Picture the scene: You're sitting at home with your loved one, watching the latest episode of your favourite TV show and you feel a shiver. Winter is finally creeping in and you need something warmer to keep you and your partner cosy. Getting up and grabbing a duvet seems like too much effort, so … [Read more...]
Out of warranty and out of pocket? Not necessarily
There has long been a theory that gadgets are created to fail the minute they come out of their warranty so you can't claim for the cost of fixing or replacing them. This "built-in obsolescence" theory is most often applied to mobile phones, although household appliances such as kettles and … [Read more...]
Getting shit done. To Do lists for your computer
To write this piece, I have had to spend about buy online propecia three months finding exactly the right list-making software to put ‘write first Dork Adore piece’ on. I’ve then had to take myself off to a place with no internet, to stop myself doing just one last search for ‘productivity … [Read more...]
5 Reasons to buy a Sony Reader
I've been reviewing the Sony Reader Pocket Edition (£159 from WHSmith) for the past few weeks and I'm sold. But if you're wondering if you can justify spending so much money on a gadget that essentially does the same job a book has been doing for the past few hundred centuries, here's some fodder … [Read more...]
Review: LeapFrog Advanced Digital Baby Monitor
There's nothing quite like having constant access to every grunt, squeak and snore your baby makes, and this LeapFrog Advanced Digital Baby Monitor (£58.79) is specifically designed for that very purpose. It also keeps track of the room temperature in the nursery, plays digital lullabies and … [Read more...]
Pac-Man Jewellery from Folksy
As you can probably tell from this post, I'm a big fan of the 80s. My weakness for all things retro and geeky doesn't just stop at kids clothing, and after writing that piece I had a little wander onto Folksy to see what I could find. Turns out, there are quite a few jewellery designers who share … [Read more...]
Retro games clothes for kids
Ok, so the 80's bought us a lot of bad things. Bubble perms, shellsuits and Banarama to name a few. One thing they did get right, though, is Pac-Man. Incredibly addictive, I used to play this game for hours when I was a kid, along with Chuckie Egg (anyone remember that?) So, I squealed a … [Read more...]
Dinky Rabbit Finger Vibrator
First of all, I need to lay my cards on the table. I hate it when vibrators have little faces etched into them. I understand for some it's 'cute' and there are some legal reasons behind it in Japan, but I don't particularly want to be faced with a rabbit's cheesy grin when using a vibrator So … [Read more...]
Lafayette’s True Blood afghan crochet pattern
True Blood is a great source of crochet crafty goodness thanks to an embarrassment of afghans, which seem to adorn every sofa on set. And if you'd like to get yourself kitted out with Lafayette's chosen granny blanket, the kindly Betty McKnit has added a free pattern to her Ravelry page. Or, … [Read more...]
Rocks Off RO-80mm Bullet Vibe
Excuse the deeply unsexy name here. The word 'bullet' is never going to be terribly attractive is it? Although you might change your mind after trying out this mini marvel. The RO-80mm is a pocket sized bullet vibe which packs a punch. As the name would suggest, the vibe is an 80mm long bullet … [Read more...]
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