US consumers will spend $9.9 billion on dads for Father’s Day, according to the National Retail Federation’s "2007 Father’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey," conducted by BIGResearch from May 2-9, 2007.
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Father’s Day and Online Retail
Do Dogs Have a Sense of Humor?
Does your dog ever make you laugh – on purpose? Does he know he’s being funny? An even stranger question – does your dog find things funny?
Blue Family Once Inhabited Kentucky
I just don’t know what to think of this one.
Revolutionary Train-Coach Designed to Reduce Jams
A North Yorkshire engineering company is hoping for government money to build a revolutionary transport aimed at reducing congestion. (w/pics)
The Fuel Cell Wheelchair
We’re growing more convinced by the day that the future of mobility does not look like the automobile – we suspect the old concept of lugging a few tons of steel around to carry one or two people will be seen as excessively wasteful very soon, and accordingly expect the market for short-distance, one and [...]
”Yes Men” Crash Oil Expo, Propose Turning Corpses Into Fuel
Master pranksters The Yes Men crashed the Gas and Oil Exposition 2007 in Calgary this week, impersonating a rep from the National Petroleum Council at a keynote in which they proposed to convert people who died from climate change disasters into fuel.
Amazing Shadow Art From Junk
The New Shelton Wet and Dry has a collection of awesome shadow art created by various artists using junk.
Cow Found In Swimming Pool
Would you mind if a cow takes a dip in your swimming pool?
The Future of Mobility is Here
There’s no reason to assume that we have a clear picture of what the future of mobility might look like, even just a few years down the track, and the all-new T3 MOTION is different enough to challenge the notion of what personal transport could become.
New Nintendo Game Gives Beauty Tips
Japanese women may soon be tapping on the hit Nintendo DS handheld game machine for beauty tips, such as taking extra fluids and monitoring skin tones.
Crisper Photos from New Filter
A year from now, capturing a crisp, clear image of a candlelit birthday party could be a piece of cake — even with a camera phone.
Illnesses We Should Really Be Worried About
What’s scarier than mad cow disease? Nothing, really — except illnesses that are 10 billion times more likely to hurt you. Think about it this way: Your risk of getting mad cow is much lower than your odds of winning the Powerball lottery. In short, it’s not likely to happen. What could happen? In her [...]
