Cup Of Coffee

Here’s more shots of the Lexus IS-F, from the BBC Top Gear magazine. It’s been ddeveloped at the Fuji Speedway and they’ve made modifications to the traction control system which will allow more aggresive driving before the computers kick in to stop you spinning around and hitting a tree. Read more →

Meet my new car, the Lexus IS-F. OK, so maybe I lied. I can’t afford this but someday, hopefully, when they’ve come down in price I’ll get one. Unveiled just minutes ago at the Detroit Motor Show this is set to go head-to-head with BMW’s M3 and Audi’s RS4. It’s got a whopping 5 litre V8 engine developing more than… Read more →

I never normally forward these chain email thingies – especially those “forward this message of good fortune to 5 friends and you will be rewarded with good luck for years on end” cobblers, however this one is definitely worth forwarding. It’s a petition to the Prime Minister to scrap the planned vehicle tracking and road pricing policy. Strictly speaking it’s… Read more →

What a day. I’ve been quite mobile today, dashing about from one place to another. It’s good, though, so good, to be able to come home and plonk myself in front of TV. I’ve been watching some blogs about all this Windows Media Center mularky – I’ve tried it myself, but … sorry my Sky Plus wins every time. I… Read more →

I used to love watching Camberwick Green as a kid. This and Trumpton stick in my mind along with the whole “Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble and Grubb” stuff. Classic! Apart from a few rather excellent websites there’s not been much mention of Trumpton until recently, when “Oatso Simple” used the characters in adverts. This one is particularly good,… Read more →

It’s a mixed bag of news online today. First I spotted this research which shows that IT Graduates coming out of University have the highest unemployment rate and struggle to get work. It’s even worse when you compare these IT grads to other students, such as media studies, performing arts and history, who all have lower unemployment rates! In better… Read more →

This may look like a tree, however it’s actually a mobile phone mast. Clever huh ? Sure, it’s a little dull but I was killing time this morning whilst waiting for a customer. I’m not quite sure why they’ve gone to all the time and trouble of making it look like a tree, because it’s in the middle of a… Read more →

Next week marks the start of CES – a trade show featuring all the latest technology and consumer gear. It’ll no doubt feature some pretty interesting announcements in the Windows Mobile world. Sometimes though, just sometimes, I wish I could run a website about cars. Sure, we get to play with some of the latest mobile phones and talk with… Read more →

As you can see I’ve been twiddling around with the menu system on the left side of the page. I did this mainly because it was previously a bit messy, but I’d like to know of your opinions now I’ve changed it. Should I leave all the “News”, “Interact” etc stuff in or not ? What d’ya think ? Let… Read more →

Ugh! The post Christmas weirdness continues. Emily wanted to go shopping but it was the last possible thing I wanted to do. Shops rammed full of people, cars fighting for spaces, people grabbing items all over the place? No way. Not for me. After my experience last year I didn’t fancy going into another shop regardless of the prices. Next… Read more →

What the flying CHUFF is going on with TV at the moment?! I remember, when I was a kid, looking forward to the Christmas break for all the Christmas specials, all the big movies and the comedy shows. What did we get this year? Fup all. That’s what we got. I’ve got some time off at the minute and every… Read more →

I like allofmp3.com. It lets you get full, proper MP3 files legally (well, according to Russian law). Most music download sites out there will strap the music down so that they can only be played on one device or one computer. It’s highly annoying, as I found out recently to my cost. I bought loads of tracks from Napster and… Read more →

You’ve already seen a couple of blog posts here regarding the Christmas Ambulance. A local charity in my home town of Burntwood have had an old ambulance donated to them and they’re currently touring the area in it. This alone may seem strange enough, but it gets even weirder when you see the thing in the flesh. I saw it… Read more →

It seems that pretty much everybody in the UK is trying to get their car washed today. It’s just two days to Christmas and everyone wants their car to be clean for Christmas Day when their parents or friends see them …. and their car.. I’m actually typing this blog whilst sat in the queue for the car wash. I… Read more →

As you may or may not know, Katie Price and her husband Peter Andre have just released a truely painful new album called “A Whole New World“. The proceeds from this will, according to the information I have, go to good causes. It’s for this reason alone that the album appears to be selling (seriously, who is going to buy… Read more →

No doubt most of you are preparing to drink copious amounts of alcohol at various Christmas parties whilst embarassing yourself by getting a little too friendly with the receptionist. Here at CoolSmartPhone towers the level of work is already deteriorating so now is probably the best time to thank you lot for sticking with us this year and making 2006… Read more →

The ultimate “bloke film”.. Oh yes people… it’s coming back… Yippee Kiiyay Mother Hubbard… (The picture on the right has nothing to do with this by the way, I just thought it was funny) ;) Read more →

Here’s a video of a plane landing without any landing gear. To make matters worse it’s a “prop” plane so, as it heads towards the runway you’re thinking what a terrible mess those propellors are going to make as they spin around.. Except… This has to be possibly the most relaxed landings I’ve ever seen. I especially like the way… Read more →

Honestly, people are insane at this time of year. Mostly it’s when they’re driving – last night I was coming up to a roundabout in the fog when, out of no-where, some brake lights appeared in front of me. The car then moved onto the roundabout, indicating right, then turned left, almost into me. It was then I realised that… Read more →

Wait a minute.. this guy falls, bumps his head, then “because of his head injury” he now shags anything that moves (obviously annoying his wife slightly) .. and because of this “illness” he gets… 3.1 Million compensation?!?!?!? Link – BBC News Read more →

I’m not a big fan of all this X Factor stuff however I did catch the final tonight. What’s good about this programme is the first part, where they tour the UK for “the next big thing”. Most are dire, some laughably so. Tonight they brought back some of the worst to do a song and, although it was bad… Read more →

Oh boy oh boy oh boy. It’s Christmas.. yes, yes it’s Christmas!! Anyone who knows me well enough will know that I do like a bit of Gemma Atkinson. She used to be in Hollyoaks and it certainly made my Sunday mornings a LOT more bearable .. however she’s since moved on and has had her already-ample assets inflated even… Read more →