Guitars and Lasers!

If cinema has taught me anything (and I think has) it's that music, especially rock and roll, can change the world for the better. Unfortunately, for everyone who hasn't had the patience to take lessons, guitar isn't something you pick up in an hour or two. It takes time and a lot of dedication.

However, designer Eugene Cheong may have a solution to avoiding too much time and dedication. His latest invention, the Maestro, is an attachment that can teach you what frets to play to become a halfway decent player. Now here is the good bit, the device can accept MP3 files via SD card, which it then displays on the guitar frets via lasers. Just strum away as you see the beams lighting up your fretboard and "learn" your favourite songs.

Walk-in Fridge Part 2

The recent Heineken Walk-in Fridge ad was absolutely hilarious, gaining over 5 million views in just a ferw weeks. You liked it, I liked it, and obviously over 5 million people liked it. But did you like it enough to think about making your own.....



Found on www.illegaladvertising.com, this is a fantastic spoof viral.

Gamer Speak

I'll admit that there was a time when I played quite a bit of multiplayer online gaming (LAN games of Age of Empires when I was in college) but I've never gotten into this whole MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) thing that has exploded in the last couple of years. Obviously the forefront of this has been World of Warcraft, which has 11.5 million monthly subscribers. I'll admit, it looks fun. What I didn't realise was the short code language that has developed around the game.

This NBC Bay Area report highlights the oddness (sorry gamers) of how conversation has developed around the game.



Admittedly this guy is clearly hamming it up, and exaggerating the whole thing, but I have no doubt when he doesn't have his girlfriend in the room he becomes incomprehensible.

Temperature Sensite Glass

Paper, plastic and textiles that have colour-changing dyes aren't a new idea, but this is the first time I've ever seen something similar in glass. Available in numerous colours and sensitivities, these new glass tiles change colour based on ambient temperature, body temperature or water temperature – basically whatever they’re touching.

Blizzard in Ringsend