timbers…. Original [...]

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USB Heated Travel Mug

May 17, 2007 – 9:00 pm

Mugs? Love them, right next to the dozen that your clueless colleagues have given you over the years. USB mugs? Bring them on. One never knows when that piping hot drink or nip of caffeine is much needed while blogging your life story on the PC. What’s more, this one looks eminently luggable on the [...]

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Fatboy Headdemock Hammock

May 16, 2007 – 11:00 am

Oooh, we want. This would certainly be perfect in a corner of our CNET Asia Lab, not to mention being highly conducive to lab testing R&R style. And in colors to match, too! Too bad, at US$399, this versatile Fatboy hammock probably costs more than some of the products we review…. Original post by juniper.foo@cnet.com [...]

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Still Caught in an Ugly Web of Spidey Marketing

May 15, 2007 – 11:00 pm

Welcome to Part Two of my extensive, discerning, and almost completely unnecessary review of Spider Man 3 toys that you strap to your wrist. Last week we looked at laser games, darts and some stupid thing with an LCD screen. This week we’re actually going to sling things! Original post by juniper.foo@cnet.com (Juniper Foo)

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USB Beverage Chiller

May 15, 2007 – 9:00 pm

We’ve seen loads of USB heaters or plate warmers out there. This is the first USB Beverage Chiller we’ve come across that’s actually designed to keep your drink cold rather than hot. So does it do the deed? The coldplate says it can chill to 45 degrees Farenheit (or 7.2 degrees Celsius)…. Original post by [...]

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