Distractions Category

If you have not already realized, you may want to check your calendar as today is April 1st — the day the interwebs go crazy and fill up with countless bad and not so funny practical jokes. Of course, with the numerous bad ones, there is always the gem mixed [...]

If Mattel’s Mindflex wasn’t enough of a scientific toy wonder for you then the Mindflex duel could just blow your mind. Mattel’s original Mindflex toy was one that basically simulated the power of telekinesis by floating a ball up and down based on directions you gave it, only with your [...]

You may not have heard of the game Blokus but apparently it is a very popular board game and is now available for you to play on iPhone, iPod Touch and very soon on the iPad! So you have no excuse not to give it a try!

While this is practically a given, radiation emitted by mobile phones has been a fact proven time and again. But as far as San Francisco natives are concerned, a new law that would require mobile phone manufacturers to state just how much radiation is emitted will now be in force.

If you see someone walking down the street strumming their iPhone to the accompaniment of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody the chances are they’ve just downloaded the latest app from Activision – Guitar Hero.

Do you get painful headaches at the end of the day that just won’t go away? Perhaps you should try the hip, cool, new uCrown 2 Massage Helmet from Brookstone. The uCrown 2 is an expensive plastic helmet that ‘massages’ your head and plays soft music for you while you [...]

Back in the day I was one of those kids interested in getting all those tricks you see on TV out of my skateboard. While I didn’t become the next Tony Hawk, I certainly enjoyed riding it. I don’t know if I’d get on such a beast right now but [...]

Whether you like it or not, everyone is on Facebook right now. Your college sweetheart, your mom and your grandma and even your dog might have a Facebook ID and their own pages. They poke you, browse through pictures, play games and update their status continuously. Well maybe the dog [...]

I love Halloween. It’s the one season of the year where freaks feel normal and people can find yet another excuse to decorate their homes with piles of useless novelty crap like plastic skeletons and witches that look like they’ve smashed into a tree. Every now and then I happen [...]

It sure would be nice if you could annoy your fellow sports fans and scare the crap outta your best friend without having to worry about where you were going to get your next air horn refill, wouldn’t it? I thought that’d get your attention. Now you can have your [...]