Tattoo Taboo?

Always wanted a tattoo but too afraid of what your boss will say? Thanks to a fascinating new technique you can cover yourself in body art and no one will be the wiser, unless they see you in the dark, which is the only time these tattoos are visible. The new technique uses blacklight reactive ink, which is reactive to UV light. It's kinda freaky but imagine the fun you could have after dark.

Two Faced

You know the saying, what happens in Brooklyn, will be happening everyone else really soon. Brooklyn based HeadHoods is really turning heads (puns always intended) with some of his samples on the streets. According to their website, they will be coming to a hood near you soon. But my question is, would you wear one?

Lesbian Street Gangs

Fox News is reporting that lesbian street gangs are terrorizing American cities. Terrorist threat or every guy's wildest fantasy? I'll let you decide.

All I can say is I'm sure the police are working hard to lick the problem. (Sorry, sometimes I just can't stop myself!)

Aye Phone

Apple unleashes its latest yuppie/hipster crack this evening called the iPhone, heard of it? Before you pay someone to wait in line for you (the going rate is about $250), check the reviews that the gearheads at Gizmodo have been kind enough to compile into a matrix.

The Poster Service

You would have appreciated an invitation to the beach this weekend. But your roommate didn’t think to ask you. Maybe you’ll do some redecorating to get them back — er, pass the time.

While you’ve got the place to yourself, why not plaster the wall with a gigantic homemade poster of a sunset (or an offensive picture from the Web)?

All you need is the free, easy-to-use Rasterbator software. Run the program, upload any image, pick gonzo dimensions, and the rasterbated image will automatically be split onto multiple pages for B&W or color printing and reassembly. In no time, you’ll have a larger-than-life-size poster of the Amagansett sky (or your favorite porno scene). When the roommate sees it, you’ll share a laugh, and the printer will be taken out of your possession forever.

Bummer, since rasterbation is nothing to be ashamed of.

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Hey Turbans: That's a wrap!

I believe the turban trend has finally died and apparently fashionistas have found a new trend to hype that could be even weirder: Meet The Babushka. As in, that thing your Russian grandmother wore on her head that looked like an oversize napkin. Or the one you wore in the chorus of your 10th grade production of Fiddler on the Roof. Now it's on the runway!

Will this trend have more legs than the turban?

Cereal Killer?

Apparently the future of cereal is in straw form. All I have to say is thank god cereal has finally become convenient! Now how long before someone comes up with edible pudding spoons?

Name That Baby...

It's no longer just a celebrity trend - people all over the world are giving their kids bizarre names. The pressure to come up with original names has gotten so high some parents are turning to baby-naming consultants.

A couple in New Zealand was recently blocked from naming their new son ... wait for it ... "4real". Yes, 4real, for real. Officials are still in negotiations about the name, but say that names beginning with a number are not allowed.

What's the worst baby name you have heard of?

Wash Your Mouse Out

I'm not going to ask you how your mouse got so sticky. But I'll tell you that if you had one of these, you wouldn't have to worry about a thing. The Belkin Washable Mouse ($30; Aug. 2007) is water-resistant and can be cleaned under the faucet by hand. The USB-powered optical mouse sports a touch-sensitive scroll pad for vertical and horizontal scrolling.

Hopsicles

Shaped for summer, a chef in Washington DC has created the beer popsicle, or more crudely, "beer on a stick". The chef at Rustico's has called the contraption a "hopsicle". The hopsicle was founded by accidentally putting a beer in the freezer, and like any non-metrosexual man, deciding to eat it rather than wait for it to melt like a sissy. The restaurant now claims that the frozen treat is selling "like hotcakes".

Ferm Believer

That whole psychedelic poster scheme you had in college went out of style, well, long before college. That those monstrosities still hang on your walls doesn’t bode well. Time to graduate to a new level of decor with wall stickers from Ferm Living. The easy-to-apply designs occupy lots of space, so they can serve as sole decoration for a room. For something that doesn’t scream “student budget,” try one of the nature motifs — like interlacing branches, hydrangeas, or sparrows. The super-tall shadow of a power line suits urban environments. Oh, and the fingerprint or fly-on-the-wall stickers (actual designs of houseflies) will definitely have you tripping out. In a more age-appropriate manner, of course.

Resort Where?

More news out of Las Vegas, a recent Businessweek article covered the groundbreaking of Echelon, a new $4.8 billion project on the Las Vegas Strip. Echelon will be located on the north end of the Strip. The Echelon will be a massive complex that is home to 30 restaurants, five hotels, four spas, two concert venues, a 300,000-square-foot shopping area, and a casino. The complex will include Delano and Mondrian boutique hotels and a 4,000 seat theater. This complex is also not going the condo-hotel route choosing to instead offer suites and hotels rather than condominium ownership. Echelon is schedule to open in 2010.

Have You Tried, Tryvertising?

Beauty companies are taking sampling and testing to a whole new level and their marketing departments have coined the term Tryvertising.

Bottom line: More free stuff for you!

Touted as Europe's first beauty testing program, recently launched Brand New You Tube sends subscribers a tube full of beauty products to test. By the way, the venture is related to Brand New You magazine, not the website YouTube.

Key, Bored?

It's not fun carrying around a full keychain — not only does it make for a massive bulge in your jeans, it can also damage your car ignition if your chain is too weighed down. The Keyport Slide ($TBA) promises to alleviate this situation by offering you a simplified housing that holds all your keys. The universal key fob keeps your keys secure in a small, car remote-sized package. Just don't lose it.