Richard Branson has long said that he’d be on board Virgin Galactic’s first commercial space tourism flight, and he’s now confirmed that will take place sometime next year with his two adult children along for the ride (a bit of a delay from the company’s original 2011 target). That trip will of course be made with the company’s SpaceShipTwo craft, ... Read More »
Earlier this month, we featured an upcoming license plate frame that uses bright flashes of light to prevent traffic enforcement photographs. In the article, we mentioned that the concept could potentially be used by the rich and famous to avoid the constant gaze of paparazzi cameras. Turns out the rich and famous are already one step ahead of us. Eclipse, ... Read More »
Baby Einstein Musical Motion Activity Jumpers are being recalled after several reports of injuries and one skull fracture sustained by a 7-month-old, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The brightly colored jumper has numerous toy attachments, but the smiling yellow sun appears to be the piece responsible for the injuries. The CPSC said a faulty spring mechanism causes the ... Read More »
Fred & Friends is recalling its “Buff Baby” baby rattles! The company announced the recall of approximately 50,000 baby rattles for a potential choking hazard. The rattle’s end cap can separate, releasing small parts, posing a choking hazard to small children. The recall involves the ”Buff Baby” rattle – plastic gray and shaped like a dumbell, the rattle has plastic ... Read More »
Hachette Book Group recalls 70,000 “Count my Kisses, 1, 2, 3” and “ReNo injuries have been reported. For more information, go the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Websited, Green, Blue, I Love You” books in the U.S. and Canada because they pose choking and laceration hazards. A metal rod holding small beads on the cover of books can detach and ... Read More »
More than 10,000 children’s scooters are now part of a recall because the toy could accelerate unintentionally causing the rider to fall. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports the recall involves electric, battery-operated City Scooters that are manufactured by Dynacraft. The scooters have Hello Kitty or Monster High decals on the front panel, footboard and rear fenders. They were manufactured ... Read More »
Build-A-Bear is recalling Sulley, the blue creature from the Monsters movies because the eye can detach, posing a choking hazard. Consumers should stop using this product, which is being recalled voluntarily, unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. This recall involves about 25,000 units in the U.S. and 1,000 in Canada. ... Read More »
Celebrity psychic Sylvia Browne, who had a Jan. 9 appearance scheduled at Easton’s State Theatre, died early Wednesday morning in a San Jose, Calif., hospital, according to her website. She was 77. No cause of death was given. She had 22 books on the New York Times Bestsellers list over the years, her website said. She founded the Nirvana Foundation ... Read More »
Winamp, the 90’s legend MP3 software player, is shutting down on December 20 as people are not listening to music via MP3 downloads anymore. According to the statement made by its makers, the entire web services will shut down and the desktop player will no longer be available for download. The announcement itself was a whimper—a small banner notification on ... Read More »
Three months ago Megan Fox confirmed she is expecting her second child with husband Brian Austin Green, and now the expectant mama’s baby bump is showing. Megan Fox’s pregnant belly was seen peeking out from under a fitted gray T-shirt when she stepped out to grab some lunch with Green on Wednesday, Nov. 13, in Los Angeles, Us Weekly noted. ... Read More »
During his show today, Howard Stern admited to his staff and audience that he’s had some plastic surgery (he did this as part of a series of staff “Revelations” that he teased from about a month before he left Viacom all the way to Monday. Man’s a pro). According to Howard, he had the hump taken out of his nose ... Read More »
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