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Global ice sculpture is centrepiece for Big Brother party

22 Monday Aug 2011

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BB Pic 150.jpg“Da twa, the housemeats had a portee tuh celebrate Darryn Lyons’ 46th birthda.”  

Thanks to Big Brother we all speak Geordie fluently nowadays so you should be able to gather from the above that on day two of their incarceration in the Big Brother house, the celebrity inmates had a party for Mr Paparazzi’s birthday.

Besides alcohol, party outfits and birthday cake, Big Brother provided an ice sculpture and drinks luge created by Global Ice Sculptures.

Measuring 100cm x 50cm, the hand-carved ’46′ was smuggled into the Big Brother garden as the centrepiece of the party.

Any ice sculpture, from a horse’s head to an F1 racing car, can be turned into a luge by carving a tunnel through the ice. The chosen spirit (traditionally Vodka) is then poured in and chills as it runs through the sculpture and into the mouth of the waiting partygoer.

Apparently you can have male and female torso luges but they were probably deemed unsuitable for the show’s five million viewers. Think about it…

Australian rock band AC/DC launch own wine

17 Wednesday Aug 2011

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Rock veterans AC/DC have launched their own brand of wine.

Teaming up with Australian winemakers Warburn Estate the series of wines will go on sale this week.

ACDC.jpgThe wines have been sourced from the regions of Barossa and Coonawarra and the range includes wines named after the band’s most famous hits, including Back in Black Shiraz, Highway to Hell Cabernet Sauvignon, Hells Bells Sauvignon Blanc and You Shook Me All Night Long Moscato.

In promotional material, the shiraz is described as delivers “spice and dark berry, performing like a world tour taking centre stage” and the moscato is said to be “perfect for lady rock fans”.

The wine will be sold in branches of Woolworths in Australia.
 
Steve Donohue, from Woolworths, said the band had mass appeal.

“This is a world-wide phenomena and a first in the marketplace,” he said.

But AC/DC is not the first to have teamed up with vineyards. Others include: Madonna, rock act KISS and Barbra Streisand.

AC/DC, which is fronted by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young, is one of the highest-selling bands of all time and have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

* At Product Junkie HQ staff have been coming up with their own AC/DC wine names, so far we have: Whole Lot of Rosé, Back in Blanc & Chianti. Can you come up with more AC/DC wine names? Share them on Table Talk…

CharLi charges mobile devices while you eat

08 Monday Aug 2011

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CharLi 150.jpgHow did we ever cope without mobile devices such as our Smartphones and MP3 players?

What clever gadgets they are. Mind you, there’s still room for improvement.

For a start I’d like everlasting batteries so I don’t run out of charge when I’m out and about. Maybe we’ll have them one day, but until then there’s aways CharLi.

CharLi is a new table top charger aimed at restaurants who would like to go the extra mile and offer a charge-while-you-eat service to customers.

It will connect with most mobile devices and allows up to five phones to be plugged in to charge simultaneously by way of retractable cables.

There’s also a USB connector and if that’s not enough, CharLi also acts as a menu holder. Genius.

 

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