Archive for September, 2006
Top Gear postponed indefinately & More on the Hamster
September 25th, 2006The BBC is to indefinitely postpone the new series of Top Gear until presenter Richard Hammond has recovered from the brain injuries he suffered in a high-speed crash.
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“We would not think of finalising plans for the next series without discussing it with everyone involved,” the BBC said in a statement. “When it is suitable, the […]
Gemini produce iPod mixer
September 25th, 2006Gemini have announced the new product in their iSeries line of DJ equipment - the iTrax which allows you to plug your iPod into the top of the mixer and have your entire music collection at your fingertips. As with most mixers you get an eq on the iPod channels, mic insert, headphone jack, option […]
700 macbooks… for a school
September 25th, 2006This is a crazy order for a collection of MacBooks to go in a local school depending on the model and specification these will cost between £524,300 ($997,266) and £1,174,600 ($2,234,204) This is a crazy amount of money for a school to spend on equipment!
Video below of the kit after it arrived.
Gay Flight Attendants
September 24th, 2006I just saw this and thought it was very amusing. Don’t think it has been aired somehow
Oh and if you’re wondering why i have all these videos appearing now I have found a nice WP plugin created by Viper007Bond the plugin is called Viper’s Video Quicktags
JustGiving for Richard Hammond
September 24th, 2006You may have heard in the news about how a collection has been going for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. This was started by a member of the PistonHeads community.
The clip above is the editor of PistonHeads on BBC News 24
If you are willing to help the cause and would like to contribute then visit the […]
Cars are expensive things
September 24th, 2006Thankfully this year I havent had to pay for my car’s MOT/Tax/Insurance, my dad has. This is the last time he is paying for my car fully - next year its split 50-50 and the year after it’s all down to me.
The car was due its 60,000 mile service and I knew that a few […]
WANTED: Audio Streamer
September 24th, 2006I recently installed two mission M70 speakers in our conservatory as a wedding anniversary/birthday present for my parents so they could make better use of the space and be able to relax and listen to music, read the paper, do some sudoku, look out at the countryside…. The only problem is that the Hi-Fi is […]
The Hamster is out of intensive car
September 22nd, 2006Richard Hammond has been moved from the ICU at Leeds General Infirmary to a High dependancy unit and his condition has been downgraded to stable.
More details at Sky News and BBC News
Richard Hammond update
September 21st, 2006It has just been reported that the crash Richard Hammon was involved in was not an attempt to break the land speed record but was an experiment into speed using similar technologies.
Doctors have also said that the TG presenter has suffered a “Serious brain injury” but they are hoping he will make a good recovery. […]
GET WELL SOON HAMSTER
September 21st, 2006If you havent already seen the news Richard Hammond crashed a Thule jet propelled car at speeds of approximatley 280mph yesterday whilst filming for the new series and trying to break the British Land Speed Record (currently 300.3mph).
Response teams who were first on the scene said that he was talking as he was removed from […]