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The $300,000 watch that doesn’t work

Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 Okay so it does do what Swiss watchmaker, Romain Jerome, intended it to do: look bling and tell only whether it is “day” or “night”, but it doesn’t actually tell you anything about hours and minutes. Read full article »

When cellphone conversations go bad

Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 A cellphone, a loud voice and public transport is generally not a good combo, but in Vienna, Austria, a woman wielding pepper spray has taken it to another level altogether. After talking too loudly on her mobile in a packed subway carriage she received some complaints from another passenger. Read full article »

The lengths parents will go…

Thursday, Aug 28, 2008 Thirteen long, hard years of perfect school attendance from 19-year-old Andria Baker (Michigan, USA) has earned for herself a shiny new Pontiac G6 (worth US$17k), complete with her own personalised number plate, “0 DAYS”. How did she manage that deal? Read full article »

USB Fun ‘n’ Games

Sunday, May 4, 2008 Just when you thought those funny, square plugs were only useful for connecting your mouse or iPod, there’s been a sudden wave of novelty -- most of them entirely impractical -- USB gadgets on the market. Read full article »

In Short Archive

How happy are we really?

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Summer 07/08 Vox Pops

Thursday, Dec 20, 2007

2007: The year of the Australian

Thursday, Dec 20, 2007

Toothpaste: Is this goodbye?

Thursday, Dec 20, 2007

Difficult to swallow

Thursday, Dec 20, 2007

Where are they now?

Monday, Aug 13, 2007

Trouser Lawsuit

Monday, Aug 13, 2007

Trust Me

Monday, Aug 13, 2007

Online Funeral Anyone?

Monday, Aug 13, 2007

School Rules

Monday, May 7, 2007

Brain Dead

Monday, May 7, 2007

When Popsicles Go Bad

Monday, May 7, 2007

Metal-heads for Parents

Monday, May 7, 2007

If In Doubt, Declare It!

Sunday, Dec 17, 2006

MySpacing It

Sunday, Dec 17, 2006

Pastor Hammer?

Sunday, Dec 17, 2006

Saved By The Bell… I Mean Bible

Sunday, Dec 17, 2006

Jesus Loves Porn Stars

Monday, Sep 18, 2006

Miracle is Sunk

Monday, Sep 18, 2006

Zondervan Branch Out

Monday, Sep 18, 2006

A bird that can mimic chainsaws?

Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006

Flying Under the Influence

Wednesday, Jul 12, 2006

Lost: One Local Water-Hole

Monday, Jun 19, 2006

My Precious Potties

Monday, Jun 19, 2006

Please Cross Quicker

Monday, Jun 19, 2006

Italian Priest Sick of Belly Buttons

Thursday, Jun 15, 2006