Month: May 2012

I Don’t Think You’re Ready For This Jelly

I Don’t Think You’re Ready For This Jelly

“Jelly Mongers” Bompas & Parr with their gingerbread gherkin & assorted jellies.   Like countless people, jelly has always been my favourite dessert – as a child, whenever my parents […]

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Nerd Gift We Love – LunaTik watch for iPod Nano

Nerd Gift We Love – LunaTik watch for iPod Nano

[The CMYK TikTok watch strap turns your iPod Nano into a very cool watch.]   So, you’ve upgraded your Apple products – you own a an iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch […]

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Awesome Geek Fitness Accessory Alert! Scosche’s iPad holder for your cardio machine

Awesome Geek Fitness Accessory Alert! Scosche’s iPad holder for your cardio machine

So you got a new iPad, Kindle Fire, Kobo Reader, tablet and you’re spending every waking, free moment using it? Awesome.  But you’re worried you’re turning into a sofa root […]

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A Letter From God/Thou Shalt Always Kill

A Letter From God/Thou Shalt Always Kill

  CRITICAL THOUGHT At Different Is Cool, one of our core values is to seek out critical thought, rather than blind acceptance of ideology. There is always value in considering […]

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Engineering is Awesome: Robotics technology allows the blind to drive.

Engineering is Awesome: Robotics technology allows the blind to drive.

[Photo: Virginia Tech. Marc Riccobono operates The Blind Driver car]   Dennis Hong (Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering) and his team of engineering students at Virginia Tech create robots and robotic […]

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Stay Curious: BEST new idea TED-ED for distance learning

From the Smarty Pants creators of TED, comes TED-Ed the new, inspired education initiative aimed at capturing the lessons taught in a classroom and sharing those lessons worldwide. Their dream […]

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