If you’ve ever driven around NSW you’ve no doubt seen the big scary police signs that tell you what the local highway patrol is currently targetting. Usually the options are speeding, drink driving and the one that makes me chuckle ‘driver fatigue’. OK it’s not a laughing matter, but how exactly do they target driver [...]
So I’ve been itching to write a post about the absurd media campaign Gerry Harvey has been waging against online retailers – wanting the government to scrap the $1,000 limit before GST is imposed for offshore purchases and his crazy threat to set up an online store operating out of China. Today however the excellent [...]
Have you ever wanted to make a phone call while you were underwater? “Hell yes!” I hear you say. Well you’re in luck – for just $US1,799 you can purchase the Underwater Cell Phone System from SkyMall. From the web site: With the Alpha UWCP, talk with someone 15,000 miles away while diving a tropical [...]
I was in my local Harvey Norman and walked past their display for the HTC Hero, out of the corner of my eye something just didn’t look right. Check out their use of the Windows logo to promote the fact that the phone time Android! I don’t think they get it. Or maybe that logo [...]
In the Sun Herald recently (7th Feb 2010) there was an article about the disruption being caused to schools around the country as construction is undertaken as part of the Government’s economic stimulus plan. Schools are getting new halls and other capital works done. A quote from a parent of one of the pupils of [...]
So you’ve got a hearing problem and you’re too embarrassed to see a medical professional and get a proper hearing aid. Why not self-medicate and use a range of gadgets that help you hear more clearly? Like this telephone earpiece amplifier: From Magnamail. Too bad if you want to actually hear at other times… perfect [...]