If you've been tuning in to YouTube's excellent Geek Week, then you will have enjoyed some amazing things so far. And the fun will continue until tomorrow, when you can get on board with Best Of Saturday. Meanwhile, if you can't wait and want to catch up on all the fun, here are five (of the many) … [Read more...]
I Am Siegeface – Alan Partridge : Alpha Papa – Dork Review
Successfully translating comedy characters from the small screen to the big screen is no mean feat. Many attempts (like Guest House Paradiso, that Keith Lemon film, The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse,... ) have fallen flat on their faces. But in recent years, films like In The Loop and The … [Read more...]
Is the TOMY First Years Baby Monitor TF550 any good?
I really liked the previous TOMY Digital Plus baby monitor, but how will the TOMY First Years Monitor TF550 updated version hold up? My last Tomy digital baby monitor bit the dust a while back. Despite being excellent in many ways, it just wasn't built to survive being knocked about by a … [Read more...]
Seriously Bad Kaiju-ju – Pacific Rim – Dork Review
Hollywood's Summer of Destruction continues. So far, we've had Earth come under threat by aliens, middle-class robots and zombies. But in Pacific Rim, it's the robots that may end up saving our behinds, as Guillermo del Toro unleashes a band of terrifying Kaiju on to the world. Terror from the … [Read more...]
Dork Hero : Lena Headey
This week's Dork Hero is a woman who made a name for herself in the past few years by playing some of the toughest, hardest women on screens both big and small. With an ongoing role as one of the central characters in HBO's epic Game of Thrones, and plenty of geek cred to go around, she is … [Read more...]
Tefal OptiGrill – Steak-Baking Made Easy
The people at Tefal have been very busy bees ; they've brought out a whole new rash of products, from saucepans to steam generators. Also new is the OptiGrill, a grill that makes cooking so ridiculously easy, you don't have to do an awful lot to produce brilliant-quality food in the comfort of … [Read more...]
Tefal Ingenio Collection – Pans With A Handy Removable Handle
Cooking giant Tefal has announced its new range of cookware and steam generators, and I was invited to their lavish press show to find out exactly what all the fuss was about. Not being someone who gets excited about saucepans on a regular basis, I was nevertheless pretty impressed by their new … [Read more...]
Comic Spotlight : East Of West
The Sci-Fi Western genre gets a fresh spin in this new monthly comic. Created by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta, who worked together on Marvel Comics' FF series, East Of West is shaping up to be one of the must-reads of this year. So if you like your Western wastelands with a side of … [Read more...]
Serenity Star from aden + anais. Nightlight breastfeeding aid that helps keep you organised
The Serenity Star from aden + anais seems like a massive luxury (it's over £60 from Amazon) but it's useful in the early weeks. This is a gadget with lots of functions. It's a feeding diary that reminds you which breast you last fed on and what time you last fed. It acts as a night light, glowing … [Read more...]
Sennheiser MOMENTUM On-Ear Headphones – style meets function
Regular Dork Adore readers may be aware of the fact that we're not too keen on cheap headphones. Katie wrote about it a few years ago, and urged us to stop buying them and go for something more worthwhile and durable. And if you're talking about worthwhile and durable, Sennheiser can always … [Read more...]
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