In what appears to be a preemptive attempt to avoid accusations of racism, Orbitz has censored what is arguably their only funny commercial. No longer does the Orbitz guy stumble over his words while trying to pronounce the plural of Hernandez. Exactly how the difficulty in pluralizing names that end in “is” “es” or “ez” is racist is beyond me. The original version is no longer airing on TV but

Youtube user & self-described black man, Desi Cryer, recently uploaded a video titled “Hewlett Packard computers are racist” which demonstrates how his webcam has no problem tracking white faces, but as soon as his “blackness enters the frame, it stopped.” HP is certainly looking at Desi now. The video has reach over 1.2 million views. HP says that they are looking into the problem and that “The technology we use

Japanese toilet manufacturer Toto likes to asks customers “How far should toilets evolve?” Their newest model the Neo 2 may go a little too far. Say hello the world’s first talking toilet. The prominent armrest has loads of audio buttons including functional ones like Otohime (Sound Princess), which masks unpleasant bodily sounds to not-so-functional ones like reciting Senryu (Japanese poetry). Not surprisingly, the toilet likes to talk crap. It’s particularly

Although Nene Anegasaki had only known her boyfriend for a short time, she readily accepted his marriage proposal. Not that she had a choice. That’s because Nene is videogame character. One of three potential love interests in Love Plus, a dating sim for the Nintendo DS. Nene may not be real but her wedding was. Thousands watched live via the internet as Nene & the anonymous groom, known only as

The online novelty store Fred and Friends is making a killing with Gin & Titonic (worldwidefred.com/ginandtitonic.htm) The description reads: “This reusable ice tray contains four icy Titanic ships and four menacing icebergs. Pair them up in your mixed drinks and re-create history. Go ahead… sink another round.” Too soon? While the sinking of the Titanic may seem like ancient history to most of us, Millvina Dean, the last survivor of

We’ve all seen those ridiculous fitness ads promising unrealistic results, often showing before and after pictures of what looks like completely different people. But Villanova University, an online school specializing in Six Sigma certification, sets slightly more attainable goals – like graduating! As you can clearly see from the before and after pictures, they’re not like those other schools where… um, people don’t graduate

Some men take your breath away, literally. Seminal plasma hypersensitivity is a condition where “The body recognizes the sperm as a foreign protein, like it would recognize a peanut allergen or a pollen so you have swelling, you have itching, you have inflammation of the nerve endings,” explains Dr. Andrew Goldstein, director of the Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders in Annapolis, Maryland. Dr. Goldstein believes as many as 40,000 women in

The next time you heat up that TV dinner, be careful not to fry your meatballs. A study of 148 Chinese men found that microwave ovens and other common household appliances generate electromagnetic fields, which can double the odds of male infertility. Dr. De-Kun Li advises men “to reduce their exposure to electromagnetic fields as much as possible” (i.e., avoid housework). And you thought the 50s were sexist, but really

No longer will the definition link on Google’s search results page redirect to you to Answers.com, instead you’ll be taken to Google Dictionary (google.com/dictionary). Its minimalist design is a double-edged sword. It’s less cluttered with ads, but there’s also less info (the stuff you want). There’s no wiki, less idioms, a weak thesaurus, and the pronunciation sound clips are hidden! The clips only appear when selecting translations from the drop

Ever wondered whose god would win in a fight? More importantly who would lose? “The man in the sky is not coming to save you,” is the premise behind Warren Ellis’ new mini-series Supergod. Amid a burning London, a scientist named Reddin recounts the superhuman arms race that ignited the Apocalypse. The superhumans aren’t evil per se.  In fact, the most dangerous ones are those that want to save us,

Like a lot of women, Cathinka Chandler likes to sleep on her side but this caused her unabridged books to keep falling off the shelf so to speak. So she created the Kush, the world’s first bookend for your boobs! The Kush keeps your “books” stacked and helps prevent page creases. And according to kushsupport.com “The slip-resistant surface and contoured shape help keep Kush in place as a woman rolls