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MKT has luxurious look, feels sporty
When I first saw the new Lincoln MKT, I was reluctant. The styling looked a bit weird to me, and I wasn’t sure what type of driving this was designed for.
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Seeking the answer to a universal problem
Seeking the answer to a universal problem
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Weird Gadgets Unusual Gifts Ideas – Cash Stash Keychain

Weird Gadgets Unusual Gifts Ideas – Cash Stash Keychain

Running out of money sucks. Just ask an Icelandic banker. More realistically, ask anyone who’s woken up in a taxi minus their wallet. Failing that, ask anyone whose card has been eaten by the cashpoint, or anyone who’s underestimated the price of that final round. We’ve all been there. And that’s why we all need the Cash Stash Keychain.

Simple but ludicrously smart, this unobtrusive little keyring-friendly doodah has been created to store emergency funds. Simply unscrew the capsule, wrap your note(s) around its internal stainless steel CashClip and hey presto – a secret stash of emergency cash. Assuming you don’t lose your keys you’ll never get caught short again.

Yes, we suppose you could stuff a score in your sock or shove a tenner where the sun don’t shine, but the Cash Stash Keychain is so much more convenient, not to mention hygienic. Plus we doubt your underwear is made of aircraft grade aluminium. And unless you’re reading this from the care home, it’s probably not waterproof either. Thankfully this sturdy little life-saver is both, so next time you fall into the sea from 39,000ft you’ll be able to buy your rescuers some nuts to go with their shandy.

At under a fiver, the inexplicably inexpensive Cash Stash (try saying that with a bellyload of beer and a pocketful of lint) is one of the greatest investments you’re ever likely to make. What’s more it makes a stonking gift, especially if you pop a bit of cash inside. If that’s too much of a stretch you can always shove in an IOU. Or a note explaining that you’re tighter than two coats of paint. Or a receipt for £4.99. Result!

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Latest Weird Gadgets News

Museums: Eye-popping accumulations
From an interactive show exploring Leonardo da Vinci’s fecund imagination to an exhibition highlighting Maurice Sendak’s use of line and texture in his children’s-book illustrations, and another taking the measure of spies, traitors, and saboteurs in American history, the region’s museums will offer an eclectic potpourri of exhibitions that should find wide appeal among children and adults.
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iPhone Silver Lining: Used Handset Deals
The Verizon iPhone release has created an unusually good secondhand market.
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100 trends shaping our West Coast lifestyle
Discover the top 100 ideas, people, places, and things that are making life out here on the West Coast better right now.
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Weird Gadgets Unusual Gifts Ideas – Pac Man Heat Changing Mug – Arcade Machine Money Box

Hands up who loves Pac-Man? If you’re not reaching for the sky we can only assume you’re twiddling your joystick as you read. Because despite being thirty years old, Pac-Man is still the most addictive game in the world. Power pellets and glowing ghosties – what’s not to love? Wakkawakka!

With this in mind we’re always on the lookout for Pac Man related products – and here’s a real humdinger. Officially licensed, the Pac-Man Heat Changing Mug is emblazoned with the legendary Pac-Man maze. But fill it with tea, coffee or any other hot liquid and the pellet-chomping icon appears, as if by magic, along with his ghostly pursuers and a whole heap of power pills. ‘Ulp!

A brilliant pressie for geeky tea drinkers and anyone who habitually handed over their pocket money to Mr Namco, this eye-catching vessel will have you pining for those thumb-blistering days the second you clap eyes on it. ‘Quick, the cherries!’

Arcade Machine Money Box

Fingerless day-glo gloves. Betamax. Flashdance. Frankie says. Yes siree, the Eighties have got plenty to answer for. And let’s not even mention all that pocket money you squandered on arcade games. Dum, dum, dum, dum.

Thankfully your one-time financial nemesis is about to become your fiscal saviour because the brilliant Arcade Machine Money Box will swallow your shrapnel for all the right reasons. Simply deposit a coin and prepare to be amazed as this retro-tastic machine comes to life, allowing you to play a thumb-blisteringly addictive invaders-style game for two minutes.

When only thirty seconds of thrilling dodging and shooting remain, an alarm sounds – insert another coin or it’s game over. Aargh! If only real banks offered such a compelling incentive to deposit cash. Crummy interest rates? Pah!

Put this evocative 15cm cabinet on a desk or shelf and we guarantee the memories will come flooding back – high scores, blippity-blop music, the smell of burning retinas, the incessant clattering of coins. Mum, lend us 10p!

Sadly this particular cabinet is a bit too small to side-slap in frustration, and it’s battery operated so you can’t unplug it from the mains when you’re about to lose (or was that just us?). On the plus side the thought of blasting blocky aliens should provide sufficient motivation for all you old-school vidiots to save a considerable pile of wonga. Then in true Eighties style you can go and blow the lot down the arcade. It’s like the last thirty years never happened. Game (and short term financial crisis) over!

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DIY Modder makes ammo counter for weapons

This is an ammo counter that was built by a DIY modder named Michael Ciuffo.

As you can see, it resembles those ammo counters that you see in a lot of FPS games. Some of you might remember that Ripley had a digital one on her futuristic rifle in Aliens.

The gun can be used on a lot of different weapons. I wish that I had a list of armaments that it accommodates, but it has to do with an accelerometer to detect recoil from the gun.

According to my Source, the maker has seen so many requests for these ammo-counter that he wants to start putting it into production. I have no idea when he will get started, or how long it will take to market them. I wonder how much he will charge.

I think this is one of those times when life imitates art. Does anyone think that this is odd that someone builds an accessory for armaments that was inspired by video games or science fiction movies like Aliens?

So what is next for inspiration for DIY-ers. Can I make some suggestions? How about some of the cool weapons that we saw in District 9? How about the gun Samus Aran uses in the Metroid series? I’m pretty certain that we are working on every 2054 advancement that we saw in Minority Report.

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Creative Stair Climbing assisting tool

This little bird, beside just looking cute, it also a big help. The bird, called the Companion Bird goes on top of railings and helps the elderly or less mobile people to climb the stairs. It was designed by Kim Bo-kyung & Baek Eun-ha.

I’m not really sure how helpful the bird would be but I think it might be useful for people who have a hard time gripping things (perhaps due to arthritis). The bird would enable people to climb the stairs without having to readjust their grip- they could grip the bird once and slide it along with them all the way up the stairs. Plus it adds a pop of color and visual interesting to the handrail. Good idea.

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