Bad news for the breeders among us: There are studies out there that point towards cell phones as a new cause of infertility and impaired sperm. A new report by Cleveland Clinic researchers adds to the evidence and has some bad news for us gadget junkies:

“Those men who used a cell phone for more than 4 hours per day had the biggest decrease in properties in sperm especially the count, quality, and quantity of the sperm. They are significantly impaired in these men.”

Time to line your pockets with lead or spring for a belt clip for your gadgets. We can’t let the lesser of the species be the only ones to reproduce.

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Are safe cigarettes an oxymoron? Apparently not, if the people behind the NicStic are to be believed. It’s a battery-powered cigarette that vaporizes tobacco rather than burning it (much like the Volcano), delivering sweet, sweet nicotine without any tar or any of that other bad stuff. It seems like a great way to help someone ease into quitting, although I can’t really see it replacing the real thing. Real cigarettes just make you look so cool. Remember that, kids.

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Toilet Gadgets? Oooh yeeaaaa…

Here’s the Brondell Breeza, a deodorizing toilet seat that’s available in two different models. The Basic Breeza is battery operated and just keeps that stench down to a manageable level, while the Breeza Warm (pictured above) plugs into the wall and actually has a heated seat for those of you who live in the cold (silly people).

Both have that delightful gentle closing seat and lid that can help you at least keep some of those obnoxious bathroom noises to a minimum. Both models have an automatic quiet fan that draws odors into a replaceable activated carbon filter, and then there’s some sort of fragrance that you can place into the works as well. The Breeza battery operated seat can be installed in just 15 minutes according to the company; of course the heated seat’s installation might be more complicated if you don’t have an outlet nearby.

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My mind works in mysterious ways. Okay, more often than not, there’s less mystery and more just filthy dirt clogging up the windmills of my mind. Yesterday, for example, I decided to buy an electric shaver and of course, in no time flat, I was thinking of vibrators and when that happens, I often drift to visions of chicks riding away in Sybian fantasies.

What made me think of sybian sex machines?? The mere mention of which has set that song by The Miracles off in my head, Love Machine, sex machine, tomato, potato. No worries, I’ll forego the deep philosophical discussion of why love could be synonymous with sex. After all, how many tangents should it take to explain my tangent-prone thinking?

I went to this store to buy my electric razor that has all kinds of electrical gadgets and small appliances. Needless to say, across the display case where I was eyeing a nifty futuristic shaving device, I noticed a wall with all kinds of vibrating massagers.

In the old days, before sex shops were de rigueur, I know that women used to be able to buy various wand-shaped massage devices for so-called “personal use” with the explanation that they’re phallic design allowed it to stimulate even those hard-to-reach places as the elongated form allowed it to be conveniently used from all sorts of angles.

I must admit that one of my earliest sexual experiences involved a bright orange “personal massager” that resembled an electric beater with various attachments. My favorite one somewhat resembled an egg cup and was quite frankly ideal as a “massage head” in the most literal sense.

Anyway, even though I’m a dude, I remember the orgasm that I got from vibration as stimulation was totally different from the usual kind. There’s a sort of intensity that is hard to describe. Your whole body really does seem to be humming. You sort of shake and quake all over.

Anyway, just listen to some of these girls using a Sybian and you’ll see what I mean. Believe me, it’s one time you can be sure that these horny females aren’t faking it!

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The World’s first, best and easiest to use digital video recorder - that is TiVo in a nutshell. When it was first introduced, TiVo quickly gained popularity and became a smash hit in the world of home entertainment. Millions of American households are now enjoying the convenience and freedom that TiVo offers. In a huge way, TiVo has revolutionized digital video recording and made it more accessible to the public. This article discusses what TiVo is, as well as the advantages and disadvantages it offers.

What is TiVo? TiVo is a brand of digital video recorder or DVR that allows user to capture television programming and record it to internal hard disk storage for later viewing. The TiVo basically functions just like video cassette recorders or VCR. The big difference is that TiVo uses a high memory, non-removable hard disk storage and has much more sophisticated software to record programs. In addition, live programs can be paused or rewound to repeat a sequence and unlike tape based recorders, a program that is on the process of being recorded can be viewed from the beginning. TiVo is powered by a 50 MHz PowerPC chip, IDE controller and specialized MPEG encoding and decoding hardware. A Quantum 13.9GB IDE hard drive (14 hr) provides the memory used for recording programs. There are newer units that offer 20, 30 and 60 hours of recording time. Meanwhile, TiVo software is Linux-based which has encouraged some to hack TiVo.

Advantages of TiVo

Convenience - Now, you have total control of your entertainment. With TiVo, people will no longer have to schedule plans around a favorite TV program. Instead, they can set TiVo to record that particular program for later viewing and can be watched over and over again. With TiVo, you can select your favorite programs to record either by time, specific program title, as well as by genre, actors, directors and many others. The TiVo memory is massive allowing you to accommodate all your preferred programs which remain intact for viewing until you manually delete it.

Excellent User Interface - The TiVo interface is easier to use in many ways compared to a VCR. Even technophobes can easily get the hang of TiVo and will soon consider TiVo as a best friend. One great feature that TiVo has is the thumbs up/thumbs down button which is basically a user rating system that allow viewers to score television shows. Users can rate TV shows in a scale of three thumbs ups and three thumbs downs. These ratings are then used to determine the user’s preferences to suggest some shows and programs that are similar to the user’s interests.

Great Features - Aside from the great convenience and ease-of-use, TiVo offers a host of other exciting features TV addicts will love. Season Passes allow TiVo to record a show each time it is aired regardless of when the show begins. TiVo also feature Wish List searches and online scheduling which have made the TiVo a household necessity. All theses plus TiVo’s various home entertainment innovations make people wonder how they went for so long without this exceptional piece of home entertainment.

Disadvantages of TiVo

Privacy Concerns - Some users are concerned that TiVo’s capability to collect usage data may intrude into the privacy of its subscribers. However, TiVo assures its consumers that no information about individual viewing habits are being collected.

Ads - TiVo began including pop-up advertisements to explore it as an alternative source of income. Apparently, as the user fast-forwards through certain commercials, instead of seeing a blur of broken video stream, they will see a static image. This drew negative response from its subscribers who have previously enjoyed TiVo’s ad free viewing experience.

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