Teleflip ~ email while surfing

Teleflip is a service that allows you to forward your email to an ordinary mobile phone with text messaging capabilities.  All you pay for is the text message charge from your carrier.

The simple explanation of this service alone is good enough to convince those who need it to use, but the company is now pushing [...]

LapDome? Get off your computer and enjoy your freaking vacation instead

Product ads with paradise settings come along every day. Often times, I’m left wondering if the image is a statement about where the product or service can take you or if the people doing the advertising are hoping that your purchasing the product or service will afford them the lifestyle they depict. The [...]

Wii Shark Gun

Shoot me now:

Please.
Links to more on the Shark Gun: Kotaku, Gizmodo, and Deal Extreme.
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Sony Bravia ~ bunnies wave to a whale

I didn’t expect this Sony Bravia bunny commercial to resurface this year, but Wired has posted it as one of "The 10 Best Gadget Ads of 2007":

 
The weird part is that when I originally watched this I figured that it was a bunny ad that would probably have no significance to the Rapidsea cause (even [...]

iPond

There is some controversy brewing in Australia over this little product:

It’s the iPond — a combination portable music player speaker and Siamese fighting fish aquarium. The issue is that some animal rights activists say that the container is far too small for the fish that it contains (meaning not enough oxygen or clean water) [...]

YouTube on the Helio Ocean

The Helio Ocean not only supports easier Googling, but now it can interact with YouTube better too according to CrunchGear. We tend to agree with them that “the Ocean, with Helio’s service, is the device to watch, and every time an improvement like this hits the hardware, we’re proven a little bit more correct.” [...]

A cell phone is not an ocean or a surf shop, Helio

I have pondered for a long time now why the Korean company Helio would name their mobile power center phone the "Ocean."  But the images don’t stop there.  The company has put an ad up on BoingBoing for the phones very cool one click search function.  See:

This is a really great feature.  All you do [...]

Boston Logan Intl. Airport’s Terminal B Airmall ~ Get your pet to the beach or just shop and dine

If you’re a staunch animal rights supporter, you may be appalled by this image:

But come on, despite the anthropomorphism and beach overkill, this dog is cute.  What’s strange is that this is a "Shop & Dine Guide," but spends two folds of the brochure talking about tips for traveling with your pet.
And even though they [...]

Hula chair ~ chuckles await

Hours on planes will make you go crazy.  Luckily, there’s the great American flying pastime of selecting one item from each page of the Skymall catalog that you would buy for yourself or a friend.  My shining choice above all others from my trip yesterday is most certainly this here Hula Chair:

 
The version that I [...]

Hawaiian Breeze fan

Maybe the White Cat tropical inhaler isn’t available in your area.  That doesn’t mean you can’t get yourself a Hawaiian Breeze fan:

While some of the country cools off, there’s still some warmth to go around.  If you can’t find the one picture here, there always a round Hawaiian Breeze model fan here, or you can [...]

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