So I'm just a girl in the world of the Oilers and Flames, being a shining beacon of inspiration to get everyone to quit their erroneous ways and become Canucks Fans. The progress is decidedly slow.
Other than that, I'm a third year Education Student at the University of Lethbridge, majoring in Social Studies. Because let's face it, politics and history are pretty awesome.
Since this is a cyberspace class, I think a ranking of technology is in order. So this week, I’ll focus my Noughtie list on technology and how it changed in the past decade. And I’ll start with the WORST of the decade. The full list has 40 useless gadgets, but in all honesty, most of them aren’t that interesting. So I’ll just highlight the top 6, IMO.
1. Segway - now the idea for this was actually pretty cool, I think. I know that when I have to walk all the way from Block E in U Hall to parking lot E, I often wish I had one. But in all seriousness, the only thing it was useful to was a certain chimpanzee:
2. The Finger Drum Mousepad
For the low, low price of $40 that you’re never going to get back, you can own the finger drums. Each part of the drum you press makes the appropriate sound. You can even record 30 drum beats, which is 29 more than you can usually make on your own.
I feel like this is the ultimate impulse buy item. When I first looked at this, it seemed awesome and I wanted one. Until I really considered it. Other than the first day, how often after that would you really use it? That’s right, never.
3. Has the dark days of winter got you down? Do you pine for more sunlight? Well have I got a product for you! The Feel Bright Light Visor.
Here’s the basic premise: you pay a little over $200 and in exchange receive a visor that shines light in your eyes to compensate for missed sunlight. Do you receive anything that will compensate for the lost dignity?
4. The Hotdoll: The Sex Toy for Dogs.
Yes, you read that properly. A sex toy for dogs. *sigh*. For the low price of 400 Euros, you can reach the peak of frivolity. As a bonus though, it comes in black or white to suit (as the website puts it) the “design range suitable for contemporary houses.”
5. TwitterPeek.
In all honesty, I don’t think I completely understand the concept of this. It’s advertised as the worlds first dedicated Twitter device. Am I the only one who doesn’t see this as a positive? For $200, you get a lifetime plan plus the TwitterPeek. But here’s the thing: All it does….is twitter. Seriously, just buy an iPhone.
6. If you’ve been following my tweets, you’ll know I’ve been watching a lot of ‘Criminal Minds’ and as a result, have become increasingly paranoid. So this next one is actually useful to me at this point. Its the Taser MPH. I’ll let this gentleman do the honours of explaining it:
That’s right! One more reason to carry around your taser. It even comes in leopard print. And you heard the man - while tasering, the music doesn’t stop playing. Hot dog, what an invention!
