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essential = * Objêts http://www.lacie.com/uk/products/product.htm?pid=11514 * Lacie build an unbreakable flash drive (watch the video)
Cute bag, designed for those independent kids who refuse to hold mothers hand
http://www.petedungey.com/2010/project_pages/alan_key.php Nice set of ‘Alan’ keys... hee
http://www.taktak.net/Playground/Flimflam/Entry/586/CardboardRecordSleeveDoublesasRecordPlayer.aspx Great little device, the cardboard record sleeve doubles as the record player
http://bookshelfporn.com/archive A well stocked book shelf can look better than a picture on the wall, here are some great ones
http://www.auditoriumtoyco.com/ You’ll have to ask Mummy and Daddy to get you these beautiful wooden toys
Tech
* What would it be like to reach into a screen and manipulate virtual objects as in the real world? Well now you can
http://www.trendhunter.com/photos/81547#1 Nice moody shots of the MOD unmanned combat plane called Taranis – named after the Celtic God of Thunder (Video here; http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/lancashire/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8811000/8811475.stm)
Info
Rumors are Google will build a Facebook rival
http://flavorwire.com/101773/awesome-infographic-hipster-fashion-cycle Where do you fit in the Hipster Fashion cycle?
Eco
http://tube.ch/index___l=en&id=produkte!tube-guertel.html * Nice range of products made from re-cycling inner tubes... see what I did there
Media
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-y_rV6OSpw&feature=player_embedded Yet more new ways people are innovating with the iPad. Now being used as the iMenu
Graphics
http://www.behance.net/gallery/Inspiration-Pad/430578 * I love this inspiration pad, nice way to jot all your ideas down
Coming soon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Ice_Cream_Month National Ice Cream month is on all July! Whoop
http://www.scase.co.uk/snailracing/snails2.htm World Snail Racing Championships, 16 July in Congham
http://www.bentleybrookinn.co.uk/page14.html World Toe Wrestling Championships, 23 July in Fenny Bentley
http://www.nationaldayofthecowboy.com/ One we all love, National day of the cowboy, 24 July, get yer spurs on!
And finally… what I’ve learned this week • The average wife spends nearly 8,000 minutes a year nagging her husband (go for it Hannah!!) • Apple plan to shrink the MacBook Air so it is even smaller and lighter (iPad with a keyboard?) • Heart attack rates have fallen by 100 a month since the smoking ban • Cost of annual household (UK) food and drink will go up £425 with the Vat rise • The BP oil spill has cost 3 Billion dollars… so far • A placebo is the best pill for losing weight • Middle-class parents spend more than £500 on their children's birthday parties
… and what I haven't • Why they haven’t fixed my voice... Said in a shouting whisper If you want to pass on any links or comments email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Next week Webwatch is back in the proficient hands of Barry (I think?). Roll up any more guest editors? Anyone wants to give a go then shout out to Barry. It has been a pleasure, thanks and keep watching…
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