I did a piece about doing your own UV gels at home a while back. But since then, things have moved on apace. While it was quite tricky to find professional gels (such as Bio Sculpture) for home use, more companies have started producing products available to the general public: you no longer need … [Read more...]
Laptop and iPad cases from Marc Jacobs
They're listed as "tablet" cases, so these Marc by Marc Jacobs cases (£60 from designer discount store, My-Wardrobe.com) aren't fussy about which brand of tech slate you decide to slide into them, but they'll definitely fit your Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab or any other tablet. The pink case … [Read more...]
Battery-powered vacuum cleaner Gtech AirRAM Review
Is it wrong to be a little in love with a vacuum cleaner? Heck, if this feeling is wrong I don't want to be right. The Gtech AirRAM cordless vacuum cleaner (RRP £229.00) came into my life just a few short weeks ago, but already I'm infatuated. Why's that? Well, I'll tell you. There's … [Read more...]
What do you F@*%ing want?!
We're off to watch the Olympics today so we asked sweary Crass Stitch founder, Kat, to write up her own blurb. It'll be fine; it's not like she's not going to swear or anything, right? *Gulp* What do you f@*%ing want? These are the first words you see when you enter Crass-Stitch Crafts Folksy … [Read more...]
Geek Nail Art Special: Union Jack and Stars and Stripes tutorial
You may have spotted the impressive array of patriotic nail art on display at London 2012. Swimming bronze medallist Becky Adlington has led the way with her marvellous union flag nails for Team GB (along with a nice set from tennis silver medallist, Laura Robson) while the American athletes have … [Read more...]
Free Patterns: Knitted Usain Bolt
We're still reeling from the excitement of Usain Bolt winning the 100m final at London 2012 last night (not to mention Super Saturday when Team GB had their best day of Olympic achievement for over a century). A nice spot of calming knitting is just what we need. And, for some reason, the … [Read more...]
Jabra CLIPPER Bluetooth headphones
Bluetooth headphones and earphones have come a long way since ye olden days of giant receivers and choppy audio. The Jabra Clipper is part of that new generation of wireless headsets that will give you decent connectivity and good sound quality. The headset isn't fully wireless; cables connect … [Read more...]
Arrested Development: Dr Funke is Dr Manhattan
We're starting to get really excited about the new series of Arrested Development. Jason Bateman has tweeted a photo of Michael Cera on set – "My son arriving yesterday" – and filming starts in a couple of weeks. But when we saw this amazing Dr Tobias Manhattan T-shirt we nearly suffered a … [Read more...]
Vans iPhone case for skater nerds
We spotted these rubbery iPhone cases made from what look like the soles of Vans shoes and thought it was our duty to inform you of their existence. As Tim Sheehy over on Fanboy points out: Thanks to the good Doctor, I’m much more of a Converse man these days, but that doesn’t mean I can’t … [Read more...]
James Bond! New Skyfall trailer looks AMAZING!
After the disappointing last outing (which we will endeavour to strike from our memories) the new James Bond trailer has got us all excited. Skyfall is going to be great! Or at least, this trailer has been cut to make it look like it's going to be great. Our geekdar was going off at the sight … [Read more...]
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