Widget Wednesday

So the first little toy I have stumbled up this week is not for the mildly nerdy. Some people might be tempted to just wear a watch OR even carry a cell phone. Pffffft. BUT I think this is still pretty cool. The Sundial ring:


Image from ThinkGeek.com

Basically the ring is hung from a string. You rotate the center of the ring to line up with the current month and then the sun shines through a small hole in the ring allowing you to semi-accurately tell the time. Very useful for those of us expecting to be hit with an electronics frying EMP.

Keeping with the not so practical theme, I would like to just say, "Who WOULDN'T want a floating arm trebuchet in their back yard?" No really. Those brats next door will never bother you again. They can break your windows but you can puncture their roof. Did you ever read War of the Roses by Warren Adler? They were too subtle. Medieval style warfare is clearly the way to go:


Image from X-TremeGeek.com

Last and please let this be least: Inflight Porn. That's right. The airline that thought of charging passengers to pee, Ryanair, is talking about offering streaming porn for your handheld devices. You may really need the blanket you are buying from them. I would consider bringing your own. Please also consider headphones and an eye mask. Better still: Consider flying on a different carrier. Read more...