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• Origin Stories: Victor Agreda, Jr. - tuaw.com
  Origin Stories: Victor Agreda, Jr.tuaw.comOf course, back then "gadgets" were more commonly found in the kitchen and came from companies like Ronco. ... Even more fun than that: getting to program our own applications using AppleSoft BASIC, made from a little shop called Microsoft and licensed ... […]
• Trapped in a Glass Cage in the Philippines, Mario Has No Mouth with which to ... - ROCKETNEWS24
  Trapped in a Glass Cage in the Philippines, Mario Has No Mouth with which to ...ROCKETNEWS24Recently, one of our correspondents was strolling through a shopping mall in Mandaue City on Cebu Island in the Philippines. As he passed an arcade, one of the attendants flagged him down, asking if he wanted to try to win a stuffed doll in one of ... […]
• It's time to pamper mom with gifts - Times of India
  It's time to pamper mom with giftsTimes of IndiaOwner of a gift shop in Arya Nagar said: "We have a huge range of gift and cards for the Mother's Day, including letters, mementos, photo frames, coffee mugs and soft toys. The wooden dolphins are the latest attraction." Discounts of 10 to 25% are also ...and more » […]
• We are all addicts now - Salon
  SalonWe are all addicts nowSalonOur ancestors needed to stuff themselves with energy-rich berries and to respond quickly to sexual stimulation; we wouldn't be here if they hadn't. .... Some toy very obviously with the chemistry of the brain. ... In 1996 a tiny corner shop called the ... […]
• Soaking the flavours of Tokyo - Hindustan Times
  Hindustan TimesSoaking the flavours of TokyoHindustan TimesNext, I window shopped my way through Hakuhinkan Toy Park, one of the largest and oldest toy stores in Japan. And then I had coffee (made from fabulous Brazilian coffee beans) at Ginza's ... The 90-odd shops here sell around 100 types of folding fans ... […]
• In Praise of Public Libraries (Personal and Trivial) - New York Times (blog)
  In Praise of Public Libraries (Personal and Trivial)New York Times (blog)Well, there are coffee shops — and the proliferation of vaguely cute coffee shops is actually one of the ways America has improved from the percolator-and-corn-muffin hell I grew up in. But you can ... Some links to stuff I've written bearing on ... […]
• The Best Thing I Ever Bought at an Airport...Travel Pillow Edition - Jaunted
  JauntedThe Best Thing I Ever Bought at an Airport...Travel Pillow EditionJauntedWith airports these days resembling malls filled with clothing stores, gadget shops and restaurants-fine, casual and fast, it was inevitable that we would do a little shopping while we wait to board our flight. In our newest ... Before I had ever flown ... […]
• I'm still here: back online after a year without the internet - The Verge
  I'm still here: back online after a year without the internetThe VergeI went to my coffee shop to consume dinner, the Knicks game, my two newspapers, and a copy of The New Yorker. And now I'm watching Toy Story while I glance occasionally at the blinking cursor in this text document, willing it to write itself, willing ...and more » […]
• Doctor Who pop-up shop landing in Sydney - CNET Australia
  Doctor Who pop-up shop landing in SydneyCNET AustraliaThe shop will be selling a bunch of nifty Doctor Who gadgets and gizmos that were previously unavailable in Australia, including crockery, computer accessories, notebooks, tea towels, art, clothes, props, toys, DVDs and photos of yourself with a Dalek ... […]
• Vampires and Sex Toys... La Dolce Vita - Huffington Post
  Vampires and Sex Toys... La Dolce VitaHuffington Post"The good stuff's upstairs,"said a smiling faced, over-fit, aerobic young lass in her mid-20s. My friend ... As our new best friend placed each gadget individually on the palm of her hand and explained how it was used, I was reminded of the Shopping ... […]