Staying abreast of the latest gadgets

I've said before that when it comes to products, names are very important. Some products sound like all of 30 seconds was used to come up with the name (Head-On, Active-On, etc.). But sometimes a clever or funny name gets the customer halfway to buying without even looking at the product.

Case in point.



What more can you say abou tit?

There should be a version for guys that's like a bird instead of a bear. You'd get the pirate market for sure. You could call it the Parateat.


I look forward to seeing the Great Balls of Fire Refrigerated Athletic Supporter. I mean, come on...where do you go from the Tiddy Bear? Geen-frickin-ius.

2007 is already off to a good start

The 365 Days Project returns!

A few years ago, this cool project served up one mp3 a day for a whole year. These mp3s were from sources all around the world -- and a few from even farther away.

You can check out 2003's archive here. This year, the offerings may include more than one mp3 -- even full albums. If it's anything like the first one, there are sure to be some absolute treasures here that if you didn't hear them, you wouldn't believe existed.

And sometimes even after hearing some of them, you still can't believe it. It's a tremendously fascinating effort; I really can't say enough nice things about it. It's a reminder of what rich historical documents old recordings can be.

And to kick off everything, ringmaster Otis Fodder is offering two full versions of items that were excerpted last time around. And wouldn't you just know it, one of them was my favorite, and now I get to hear the whole thing.

Go check it out.