Just in: The new Monopoly Deal Card Game and Risk Reinvention

Look what I received today from the courier guy! Let's take a peep inside the bag.





It's the new Monopoly Deal Card Game and Risk Reinvention! Wait a minute. A Monopoly card game? Yes. It's their first foray into the card game market. It’s all the best bits of Monopoly in 20 minutes but emphasizes on-the-fly real estate negotiations in game play.

Risk Reinvention meanwhile is a redesigned version of the popular board game. It has a new look and modernized rules which allow players to streamline planning and executing strategic military campaigns, reducing average playing time to a fast and furious 90 minutes.

Looks like these two will keep me well occupied during the long May Day weekend. Many, many thanks Hasbro!

The most ridiculous fight scene ever filmed

From the 1988 flick Undefeatable, comes this 3 minute long fight scene (video above) complete with knife licking, shirt tearing, face grabbing, non-stop yelling and screaming, gratuitous shirtlessness, and the best part is the girl with a broken arm who comes out of nowhere to save the day.

Massive video games sale on eBay

Retro Boy G is selling his massive collection of Sega, Nintendo, SNK and Sony video games and merchandise on eBay. He says: "This could possibly be one of the biggest arcade/console sales eBay has seen for a long time in the UK so I thought I'd make it one to remember!" There are more than 1000 pictures of his collection on his eBay page.

Dude says "I Quit" with a Super Mario game

Here's a really cool way to say goodbye to your colleagues. Dude who is a game designer at 2k Australia, created a Super Mario game and sent it around his office to let everyone know that he has quit the company.

The origin of Superman

Superman Origin Comics by Jay Pinkerton and Peter Lynn will tell you the story of how Superman began. Really epic story beginning with Superman's dad Jor-El, a small-time scientist in Krypton who's ridiculed by his peers.

(Thanks DC)

Business cards made from meat and lasers

The folks from Meat Cards will sear your contact information into their 100% beef jerky "cards" with laser: "Unlike other business cards, Meat Cards will retain value after the econopocalypse. Hoard and barter your calorie-rich, life-sustaining cards."

Lightsaber Battle in New York

On Saturday, 3000 blacklight-reactive, meter-long cardboard tubes were distributed in Teen Plaza in New York for a massive glowing lightsaber battle. The battle continued until every tube was destroyed. Photos of the action here, here and here. Let's have one here in Singapore, please.

Abandoned Wolverine movie set found in Sydney

If you’re in Sydney, take a ferry from Circular Quay to Cockatoo Island and explore an abandoned movie set which was built in a shipyard for filming a scene in the new X-Men movie, Wolverine. Yup, it's the scene where Wolverine crashes out the top window and releases all the mutants from their cages.

How to make a high-speed book scanner from trash and cheap cameras

Daniel says, "Digital books change the landscape. After suffering through scanning many of my old, rare, and government issue books, I decided to create a book scanner that anybody could make, for around $300." Instructions to build a book scanner like Daniel's here.

Dude's Flickr photostream is awesome!

Peter Norby, a candid portrait and event photographer, probably has the coolest Flickr photostream ever! He has found an ingenious way to do a mosaic made up of different photos that he uploaded to his Flickr. Isn't it amazing? Screenshot of his Flickr photostream here in case it changes.

(Thanks vito)

Disney attemps a female anime robot, fails to excite otakus

To crack the Japanese anime market, Disney teamed up with Jinni Studio to produce a show called Fireball featuring a mech-girl named Drossel with long twin pony tails, slender robotic figure and large eyes. Despite all the efforts, Fireball will not be appearing for a second season. Nice try, Disney.

8-bit Black Mage PC Mod

Dude who probably is a crazy Final Fantasy fan, took four months to build a PC case dedicated to Black Mage, his favourite character from the game. To create the 8-bit look of his Black Mage PC, he organized, glued, and painted more than 2,000 1 inch wooden cubes. More photos here.

Marvel Star Wars Comic Book Covers

Geek Orthodox has 11 fantastic Marvel Star Wars comic book covers. The Marvel Star Wars series of comic books was the first ever comic series created for the saga. Published by Marvel Comics, it was a smash hit, spanning 107 issues lasting from 1977 to 1986.

(via Nerdcore)

Is this the best TV game show on Earth guys?

Watch this clip (video above) of a Japanese game that proves to us yet again that Japan is the King when it comes to offbeat games. Here's the rule. If you stop before your face hits her boobies, you win. If not, you'll get electrocuted. I think lots of guys would rather lose than win this game.

Handheld DJ System lets anyone be a DJ on the go

The Pacemaker Handheld DJ System is like having two-turntables in the palm of your hand. Thanks to its sophisticated computer software, the Pacemaker analyzes the beats per minute of any songs you store in its internal 120GB disk. You can effortlessly beatmatch any two tracks with zero skill needed.

Desktop Mini Wooden Soccer Game

Now you can enjoy a game foosball (table football) on your desk at work or home! The desktop mini soccer game is made of wood and it's small enough unlike its bigger table football game cousins that you don't need a room to store it. Comes with two metal balls with small bag. I want this!

How to make circuitry snacks

You can make delicious edible models of functioning electronic circuits using common snacks found in the supermarket like Kit Kat, Twix, marshmallows and pretzel sticks. The circuitry snacks make great desserts and they are also perfect for teaching and learning electronics.

(Thanks Sir Thomas)

Earphones influenced by zippers

Radhika says, "Your trouser fly just influenced my friend Ji. Quit smirking, coz his YI earphones concept will take care of a lot of wire-tangle-hassles in the future. If pants can have a zipper to hold in the essentials then why the idea can’t be used on earphones to manage them when not in use!"

All American Space Fleet

Here's a set of 24 American Space Fleet cards made in the 1950s by oil company Skelly. The cards show the spaceships and characters of the All American Space Fleet. Each card also comes with a helpful tip for kids such as "never talk to a stranger in a public place".

(Thanks afie18)

Kawaii Japanese Stationery

Sofia Molnar collects cute Japanese supplies and handmade crafts and sells them on her Etsy store. On her Flickr, you can view lots of her stuff. I especially love her collection of memo pads, letter sets, pencils, etc. So kawaii!

Marvel streams Japanese Spiderman

In 1978, Marvel signed a deal with Toei which allowed the Japanese firm to use Spiderman in a new TV series which has a storyline that has nothing to do with the original Marvel character. You can now watch the episodes of the Japanese Spiderman online. There's a new episode every Thursday! Here's episode 1.

Washable keyboard is even dishwasher safe

This washable keyboard comes protected with Silver Seal making it spill proof, fully washable and keeps away the bad microbes. You can even put it in the dishwasher for easy cleaning! It is really that waterproof.

When it's too hot in Singapore, just do a rain dance

It worked! Looks like all the dancing in the nude has paid off and the rain gods are now very happy. As you can tell, it's raining cats and dogs now in Singapore. See! The things I do for the benefit of my fellow Singaporeans. No, it's ok. Don't have to thank me, really. Just enjoy the rain, Singapore! Now, where the hell did I leave my clothes?

How to make a baby

Cassidy says, "Take two people, add a little hot air, and boom! That's all there is to it! Captured over a period of nine months in our home in San Francisco." Video above. Here's how he did it.

Exposed: Singapore Sakae Sushi Prankster

Dude thought it's funny to do such a silly thing while eating at Sakae Sushi with his friends so he took a video of the entire thing and then he later posted it to YouTube. The original video has been taken down but you can still watch a copy above. What he didn't expect is that his prank would incur the wrath of others and worse, he would be exposed by the Eat-Drink-Man-Woman forumers at Hardware Zone.

Update: Dude is on the Chinese papers. Congrats! (Thanks Mr Big)

Talented HK illustrator Carrie Chau is cute, thinks she was an alien

I'm glad I found this interview of HK illustrator Carrie Chau. I love Carrie's work and she's cute! Her previous exhibition Indigo Child is related to aliens. Not surprising because she thinks that she's an alien from another planet in her past life. Really! Check out her work here and some of the cool stuff that's for sale in her online shop.

Dude shows off his insane collection of Star Wars toys

Rob has assembled a collection of Star Wars toys so insanely huge that he is asking others if he missed out on any. He says, "I'm at a point where I have pretty much every figure that I know of. I'm looking for significant paint variations, and kit-bashes or sculpting changes that I'm missing. I know it's a needle in a haystack, but if you can spot anything that you know of that I'm missing, please let me know!" I hate you Rob!

Make your own paper toys with Paper Critters

For his final project at the Academy of Art University, JR Fabito created a really cool online application called Paper Critters which allow anyone to create and share digital paper toys. Once you're done with designing one, you can print it, cut it out and then put it together. But if you're too lazy, just browse the colony for more than 40,000 paper toys created using the site.

The Smithsonian celebrates Women in Science

The Smithsonian's Women in Science Flickr photoset contains images documenting women scientists and engineers from around the world. These women were pioneers in their respective fields or were the first women to receive advanced graduate degrees in their discipline.

Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention returns in August 2009!

I had a blast covering the first ever Singapore Toy & Comic Convention last year. Yesterday, the folks from PI Events held a press conference at The Butter Factory to announce that the Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention (STGCC) will be returning this year!

A pop-culture fest of toys, comics, gaming and animation, STGCC 2009 will be held from 14-16 August 2009 at Suntec Halls 401 and 402. It will take up almost double the hall space it took last year and it will be extended to 3 days! Last year's convention was only 2 days.



During the press conference, it was also announced that Blythe, Dollz Inc., Hasbro, LEGO, MINDstyle, Nanospore, Nintendo, Upper Deck, Simply Toys, tokidoki, Ugly Dolls and Wizards of the Coast will be among the key exhibitors. Event highlights this year include the Artist Alley, an artist graffiti wall, autograph signings, convention giveaways, a Cosplay Competition, live art demonstrations, Online Art Auction, Playworks Ultimate PLAY Babes Competition, Singapore Polytechnic Toy Design Competition 2009, Star Wars appearances, stunt shows and costume appearances, and the Walk of Fame featuring internationally renowned artists.



More photos of the press conference in this Flickr photoset here including pics of Iron Man, Rios and Salem from Army of 2, Snake Eyes, a Japanese schoolgirl, Inayusha High Priestess, Go-Go Yubari, the Predator, and a whole bunch of Stormtroopers.

Star Wars R2-D2 Tissue Cover

Now you can sneeze in Star Wars style thanks to the Star Wars R2-D2 Tissue Cover. It protects and serves you tissue paper. So cute, I want one! Tissue paper not included.

(Thanks GeekGod)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles turn 25, party on top of Empire State Building

Remember the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? The lovable turtles have just turned 25. And to celebrate their quarter of a century anniversary, they appeared on top of the Empire State Building! Photos from the 30 minute promo event here and here.

Photos from the World Sand Sculpture Festival 2009

Here are some photos taken at the World Sand Sculpture Festival 2009, held at the Tottori Sand Dunes in Japan's Tottori prefecture. World-class sculptors from 10 nations were invited to create massive sand sculptures based on the theme “fairy tales and legends”.

James Kuhn completes his 365 days face art challenge

I've blogged about James Kuhn and his amazing face paintings before. Here's how he looked like under the face paint. I found out today that James has successfully completed his 365 days face art challenge. Congrats James! Check out his blog if you want to read about each face painting in detail.

Previously: Face paintings by James Kuhn

A tribute to the bimbos of Channel 5's S Factor

A tribute video to some of the "brightest and most original girls" ever known to the sunny island of Singapore. I think it best describes what the S Factor is really about. Or should they just call it Slut Factor? For those of you who haven't watched S Factor, don't bother. It has to be the worst local TV show ever made. Oh wait, maybe not. That honour goes to Xiaxue's Girls Out Loud. Heh.

Spiderman visits students at NUS central library

PalmLine says, "Was mugging in school during study week as usual and this happened at around 1.30 am. Is this a NUSSU (student union) 'event' or is it some idiot trying to play the fool or is it really Spidey? Whatever it is, it was cool to relieve some of the stress from us muggers." Video above. Nice but I was expecting Spidey to do something more impressive like shooting web from his wrists or climbing the wall instead of running around the library like a mad man.

(Thanks Mr Big)

Recycle your reading at the Public Libraries' first ever Book Exchange!

Tomorrow, head down to The Plaza, National Library Building to exchange your used books for new reads. From NLB:

From 11 to 24 April 2009, 11am to 8pm, the public can drop off their used books at any Public Library in return for book exchange coupons, which will indicate a one-for-one exchange. The books accepted for participation are children's and adults' fiction and non-fiction books in any of the four official languages. These exclude textbooks, magazines and audio-visual items. The public can bring their book exchange coupons on 25 April to the Book Exchange to redeem used books dropped off by other book lovers. Each person can exchange up to a maximum of 30 used books at the event, which will be held at The Plaza, National Library Building, from 10.30am to 6pm.

More info here.

AWARE and the art of hijacking associations and societies in Singapore

Everyone is aware about AWARE (Association of Women for Action and Research) nowadays. Everyone is talking about it - uncles, aunties, the young and the old. Membership has grown. I have no idea what they really do - most of my female mates have no clue either - but since everyone is joining, I was thinking maybe I should join AWARE too. The question is should I sign up as IZabella or IZ? Someone tells me IZabella has voting rights, IZ no. Tough one, this.

You see, ever since the news broke that AWARE has been taken over by a group of newcomers, hijacking associations and societies in Singapore has become an art. You've got to applaud how these women did it in a stealthy manner. First, get lots of new members to join the association months before the Annual General Meeting. Plan, plan and plan how to take everyone by surprise during the AGM. During the AGM, make sure you have a majority support by bringing along all your new members, overwhelm the old guard and challenge every goddamn position available. Once you've taken over the leadership, next step is terminate all the current heads of the sub-committees, then sit back, relax and enjoy your new rule.

Sounds easy? Remember you need to be really well-organised and the plan has to be well-orchestrated. So are you guys and gals game enough for some hijacking now? Ok. Which society should we hijack first? Hmmm.

Update:
New AWARE exco's press conference yesterday
More drama at AWARE's office
Leaked emails show AWARE's takeover is planned

Your portrait drawn by Michel Gondry

For US$19.95, French director Michel Gondry will personally sketch and sign your portrait based on the photo that you submit via email. Michel won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2005 for the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, also directed by him.

Put some spaghetti into your hot dogs

Russian guy on the latest food craze in Russia, dry spaghetti in hotdogs: "We tentatively call 'hot dogs strikes back'. It is primarily made by inserting dried spaghetti into the hot dogs and then boiling the resulting concoctions." Why didn't I think of that?!

(via Nerdcore)

Star Wars C3-PO Papercraft

Some dude made this amazing papercraft of everybody's favourite droid from the Star Wars movies, C3-PO. Included are the instructions (sample only) which look like this is meant only for those with nimble fingers and a lot of time.

(Thanks Jim)

Bananaz: A Documentary about Gorillaz

Go watch Bananaz, a documentary film about the animated music group Gorillaz. Filmed by director Ceri Levy during a period of 6 years, Bananaz follows the creators, artist Jamie Hewlett and musician Damon Albarn behind the scenes, from the first drawings, animations, music and the musicians, through to the faces behind the voices of the band's animated members, Murdoc, 2D, Noodle and Russel Hobbs.

Mebius is Sharp's new Notebook PC with Optical Sensor LCD Pad

Sharp's new line of notebook PCs called Mebius is the world's first to employ an optical sensor LCD for the touchpad. Watch the video above. The 4-inch optical sensor LCD pad on the Mebius looks like a conventional track pad but it allows pen-based input of drawings and text, as well as multiple-finger-touch operation (gestures) to enlarge, shrink, or rotate items on the screen, in addition to conventional mouse operation.

The screen background and menu icons of the optical sensor LCD pad can be customized. Sharp also includes proprietary software into the Mebius so that users can enjoy e-books and games with pen and finger-touch operation.

The Mebius comes in black or white, runs Windows Vista and is powered by 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor N270. It has 1 GB standard SDRAM, 160 GB hard disk, 10.1-inch Wide Pure Clean LCD, a webcam, a built-in chip set with High Definition Audio Codec, built-in stereo speakers and monaural microphone, and SD, SDHC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and xD-Picture card slots. It weighs around 1.46 kg.

Mythbusters build giant Lego ball

For the upcoming Mythbusters YouTube Special that will air on April 29th, Tory, Kari and Grant together with an army of volunteers spent two weeks building a giant Lego ball using a million Lego pieces. Video preview above. Their aim is to find out if this popular YouTube video - featuring a guy in an Indiana Jones costume running away from a giant Lego ball - is really real. I can't wait to watch the whole episode when it airs on Discovery. I love Mythbusters! Oh, and Kari is cute!

Bandai makes toy slide that makes delicious noodles

Leave it to the Japanese to mix play and food together. The very fun looking somen-making toy slide by Bandai will surely make your dinners more enjoyable. Thin somen noodles come out of a little house at the top of the slide and end up in a strainer at the bottom. I want one!

(via Gizmodo)

Lego MP3 Player

Made by Digital Blue, this MP3 player looks like it's made from actual Lego bricks. The Lego MP3 player has 8 hours of playtime and can play up to 1000 songs thanks to its 2GB internal memory. It is even compatible with other Legos! Just mount the Lego bricks on its top or bottom. Digital Blue also has other Lego inspired products such as a boombox and a digital camera.

Star Wars AT-AT Anatomy T-Shirt

I'm digging the cool t-shirts designed by rubyred, a UK graphic designer. His AT-AT Anatomy T-shirt is my favourite: "Since the Dark Side started using genetically modified walkers, they found many had to visit the Imperial Veterinary Clinic of Osteology suffering with acute pain in their hip joints. X-rays revealed their skeleton structure was just not strong enough to manoeuvre wearing those heavy boots."

Free Cone Day 2009!

Today is Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day! From 12pm - 7pm, just visit any participating Ben & Jerry's outlet in Singapore (United Square, The Cathay, Singapore Zoo, Jurong Bird Park, Raffles City or VivoCity) to get your free scoop of delicious Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Yummy! Oh, Free Cone Day is also celebrated worldwide today. For those in the US, find your scoop shop here.

(Thanks Michelle Lim)

Sita Sings the Blues

Watch Sita Sings the Blues (video above), a delightful 1 hour and 20 minutes animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana. Synopsis: Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by e-mail. Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy. Set to the 1920’s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, Sita Sings the Blues earns its tagline as “The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.”

The director of Sita Sings the Blues, US cartoonist and artist Nina Paley says, "I hereby give Sita Sings the Blues to you. Like all culture, it belongs to you already, but I am making it explicit with a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License. Please distribute, copy, share, archive, and show Sita Sings the Blues. From the shared culture it came, and back into the shared culture it goes."

(via A Nutsell Review)

Photos of 1937 Sea Monster Hoax

In the summer of 1937, American puppeteer and designer Tony Sarg and several others promoted a hoax about a sea serpent. They advertised the sightings of a sea serpent in papers and even created footprints. Flickr photoset of the sea serpent hoax here.

(via Mark Allen)

Pac-Man Oven Mitt

The Pac-Man Oven Mitt is made of pure silicone rubber and can resist temperatures up to 204.44 degrees Celsius, perfect for chomping up your hot pots and pans! Oh, and it can also doubled up as a puppet to scare away ghosts.

Compact Kitchen exists in your wall!

I bet you have never seen a kitchen like this one. This made in Germany, Compact Kitchen is entirely flushed into your wall. Just touch the various outlines on the wall, and your kitchen will amazingly pop out. Once you finished cooking, the kitchen can be converted to a dining area!

Collection of horror and science fiction promoter Forrest Ackerman up for auction

Soon you can own one of the single most important weapons in sci-fi history, the hero firing blaster used by Harrison Ford in Blade Runner! Profiles in History will be running an auction of Hollywood memorabilia owned by the late Forrest J Ackerman aka Mr Science Fiction. The first 400 or so lots are all boring portraits but after that is a treasure trove of props from science fiction and horror movies!

Russian Camaro Mod will give Bumblebee a run for its money

Some Russian folks have welded a bunch of metal into an old Chevy Camaro, the car made famous by Bumblebee from the Transformers movie. Their Camaro mod which looks like it's heavily influenced by Mad Max, also comes with bad-ass rockets and guns.

Susan Boyle can really sing but needs to wear a bra during photoshoots

The new singing sensation from Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle sure has amazing pipes alright. She has proven that with her rendition of I Dreamed a Dream (video above) on Britain's Got Talent. Heck, she also proves that she's not just a one hit wonder with this 1999 recording of Cry Me A River which she made for a charity CD. For someone who's not been blessed by good looks (sorry, she looks like a messed up Jack Black trying to cross dress), amazingly she does have one of the most beautiful voices that I've ever heard. Never judge a book by its cover, IZ! Ok. Ok. But I think someone seriously needs to tell her that she has to put on a bra when she does her photoshoots. Really Susan. Get a bra, please! And hire a new fashion adviser while you're at it.

Guy builds giant beetle robot because he wants to be a mack daddy

Japanese dude takes 11 years to build a giant beetle robot in his garage! The robot is 11 meters long and weighs 15 tons, and can be remote controlled or piloted from the cockpit. After watching the video (above), I was thinking maybe he could have spent those 11 years building a Gundam instead. Now that would make him the daddy of all mack daddies.

(via Mefi)

Pirate Bay says F-you! You won't stop us!

You've got to hand it to the founders of The Pirate Bay. Many in their shoes would have cried for their papas and mamas and peed in their pants when faced with having to pay US$3 million and having to spend 1 year in the cell, but The Pirate Bay folks don't seem to be too worried at all. In fact, they vow to keep their website open for business. Watch Peter Sunde of The Pirate Bay in this press conference (Part 1 above, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4) held after the verdict was given. "We can't pay and we wouldn't pay. Even if I had the money I would rather burn everything I owned, and I wouldn't even give them the ashes," he said.

When Pac-Man invades the supermarket

Rémi Gaillard makes dangerously funny videos for a French hidden camera show which differs from most other shows in the aspect that his gags are surreal and very visual. For his latest stunt, he and his crew dress up as Pac-Man and Ghosts and invade a supermarket, a golf course and a pool bar. Watch the video above.

Jason Freeny's Anatomy Illustrations

Former MTV designer Jason Freeny, has created really cool anatomy illustrations of a gummy bear, a Lego man, a blow-up balloon dog and more! Just head over to his flash website and click digital to view all his wacky creations.

How to make Totoro cream puffs

Step by step instructions and recipe to make about 18 3-inch Totoro puffs or 12 3-inch Totoro and 8 smaller Totoro puffs by the excellent Anna The Red. Photoset here.

(via BoingBoing)

The Star Trek Enterprise Project

Paramount commissioned several respected graffiti, FX, and pop artists to give custom paint jobs to a 34-inch long scale model of the USS Enterprise, the famous starship from Star Trek. You can now view all of them on the official Star Trek movie website here.

(via /Film)

Star Wars Chess Set

I love this Lego Star Wars Clone Wars chess set made by Anthony Scanzani aka Brick_Alchemist. He chooses Yoda and Count Dooku as the Kings, and Obi Wan Kenobi and General Grievous as Queens. Let the battle begin.

Emily makes animals using real feathers

Emily Valentine Bullock has developed her own technique and style using feathers from road kill, cat kill, dead pets and irritating Indian mynas to make strange sculptures of animals that look like they come from another planet.

French Elle magazine covers minus make-up and Photoshop

Check out the different covers of the April issue of French Elle magazine which features eight female European celebrities all without makeup and without Photoshopping or retouching of any kind. Monica Bellucci looks stunning. And she's 44!

(Thanks Shy)

Me with the guitar, singing Gone, just for you guys and gals

Many have requested that I do this so here it is, me doing Jack Johnson's lovely little number, Gone. Video above. You can check out Jack Johnson's live performance of Gone here. Ok, no more requests already.

Previously: At K Box KTV: I dream, I can run, like the wind and be strong...

Japanese game finds a good use for head tracking webcams

Let us thank the Japanese for developing a game which uses a webcam to detect where, in relative space, your head is. Sounds revolutionary? Not really, but wait till you find out what it's really used for. When you meet a girl in the game, just move your head up and down, and you can get to see what's underneath. That's points scored, surely.

Would you drink from this bottle of milk?

I have no idea who made these but I bet lots of guys will be buying these cheeky milk bottles. Just squeeze them to pour out the milk and once done, you can throw them away. Anyone know where to get these? Let me know aye.

(Thanks K9)

Seat Belt Camera Straps

It's time to throw away that old camera strap and buckle up your camera with the heavy duty Seat Belt Camera Strap. The handmade camera straps come straight from the benches of wreck yard automobiles! Comes in four colours.

(Thanks mira)

Tetris furnitures are as fun as the game

These modern furnitures are inspired by the Tetris brick game. You can combine the "bricks" to create different shapes of furniture. There's plenty of different combinations which is great for those of you who get bored looking at the same old furniture in your home.

Star Wars Kokeshi Dolls

Muluc makes cute Japanese dolls commonly known as Kokeshi. They are handmade from wood, have a simple trunk and an enlarged head. I really like the Star Wars dolls. There's Princess Leia, Han Solo and Boba Fett.

(via Fanboy)

Now you can play all tracks from the Chinese Democracy album on Rock Band!

Thank you Harmonix for making me want to buy Rock Band 2 now. Guns N' Roses new album Chinese Democracy is now available for download on Rock Band! Check out the video above. The DLC album features 13 songs including Chinese Democracy, Better, Street of Dreams, If the World and There Was a Time. All tracks are original master recordings and will be available for purchase as an album or individual tracks.

Rock Band 2 is available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Playstation 3 and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems and Wii home videogame console from Nintendo.

Already, the songs from Chinese Democracy have been downloaded and played by Rock Band fans. Here's a video of Npean shredding his guitar on the song There Was a Time. Awesome, man!



And if you want more, the folks from MyGNR forum has a list of all the Chinese Democracy Rock Band charts (guitar, bass and drums) on YouTube. Enjoy!

Previously:
Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy Pre-Launch Listening Party
Win Guns N' Roses Hampers including their latest album Chinese Democracy!
Come join the Guns N' Roses Pre-Launch Listening Party!
Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy is on pre-sale now in Singapore!

Dude builds Japanese WWII battleship using Lego

Jun Brick has completed building the Japanese World War II battleship Yamato with 200,000 Lego parts! His Lego battleship weighs 330 pounds, measures 21 feet in length and 3 feet in width, and comes complete with an army of Japanese sailors.

(Thanks Mr Big)

Smell like Star Trek with Genki Wear Star Trek Fragrances

Genki Wear Star Trek fragrances will make you smell like no other man or woman in the universe. The range of includes the Pon Farr perfume (named for Spock’s mating experiences during the episode "Amok Time"), the Tiberius cologne (named after Captain James T. Kirk) and the Red Shirt cologne. Reviews so far have been positive so go ahead trekkies, spray yourselves!

Anime Character Cakes

Nelly makes cakes based on Japanese animation characters. This one is a cake inspired by the game Super Mario Bros, made for a boy who is a big fan. Everything was made with gumpaste. Check out her other incredible cake creations here. She also does cupcakes!

Fridge Recorder keeps guard of your food in the fridge

It looks like a soda can but the Fridge Recorder is a cool gadget that will protect your precious food in the refrigerator from other food snatchers. Just record a warning message with your own voice and when someone opens the fridge door, the Fridge Recorder will playback your message and hopefully scare the person away.

Mickey Mouse TV Stand

Fans of Mickey Mouse will love this Italian designed Mickey Mouse TV stand. It attaches to the wall and holds your flat-screen TV and has a pair of "ears" that you can use to store your DVD collection. I tell you, even Mickey will want this in his home too.

(Thanks Shyller)

The Tyra Banks Show on Twitter and Facebook

Tyra Banks dedicated an entire episode of her Tyra Banks show to both Facebook and Twitter. On Facebook, she gave some tips like do not over-poke people (especially strangers) and that relationship status changes must be mutual. She also interviewed people about Facebook and a guy who is completely addicted to Twitter. Tyra even asked him if he tweets during sex. Video clip above.

New Facebook application for Sony Ericsson C150 Cyber-shot phone

Facebook addicts can now stay updated on their friends' status directly from their phone's desktop (standby screen) thanks to the new Facebook application for Sony Ericsson C150 Cyber-shot phone.

The Facebook interface on the C510 Cyber-shot displays a unique newsfeed-style wallpaper, where you can view friends' status updates, notifications, and their latest activities on Facebook. You choose how regularly this newsfeed is updated. With the new Facebook application, you can also upload photos taken with the C510 Cyber-shot instantly and share them through Facebook photo albums with only one click.

Existing owners of the C510 Cyber-shot who wish to have the Facebook app can contact Sony Ericsson Customer Support at +65-6744-0733.

The Sony Ericsson C150 Cyber-shot phone retails at $448 (without contract), is YouTube enabled, has a 3.2 megapixel Cyber-shot camera, Smile Shutter that detects a person’s smile and immediately takes the photo, Face Detection, Auto-rotation, and a pre-installed application by HP's Snapfish that allows users to send print orders from the phone to Snapfish and have quality photo prints delivered to their homes.

You can view high resolution pics of the C150 Cyber-shot in all its three colours by clicking on the thumbnails below or here.

A preview of the Dell Studio One 19 desktop computer

Dell's Josh Duncan from the desktop product team previews the Dell Studio One 19 desktop (video above) and explains how Dell made the touch more intuitive for easier usability. The Studio One 19 is Dell’s latest all-in-one desktop system. All the functional desktop components are integrated with the 18.5” display as a single unit. Pictures here.

Obama PC now selling in Taiwan

Taiwanese company Seed is now selling its Obama PC, obviously named after US President Barack Obama. But unlike the President, there's nothing inspiring about the Obama PC which is a basic nettop with an Intel Atom 230 processor, 2GB of memory, a 500 GB hard drive and DVD burner.

(Thanks Mr Big)

Vintage alien landscapes by Kazuaki Saito

In the 70's, artist Kazuaki Saito painted amazing alien landscape illustrations for the covers of SF Magazine, a science fiction magazine in Japan which was first published in February 1960. You can view some of his covers here.

The Cookie Periodic Table

Here's how you can make a delicious and educational periodic table desert out of frosted sugar cookies and impress your geeky friends the next time they come to your place for dinner.

(Thanks muyee28)

Vanity Case is a cabinet made from luggage bag

Made from vintage leather suitcase, the Vanity Case has amazing cabinet-like features such as shelves and drawers, plus extra cool stuff like pull switch lights, a magnifying accordion mirror that and all kinds of straps. The creator, Jean Barberis also makes liquor cabinets.

Is this your luggage?

Dude collects lost luggage, photographs it and then tries to find the owner. He says, "When a bag gets lost, the airport or airline will store it for a while and try to find the owner. If they can't, they send it to be auctioned off with the profit going to charity. I go to these auctions and buy them."

Photos of people seating on priority seats in trains

Dude takes the train and gets pissed off all the time when people don't give up their priority seats when he's standing on his crutches so he takes photos of these people and posts them on his blog aptly titled, "People Who Sit In The Disability Seats When I’m Standing On My Crutches".

Delicious Sushi made of Legos

Lego fan and a former Lego Ambassador from Hawaii, "Big Daddy" Nelson prepares a delightful sushi meal using Lego. He says, "Recently, I had an opportunity to do this for an event, and decided to make them larger than life. This took about a day to build. The ebi (shrimp) was a challenge, but I think it came out okay."

Rubik's Cube Salt and Pepper Mills

The Rubik's Cube Salt and Pepper Mills look like the original Rubik's Cube puzzle, has the same size, but are designed to grind pepper and salt! The salt mill’s top is white while the pepper mill’s is red. Just twist to get your salt and pepper.

(Thanks pookiebear)

747 pilot captures videos of his landings at major airports

SuredT, a pilot who has flown Boeing 747s for 20 years, takes videos of landings from the cockpit of his 747. This one is a video of him landing at Hong Kong on runway 07L.

Mum knits an iPhone and becomes coolest mum in the world

Greg's insanely cool mum knits an iPhone! He writes: "I thought, a kid needs his own iPhone so he won't play with his dad's. So I asked my mom if she could knit one. And she did. Frankly, I think it's cooler than the Steve Jobs version."

Store sells superhero supplies to superheroes

Brooklyn Superhero Supply store sells all sorts of superhero supplies such as grappling hooks, bottles of chaos and gravity, capes, invisibility paint, jars of anti-matter, secret identity kits and deflector bracelets. So if you are superhero and in need of some supplies, now you know where to get them. Super villains are prohibited, of course.

Television Studio Sets in Lego

Dude builds the sets of popular TV programs like The Brady Bunch and The Price Is Right using Legos! You can view his work on his Flickr here. He says, "As a kid I loved visiting Hollywood and seeing various TV sets in soundstages. I was always forbidden from taking pictures so I would come home and build what I saw."

100 artists pay tribute to their favourite TV shows

Idiot Box is an exhibition where 100 artists pay tribute to their favorite TV shows with inspired paintings, drawings and sculptures. The entire exhibition can be viewed online! Lots of gems there but I like this one of Mulder and Scully from The X-Files trying to arrest Alf who's on the phone, probably calling home.

Join the Force at Lucasfilm Animation Singapore

Lucasfilm Animation Singapore is looking for young talents to join its Jedi Masters Program. The program's goal is to identify talented young artists and train them under the mentorship of instructors from Industrial Light & Magic, Lucasfilm Animation and LucasArts. It's just like in the Star Wars movies where the young Padawans undergo apprentice training under the tutelage of a Jedi Knight, but in this program, you use computers, not light sabers.From Jedi Masters Program:

The Jedi Council (a.k.a a panel of senior artists and instructors from Lucasfilm in the US and Singapore) will review every resume and portfolio received from candidates. Final candidates will be selected by Lucasfilm Animation Singapore at its sole discretion.

Once accepted, you will be asked to sign an Apprentice Agreement as well as a Non-Disclosure form since you will be privy to lot of confidential materials.

While actual padawans are asked to build their own lightsabers to complete their training, you will get the chance to work on actual projects. Your mentors will regularly evaluate your performace based on demonstrated talent, artistic skills, technical competence, teamwork, effective communication, and problem solving abilities, as well as passion.

Take breathtaking fisheye photos with your iPhone 3G

Digital King's Magnet Mount Conversion Lens for iPhone 3G (video above) allow users to take 180 degrees wide fish eye photos with their iPhone! The lens can be easily attached to the camera of the iPhone using a revolutionary magnetic mounting system. Digital King also has a similar fish eye conversion lens for digital SLRs.

Hello Campaign wants to say Hello to Singaporeans this Saturday

Gina writes: "If you don't know already, the 2009 Singapore Kindness Movement started last week, April 5th. In conjunction with SKM, Hello Campaign is a movement that aims to connect Singaporeans socially. Managed entirely by volunteers, this campaign will see some 500 (or more) youth volunteers stationed at Dhoby Ghaut this Saturday, April 11, in a bid to say a simple 'Hello' to as many strangers as possible.

I've also hopped on this bandwagon as a volunteer as I see this as my opportunity to create a change in the society, albeit in a small way. None of us are doing this professionally, neither are we funded by any organisations, and we are non-commital to anything but the simple desire of seeing Singaporeans adopt a friendlier attitude towards each other, and being apart of this revolution. And yes, we do know that this can't happen overnight, but it can happen in gradual steps, and Saturday would be a huge one!"

Alright people, don't forget to join Gina and the folks from the Hello Campaign at Dhoby Ghaut this Saturday from 1 - 4 pm and if you want to be a part of the Hello movement, just give the above numbers a call.

Awesome Wall-E Computer Case Mod

Russian dude watched Wall-E and was so inspired by it that he wanted to make a Wall-E himself so that it can hold his computer stuff. He grabbed lots of sheet metal and spent 18 days of hard work in his workshop until his little beauty was completed. Step-by-step pics here.

(Thanks GeekGod)

Giant Nintendo DSi in Lego

The new Nintendo DSi is so cool that it has to have a giant sculpture of itself built in Lego. On display at the Nintendo World Store at Rockefeller Center in New York City, the Lego Nintendo DSi is nearly 7 feet wide and contains 51,324 Lego pieces! Made by Lego artist Sean Kenney.

The 8-Bit Tarot Project

Dude makes 8-Bit tarot cards based on the illustrations found on the classic Rider-Waite-Smith deck, the best known Tarot deck. His cards are being designed at a resolution of 88x152 pixels, using the standard MacOS palette and yes, they are for sale!

Yusof Yourself by taking a pic of yourself and the Singapore $10 bill

Go ahead and Yusof Yourself! Get a friend to hold a folded Singapore $10 bill in front of your face. Take a picture. Then bask in the glory of your manly jaw and well-trimmed moustache. Check out the photo gallery here. Our dear Yusof Ishak will be so proud.

Vespa pin-up girls from the 50's & 60's

Flickr photoset of models with their Vespa taken in the 50's and 60's for a Vespa calender. culturesponge writes: "Suprisingly the Vespa's in these pics do not catalogue the entire Vespa range during those calendar years. Top-of-the-range Vespa are not featured at all, instead the photographer repeatedly uses the same budget models. I'm guessing the higher performance sports models sold themselves!"

Shin Min Daily News reporter asks me if I look under girl's skirt

I don't give interviews to journalists from the local media and here's a good reason why. A lady from Shin Min Daily News emailed me recently about my "How to look under a girl's skirt: A Japanese Guide" post. Screen capture of her email above. Of all the stories in the world that she can think of, she decides to do this. Great!

Some of the questions she asked me are really top notch too, such as: "Do you actually try out the methods? And if yes, has it been effective? If not, are you afraid that people might see you as one of those people who peep under the girl's skirt?"

WTF!!! Yup, that's precisely my reaction when I first read her email. What was she thinking? I have too much free time to go around looking under girls' skirts? Is she sane? Is she really a journalist?

See. There is really no hope for local journalists at all.

New Hong Kong movie looks like a bad Transformers rip-off

Looks like Hong Kong director Jeffrey Lau has been watching too much Transformers. Check out this English trailer (video above) of his soon to be released movie, Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg. The English dub is hilarious.

Control-Alt-Delete Sofa Pillows

Now you can reboot your living room with this cute Control-Alt-Delete sofa pillow set that looks as if they've jumped right off your keyboard. Made from Eco-Felt (100% recycled plastic bottles)!

(Thanks primus)

Awesome Lego Church will make Jesus very happy

Amy Hughes built a Lego church measuring 2.2m x 1.7m x 0.76m, complete with 622 minifigs church goers. 38 of the minifigs represent real people! She took about a year and a half of planning, building and photographing.

Brothers Zhao build F1 car from a scrap of heap

Two brothers living in the city of Tangshan (near Beijing), use a bed frame, a folding chair, some piping, a security door and other scraps to build a F1-type car that can actually move at 170 km/h! I'd hire them for Ferrari. Watch the unbelievable video here.

(Thanks Skinnylatte)

Make a Twitter Fail Whale Martini when you can't tweet

The folks from Black Twitterati have pieced together a few recipes for you to make your own Twitter Fail Whale drink when Twitter is overloaded and you got nothing better to do. I'm going to try the martini ones.

(Thanks Sir Thomas)

Battle the rain, ninjas and samurais with the Ninja Umbrella

I would like to use the ninja umbrella the next time when it rains or when I have to come face to face with ninjas and samurais. The ninja umbrella features a samurai sword handle and comes with a carrying case.

(Thanks finatiq)

Gilbert Atomic Energy Lab and other Atomic Toys

The Health Physics Historical Instrumentation Museum Collection chronicles the scientific and commercial history of radioactivity and radiation. Its collection includes a range of atomic toys like this 1950 Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab, probably the most elaborate Atomic Energy educational set ever produced.

My Little Skeletor will kick He-Man's ass!

It was in September last year, when I blogged about Mari Kasurinen's cute My Little Pony creations. Today, I decided to check out her website and I was very pleased to see that she has some new ponies, including this kick-ass My Little Skeletor. She's got My Little He-Man too. I want them both.

Japanese posters tell female students, longer is better

In Japan, some teachers are so concerned about the decreasing length of their students' skirts so they make posters encouraging proper dress code. Students ain't too happy of course. And I agree with them. This is so wrong. Japan with their schoolgirls minus the eye-catching skirts, is just not Japan, I tell you. Ahem.

Plush Jobs is for all you Apple, Steve Jobs fanboys and girls

Cuddle up with Plush Jobs and pretend he's whispering corporate secrets in your ear. Jobs enjoys hanging out with your other stuffed friends. See. He looks so comfy with Mario, Yoda and co. But please keep him away from computers running Windows. I don't have to tell you why.

(Thanks GeekGod)

Humble Telescope lets you view the universe right in the heart of your light polluted city

The Humble Telescope is designed for folks living in light polluted cities so that they can enjoy the wonders of the universe without venturing to the dark countryside. Inside the telescope exists a 3D simulation of the entire known universe. Just point the telescope in any direction and it immediately shows you what exists in that area of space.

(Thanks Sir Thomas)

Ultraman Soda comes with 12 different can designs

Can someone please import the new Ultraman themed soda to Singapore? The made in Japan Ultraman soda comes in two flavors and to make it even more irresistible to all Ultraman fanboys, it has 12 different can designs featuring the different chest "body paint" of the various Ultramen. I want all 12!

Lego Star Wars Club

Before you buy that new Lego Star Wars toy, check out Lego Star Wars Club first. It's a blog that provides information on Lego Star Wars and related products. The reviews are just awesome. Bookmarked!

(Thanks Johnny Q)

Studio Robotico makes robot sculptures

Studio Robotico robots are the work of Collin David, illustrator and all-around creative guy. They're mostly made of wood and metals and found materials, with a liberal helping of dollar store goodness. Colin also accepts commissions on robot items and all his robots come with a free one-time repair service.

Girl paints herself doing it with the Presidents of United States

Justine Lai is interested in humanizing and demythologizing the Presidents of the United States so she paints herself having sex with the Presidents in chronological order! She says, "The presidency itself is a seemingly immortal and impenetrable institution; by inserting myself in its timeline, I attempt to locate something intimate and mortal." (Not Safe For Work)

How to make an Optimus Prime Cake

Andrew Green who is a big Transformers fan, shows us how to make a cool Optimus Prime cake. Check out his Flickr photoset of the making of the cake. Ok, so the Optimus Prime cake doesn't transform but hey it can serve up to 40 to 50 people! I want one for my birthday later this year.

Left 4 Dead video game gets its own life-action movie

The folks behind Night Zero have put together a cast that resemble the four characters from the hit zombie video game Left 4 Dead for their own live-action movie version of the game. The early promo stills look very promising and I can't wait to see if this is as good as the game.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Classic regency romance novel now with zombie mayhem!

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies features the original text of Jane Austen's beloved novel with all new scenes of bone crunching zombie action! Download Chapters 1-3 and view some of the book's amazing illustrations. You can also listen to an interview with the author, Seth Grahame-Smith here.

How to chop a donut into 13 pieces with 3 cuts and other cartoon experiments

Hundreds of cartoon experiments from cartoonist, broadcaster and engineer Tim Hunkin that will have you experimenting with food, light, sound, clothes and more. Thanks to Tim, now I know how to chop a donut into 13 pieces with just 3 cuts.

Singapore like you've never seen her before

The Travel Film Archive has a 11 minute documentary called "Singapore - Crossroads of the East" (video above) which gives us a tour of the British colony of Singapore in 1938. It was filmed by Andre de la Varre who in the early 1930's, went out on his own as "The Screen Traveler" and made theatrical shorts for independent release as well as for many of the major Hollywood Studios.

Exclusive: Local bloggers immortalised on Singapore Grand Prix street circuit!

In February, Today newspaper held its Name That Turn contest and invited everyone to come up with unique names for turns 1, 7 and 10 of Formula 1's historic night race in the heart of the Lion City! Today, I can provide you with this exclusive, direct from the folks from Today newspaper and the Singapore Grand Prix organisers. They have decided to name all 24 turns after local bloggers!

Leonard Thomas who is one of the judges says, "Initially we called for suggestions to name only three of the turns but we were overwhelmed by the response so we thought we should name all 24 turns instead. One of the suggestions was to name them after local bloggers. We thought it's a great idea and decided to scrap the contest all together and we will name the turns after these bloggers ourselves. I can reveal to you three of the turns will be named after I.Z. Reloaded, Mr Brown and Miyagi. We will announce other names soon."

F1 Supremo Bernie Ecclestone says, "Naming all the turns and corners at the Marina Bay circuit after these popular Singapore bloggers is good for the Singapore Grand Prix and the worldwide television audience. People like to identify exciting corners and we are extremely happy with these name choices."

Update: Happy April Fools' Day people! Do read my other April 1 posts from past years: Sorry I'm shutting this blog down, ANNOUNCEMENT: Israel (IZ) Kamakawiwo'ole acquires IZ Reloaded! and Exclusive: Singtel WILL launch iPhones on 08.08.2008.