[A ceiling fan with retractable blades](http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/01/02/fanimation-air-shado.html). I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that I could happily play with these for hours.
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[The CarCapsule - just in case your car wasn't looking silly enough](http://gizmodo.com/339414/carcapsule-will-not-help-you-swallow-your-car-whole). I can see how someone got to this product - what's the point of a cool…
Well, the first annual [IntShoStoWriWe](http://www.exasperatedcalculator.com/archives/2008/02/nanowrimo-for-short-attention-spans/) was a success, with 100% of participants completing a short story of at least 2,500 words. OK, so it was just me this…
[Revered designer Edward Tufte reviews and critiques the iPhone interface](http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00036T&topic_id=1). Just makes me want one all the more. Even though most of what he says applies to the…
[Emmerich takes the action movie to prehistoric times](http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/10000bc/trailer2a/). So much of this is *so* stupid, so I'll just focus on the fact that the saber tooth tigers were…
[Reviews of high energy caffeine drinks](http://kotaku.com/352207/pure-energy-a-critical-look-at-energy-drinks). Personally, I still stick with the [tried and true](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espresso) for my caffeine fix each morning.
[A great advert for Dutch store HEMA](http://producten.hema.nl/). Give it time to load - it's coming, don't worry.
[Yes](http://rodrik.typepad.com/dani_rodriks_weblog/2008/02/poor-and-happy.html). This is probably a good place to link to [John Quiggin's explanation of what's wrong with happiness measurement](http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/22/whats-wrong-with-happiness-measurement/).
[Valleywag](http://valleywag.com/), [before per-view incentives were provided to staff](http://valleywag.com/339271/denton-to-pay-bloggers-based-on-traffic): * [24-Hour Diners of San Francisco](http://gridskipper.com/travel/san-francisco/24+hour-diners-of-san-francisco-299751.php). * [Wozniak donates car to charity](http://valleywag.com/tech/clips/wozniak-donates-car-to-charity-laughter-to-us-299764.php). * [Your online friends aren't real](http://valleywag.com/tech/social-networks/your-online-friends-arent-real-299646.php). [Valleywag], after…
[The US Navy's 5,640mph rail gun](http://gizmodo.com/351467/navy-rail-gun-test-destroys-everything-it-touches-at-5640-mph). I wish they could provide this kind of technology to the *Mythbusters*.