Monthly Archives: January 2007

So you thought USB dildo is the ultimate?

Well, here’s something for the guys: A USB pole dancer! According to supplier Boystuff.co.uk, this 8in bikini-clad homunculus will gyrate flirtatiously to “bring a smile and some festive cheer to both the home and office with her cheeky dance routine”. Related posts:The wonders of USBUSB to the rescue of smokers Technorati Tags: USB pole dancer… Read More »

Leading by “example”

Can you imagine working in the following company? It has a little over 500 employees with the following statistics: 117 have bankrupted at least two businesses71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit 29 have been accused of spousal abuse21 have been named defendants in lawsuits19 have been accused of writing bad checks… Read More »

USB to the rescue of smokers

Smokers alert! If you want to sneak a puff and remain politically correct in office, here’s something to take care of the irritating second-hand smoke. According to the product’s Japanese supplier, opening the USB ashtray will trigger a fan that sucks the smoke from your cigarette through an absorbing filter. Naturally, any fumes you breathe… Read More »

Who’s making iPhone for Apple?

Foxconn will be the main assembler, Unimicron and Tripod will likely supply the PCBs, Lite-On and Primax the camera modules, Largan Precision the camera lenses, Catcher and Foxconn the cases, Entery the connectors, Sunrex the push buttons. Rumours also had it that Cambridge Silicon Radio will be supplying iPhone’s Bluetooth module, Samsung will be supplying… Read More »

Ignorance is bliss?

If that were true, you wouldn’t be perturbed by the negative impact of conspicuous consumption, such as the ethical issues arising from Africa’s bloody diamond trade (reported in FORTUNE’s “Diamonds Aren’t Forever“, 11 December 2006). But if you are aware of the dire living conditions of diamond miners in Sierra Leone (who earn a daily… Read More »