I still get a few e-mails a week from readers who are still desperately seeking a Wii. "Where can I get one," they ask. "I've been looking all over!" The craze seems to have died down in San Francisco, most shops get weekly shippings and so long as you call in advance, there is usually a supply. Such is not the case, however, throughout the whole US and clearly, there are many people still wishing and hoping they will get their hands on a Wii soon.
The good news is, Nintendo's president has announced the shortage of the hit Wii game machine was "abnormal," and promised production was being boosted to increase deliveries by next month.
"We must do our best to fix this abnormal lack of stock," Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told the Associated Press. "We have not been able to properly foresee demand."
I like to fancy myself a low key, easy-to-please kind of gal, but my pet peeves are many - unmarked to do lists, terrible grammar, when people put condiments back in the fridge with their tops unscrewed, people who talk on their cell phones in small spaces and chronic text-messengers. Clearly, I am not alone.
mypetpeeves.com started keeping track of people's pet peeves and let me tell you, there are many. According to USA Today the site has recorded pet peeves from more than 100,000 from people all over the world. It looks like the top annoyances listed at the site, which is laced with animated characters and bright colors, are tailgaters and bad drivers, bad customer service, rude people and people talking on the cell phone.
One plus, reports USA Today, is that MyPetPeeves rose to fame around the same time as the National Do Not Call Registry, so while people used to complain about telemarkers, those numbers have gone down. There really is a site for everyone, isn't there?
There is nothing worse than a geeky guy that only wears atrocious gamer shirts that he thinks are soooo cool. I'm talking Dungeons and Dragons, Halo 2, Final Fantasy and of course Counter Strike. Sure, those games are all great in their own right and you're probably really sweet, smart and rocking a great sense of humor, but there's an inherent "geek meter" that goes off in women's heads when they see guys adorned in a gamer tee. Of course, there are plenty of girls that are guilty of showing off shirts with cutesy emoticons and terribly geeky references, but it's the fellas that seem to exhibit the worse in geeky clothing choices.
So how can you impress the ladies with gamer shirts? Four out of five women I polled said they liked vintage prints and references (think Atari and Nintendo), subtle colors and shirts with cute robots. The fifth woman suggested you take the shirt off. If you're not ready to strip, here are some suggestions for ways you can make your geeky wardrobe a little more chic. read more
When it comes to technology, kids are often the leaders of the pack. They'll learn to tweak the newest devices, decorate them with charms and they'll inevitably come up with ways to use technology to "beat the system" at school.
According to USA Today, some teens have actually started hiding their MP3 players in their clothes and using them to cheat during tests, which in turn has pushed schools to ban players during school hours. Here's more:
Devices including iPods and Zunes can be hidden under clothing, with just an earbud and a wire snaking behind an ear and into a shirt collar to give them away, school officials say.
"It doesn't take long to get out of the loop with teenagers," said Mountain View High School Principal Aaron Maybon. "They come up with new and creative ways to cheat pretty fast."
Apparently, the school enacted a ban on digital media players after school officials realized some students were downloading formulas and other material onto the players - an issue which seems to be troubling schools nationwide.
Created by Design Drift, the Dandelight is a little battery powered LED light with a pretty dandelion acting as the shade. I don't know if it's the fact that I spent hours of my childhood playing with the dandelions on my grandma's yard, but I'm wholeheartedly in love with this geeky little art piece.
The makers of the SlouchPod claim that this interactive chair represents the next generation in Beanbags. I was never a huge fan of beanbag chairs, but this one may be an exception as it is completely wired for gaming and entertainment purposes. The SlouchPod features a digital control panel for mp3 players, games consoles, your TV or DVD, a computer or stereo. There are also built-in speakers with a subwoofer so you feel like you are in the center of all the action.
The only major boo-hoo about this chair is its hefty $600 price tag. But then again, Lazy Boy chairs are uber expensive, and they only massage you.
A Craftser gal created this Crochet Keyboard Choker Necklace with keyboard keys and a little crochet action.
"I popped all the keys off of two keyboards, washed and sanitized them in a little bit of bleach and detergent, then filed down the backs of the keys and drilled holes in the top," says creator lizstaley. "The choker bands were made of crochet thread." Source
I still get a few e-mails a week from readers who are still desperately seeking a Wii. "Where can I get one," they ask. "I've been looking all over!" The craze seems to have died down in San Francisco, most shops get weekly shippings and so long as you call in advance, there is usually a supply. Such is not the case, however, throughout the whole US and clearly, there are many people still wishing and hoping they will get their hands on a Wii soon.
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