You can now get an 8x zoom telescope, complete with hardcase and mini tripod for your iPhone - I guess it would be useful in some circumstances but who would honestly want to take a call on your phone with this attached to your phone? See it in action on you tube here, or check out the product review from geek alerts here.

A study by Oxford showed increased growth of nerve cells connections in the white matter of the brain  after a 6 week juggling training course –  and the connections remained after the juggling course had stopped. It didn’t matter how good or bad a juggler you were – the brain just seemed to want to be puzzled and learn something new. Go buy some balls... 
Nature Neuroscience, DOI:10.1038/nn.2412

This video of Inspired Bicycles team rider Danny MacAskill  features some of the most amazing street/street trials riding I've ever seen. It has to be the most technically difficult and insane choice of riding lines you will ever see. This video goes way beyond what is currently considered as trials riding. Thanks to Phil for the link. Kind of uncanny that he is also Scottish!

Whether you're into photography, the beach culture, stunning beaches, surfing (good & bad), you'll appreciate the beautiful photography by Aquabumps. Dig deeper into the site, you'll find yourself concise surf reports detailing temperatures, winds, tides and forecasts for the upcoming week. This is where the waves live.

The Blackbird, fly (BBF) is a twin lens reflex camera: one lens is used to expose the film, while the other is used like a viewfinder. It’s a style of camera from the 1920s. Unlike most twin lens reflex cameras, which take medium format film, the Blackbird, fly uses 35mm film - which you can process, scan and print at any one-hour photo store. GO convenience!

Two new studies in Hong Kong and Japan universities report more benefits of tea drinking. Green tea contains 30%-40% of polyphenols which act as potent antioxidants, while black tea 3%-10%. From the Hong Kong study - people who drank an average of 3 cups of (mainly green) tea per day potentially added 5 years to their lifespan. In the Japanese study, people who drank 7 or more cups of green tea a day could...

This one is to show you the difference in symptoms between colds and flu (4mins) http://tinyurl.com/coldandflusymptoms This one shows how NOT to transmit your cold or flu http://tinyurl.com/avoidingswineflu I suggest everyone gets tissues and a bottle or 2 of antibacterial gel to wipe down phones, keyboards, desks 2 or 3 times a day.  Viruses are persistent little critters - wash you hands after you sneeze...

As well as being a neat freak, I also have a compulsion to be organised. Searching the net this week I have found a great little application for all Mac users that will make those little day-to-day tasks easier to manage. Anxiety (http://anxietyapp.com/) is a free application that adds a simple yet effective check box list to the toolbar of OSX. Items can be added and marked off in a matter of seconds, and...

Love a good take away coffee but feeling guilty of the disposable coffee cups? Get a keep cup! It's designed to barista standards and comes in two different sizes. It's so good looking, I'm seriously considering taking up coffee drinking again!