Burger King has come up with a men’s fragrance by the name of Flame which is based on the smell of meat. That doesn’t sound too xerxy, but who knows. It may actually be pretty good.
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New year celebrations for 2009 will have to wait a second longer as 2008 gets a bonus of 1 second added to it. This is being done in order to account for the natural slowness in the Earth’s spin.
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Hallmak Cards has recalled 7,000 jumbo-sized snow globes that it sold for $100 each. When exposed to sunlight, the globes act as magnifying glasses and could ignite nearby materials.
Hallmark is offering a full refund for the snow globes, in addition …

Interesting concept laptops. This VAIO’s screen turns transparent and the keyboard becomes opaque when not in use.

Imagine how many french fries each potato like this would make.