Ah, the Rubik’s Cube - possibly the most frustrating puzzle/toy/gadet/thing ever invented. Few people are blessed with the patience to complete one, discounting those, like myself, that opt for the “peel the stickers off and rearrange them” method.

Ad agency DDB New Zealand cleverly plays on the themes of time and patience in Rubik’s new campaign.

Meat is a versatile and tasty friend, but who’d have guessed that it would someday be used to make dolls? Outstanding meaty artistry!

Swiss pilot and all-round hero Yves Rossy has finally unleashed his jet-propelled wings upon us mere mortals.

He’s such a top bloke and manly man, in spite of his feminine moniker - a modern-day Condorman.

One wonders how long it’ll be before we see this sort of technology deployed by the US military (particularly in their relentless pursuit of the A-Team). Colonel Decker - are you watching?

Foam weapons from mp industries in Berlin.

Modbag has a delightful set of matching compact and lipstick cases in the form of miniature luggage. The tan leather cases feature authentic-looking paper travel decals.

Rejoice! Thick-sliced hero Mr Toast is now available as a vinyl toy. Be warned, though, he’s not for kids. Mr Toast is a major choking-death-hazard that will kill the fruit of your plentiful loins. The soft and squishy Mr Toast doll is a better option for the little ‘uns.

Some inventions are so pointless you can’t help but wonder how somebody convinced a manufacturer to put them into production. Take the hoover mouse, for example. As the name implies, it’s a pointing device that doubles as a hoover.

Combining a mouse with an electric shaver… that’d be killer. Or a maybe a HP sauce dispenser.

No office can function without copious amounts of tea. Water is good for washing your car and flushing the toilet, but at the end of the day, when you need a drink that you can depend on, tea is the drink that delivers.

In an effort to maximise our tea consumption, we invested in a teapot over the weekend. After extensive research, we opted for a 2.2 litre enamel model in antique piss yellow. Expectations were high: could the £5.99 tea weapon really change our lives?…

The answer is an emphatic YES!

Capacity: 10/10 - with reckless over-filling it can deliver 5 generous mugs of piping hot tea.
Safety: 2/10 - the exterior gets rather hot; the lid is a real scalding threat.
Pouring: 10/10 - dispensing tea doesn’t get better than this - smooth, non-drip action, a delight to behold.
Design: 7/10 - traditional, solid, reliable, and, most importantly, non-threatening.
Cleaning: 9/10 - easily rinsed and de-bagged via the big hole in the top - genius!
Value: 10/10 - it paid for itself on its debut - what more can you ask for?

Summary

If you like tea, don’t miss this!

Apple have consistently rubbished the rumoured iBeardTouch, the combined phone, music player, web browser and beard maintenance wonder-gadget. “It simply does not exist - the whole idea is pure fantasy,” barked Dave Satsuma, Chief of Male Grooming Technology at Apple. However, the following image, leaked to undercover barbers in the Los Angeles underground, suggests the incredible device may actually exist!

“Picture the scene: you’re on the train, listening to Slade, chatting on the phone to your mistress, whilst trimming your precious face blanket - genius!” enthused Alan Key, barber to the stars. “This will make the lawnmower redundant!”