October 26, 2005

Toy Dyson Vacuum Cleaner(s)

I know it's supposed to be the paradigm-breaking Vacuum Cleaner For Guys and all, the Bugaboo of vacuum cleaners, but until they make one that isn't Barney-colored, I don't think I'll be seeing a Dyson vacuum cleaner sucking up...
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Posted by greg at 11:05 PM | Comments (15)

Pez MP3 Player Looks Sweet As Candy

Phillip at Make has taken delivery of one of the first Pez MP3 players, dreamed up and brought into reality by a SAHD named Pat Misterovich. There's not a full performance review yet, but Phillip has posted tons of photos,...
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Posted by greg at 10:31 PM | Comments (0)

Hand-Knit DNA Model

You want evolution to make your kid's brain smarter? Forget the pack of British Velcro blocks; get someone to knit him a DNA molecule to play with. Kimberly Chapman has the complete how-to [complete except for, "how do I buy...
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Posted by greg at 10:21 PM | Comments (0)

Costco To Parents: Wipe THIS

First the Pampers get replaced with some sand-filled Kirkland private label diapers. Then they reformulate what were once THE best diaper wipes around, bar none, and turn them into flimsy, pull-apart-able, "Cotton Enhanced" [damn you, cotton industrial complex lobbyists!] pieces...
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Japanese Stroller Mashup: Xplory Footmuff In A Maclaren

Having a Stokke Xplory in your house must just get the innovative juices flowing, because, as two Japanese moms discovered (independently and simultaneously as far as I'm concerned; I don't want to get dragged into the middle of any...
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Posted by greg at 1:01 PM | Comments (3)

NYT Restaurant Critic Slits Ninja's Throat

Yeow. Frank Bruni's review of Ninja New York, a ridiculous-sounding, outrageously priced branch of a Tokyo theme restaurant, is more entertaining than a hundred ninjas sword-fighting their way into a fake volcano lair, but the only reason I'm mentioning it...
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Posted by greg at 11:57 AM | Comments (2)

Celebrity Babies [Heart] The Amby Baby Hammock

"The boy has now slept through the night two nights in a row!" It's the kind of news a new parent wants to post on his blog, which is what Chad did at The Little Man. One thing that might've...
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Posted by greg at 10:46 AM | Comments (8)

Dad Type: Caging Children 'Next Hot Trend'

Because with endorsements like this, the stock price will be going THRU DA ROOF! Dad: Caging Children 'Necessary' [foxnews via Ivan] Actually, read the original Cleveland Plain Dealer piece is slightly more sympathetic and even more depressing. These feeble-minded people...
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