Posted: September, 2009

QlockTwo. A simple idea, done well. I want one. Unfortunately for me, they start at €885. You with the cash at the back though, you can buy QlockTwo here.

QlockTwo

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Fine Gael TD Leo Varadkar decided to go for the comedy approach when dealing with NAMA on his website this week. He offered to sell NAMA his apartment for its Long Term Equivalent Value of €420K, despite it only being worth around €250K at the moment. Given that NAMA buys debts off banks and not …

In his own words, no less, Charlie Brooker describes himself as a bigot. What kind of bigot? An anti-Apple bigot! Head over to the Guardian for his take on the cult of the Mac, and why he’s happy to stay using Windows. In other news, his Screenwipe / Newswipe empire grew last night to include …

The age old debate between the “DJ as artist” and “DJ as jukebox” rears its ugly head over again, this time over on Haido’s blog. “… i had a pair of girls come up to me and repeatedly ask for: pop music; songs with words; songs people know; songs people can dance to.” This happened …

DJ vs Punter

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£55 for a 1GB USB flash drive is more than a little over priced, but it is shiny.

Pure geek, no chic from these licenced Star Wars hoodies, jackets and t-shirts from Marc Ecko. The Boba Fett one above was so popular last year it’s back along with a bunch of new additions including the hideous sequined Darth Vader t-shirt below. Click any of the images to go to the Marc Ecko site. …

In 2007 R.E.M. decamped to Ireland to write and rehearse, culminating in a series of five live gigs in the Olympia in Dublin, which were recorded for release at a later date. That date is October 27th, 2009. The release will consist of a double CD with 39 songs called appropriately enough R.E.M. Live At …

It’s that time again when the Mo’s get to separate the men from the boys all in the name of men’s health. I helped out and donated some money last year. Maybe I’ll go the whole hog this year and grow a flaming Mo? Here’s the skinny from their own site. Movember is an annual, …

Interesting choice of colours from Annie. On her website you can win a pair of her limited edition Whoop Whoop Nike Air Max 90s.

Machine Says Yes from FC Kahuna was one of the best albums of the last ten years, and amazingly ahead of its time. It came out on the short lived first run of the City Rockers label in 2002. After the temporary demise of the label, the album was picked up by Skint in 2003. …