Tag: Christmas

  • Completely useless Christmas gifts: Taser C2

    OK, this is so not “completely useless”, I hear you say. Especially since the UN has defined the Taser as a weapon of torture. It is, however, dangerous, because it’s such a nice looking gadget (“available in four designer colors”), and one that is likely to be mistaken for a new fangled electric shaver. The…

  • Completely useless Christmas gifts: The Back Up

    When I was in the Army, someone gave me a gift which was supposed to be the China Army version of the Swiss Army knife. We know the latter to be chock full of useful tools which you might need, like a foldaway magnifying glass to look for the tiny screw which you’ve struggled to…

  • iPhoney Christmas

    Christmas is nigh, and if you’re wondering what to get your loved ones for Christmas, keep thinking. There are too many things to buy, and very little money to go around. The iPhone’s been launched in Europe, but because the rest of Asia’s the backwater of the world, it’s not here yet. It’s the very…