Archive for the 'Gadgets' Tag

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Gadgets: Pre-chewed pencils

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With these pencils you can have a really lazy day at the office - you not even need to chew on them - they are already pre-chewed.

Four (natural wood) pencils for about GBP 1.5

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Weekend Activity: Build your own Zen Garden

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Japanese Zen Gardens are known for their calming effects and for centuries gardeners in Japan have cultivated, groomed and maintained Zen rock gardens and their dry landscape style called Karesansui (”withered landscape”).

Scientist analyzing one of the World most famous Zen gardens, the Zen rock garden of the Ryoanji Temple (Temple of the Peaceful Dragon) in Kyoto revealed that the calming effect is due to subliminal messages created by the arrangement of rocks and gravel. If they would have also asked the gardeners maintaining the beauty of that place, they would have learned that - as known to many practicing Zen - that maintaining or arranging such a garden has a calming effect of its own.

While you might not be able to feel the gravel passing through the teeth of your rake within one of these old gardens, you could create yourself a miniature version of a Zen rock garden and enjoy peace and quietness that way.

There are ready made miniature Zen garden sets available, but we put together a few links demonstrating how to create one yourself with parts you might…

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Christmas: Pirate vs Ninja Holiday Card Set

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Still looking for some unusual holiday cards. Maybe the Pirate vs Ninja card set is for you.

12 cards for about 14 Dollars.

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Tiny Tags Online Generator

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The small online application TinyTags creates little tag graphics with the text you enter. Images can be downloaded or saved to Flickr or ImageShack and you can turn your tag into a t-shirt too.

Nice little toy, might come handy in the holiday season.

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Gadgets: Sunshine wallsticker

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Great wallsticker from snoebi. Size varies up to 2 meter.

Available from German Online Shop a-better-tomorrow for about EUR 30.

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Gadget: TeddyTaurus

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If you liked to play with Teddies when you were younger and believe been seen with one at your age might not be such a great idea - here a two options:

A fried of us a while ago - always in the evening - was having a small white teddy bear looking out from one of the pockets of his jacket. Believe it or not - great success with the girls. Maybe it was the type of the bear.

The other option is more for home use: The TeddyTaurus.

Made by the great German toy company Steiff, the TeddyTaurus is most likely the first…

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DIY: Two more ideas for things made out of paper

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Two more additions to our loose series on great paper craft sites - guitars and disasters…

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Gadgets: Glennz Evolution T-Shirt

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If you’re looking for a great new Tee for yourself (or for your kids) have a look at Glennz Evolution T-Shirt. One of the best Tees we’ve seen for quite some time.

About USD 20…

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DIY: More Papercrafts

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If you enjoyed the “Readymech paper crafts” particularly those from “Fwis” (our favorite designs) have a look at “Cubecraft” that is home to loads of fantastic paper craft templates for free download…

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India: Technology Fashion

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You know that technology and the Internet has become an integral part of life when people put icons and symbols of the most prominent businesses on their daily clothes.

So, hello India - meet the Bar code and the (G)Oogle saris from prominent fashion designer Satya Paul…

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