Last week SANYO announced the release of the world's first waterproof camcorder. In their words, it's "built for family fun above and below water." I'm confused. Using it a the beach? Sure. For boating, fishing and during dive trips? Of course. But what kind of "family fun" takes place underwater? Nobody buys a $500 camcorder to film their baby reenacting the cover of Nirvana's "Nevermind".

In any event, this technological wonder has the ability ...There's more

So you did a little shopping down at the local health food store. You got to talking with the all-natural hottie working the herbal remedy aisle. A few coffee shop dates later (she orders soy chai lattes) and she's coming by your place tonight to sample the only vegetarian dish you know how to cook, and maybe a cocktail or two.

You need something to serve. Something that shows you're sensitive to her herbal lifestyle. ...There's more

Been through countless failed first dates and one night stands looking to find the right woman? Tired of your friends and family telling you what kind of girl you should be dating? Don’t sweat it. You can figure out which girl best suits you without spending hours stalking around on MySpace.

Forget astrology. Forget eHarmony's compatibility profiling. The most telling sign of what type of woman does it for you is ...There's more

(And 5 Toys You Might Want to Suggest...)

It's amazing how a simple little buzzing sound can strike fear into the hearts of grown men. And drain our masculinity in a split second.

As soon as she pulls out her favorite "toy" - or even hints that she wants to use it - insecurity hits. And the questions start: Why does she need that? What am I not doing right? Am I being replaced? And why did she have to get one that big!?

Calm down. She's not leaving you for BOB. (Her Battery Operated Boyfriend.) ...There's more

In addition to cherries, weasels and corn, you can now add potatoes to the list of things that pop.

In the never-ending quest to find snack foods that are not only healthier for us, but actually resemble snacks we normally eat ...There's more

So you're off for three days. Chance to do a little grilling. Get some pool time. Seriously ignore the stuff you need to do around the house. And as always, cocktails are in order.

Here's the three top summer drink recipes from TheBar.com to help you, and those ladies sitting poolside, kick-off the summer.

Beachcomber (pictured)
1.5 oz. Smirnoff Red Label Vodka
.25 oz. Captain Morgan Parrot Bay Coconut Rum
.5 oz. pineapple juice
1 splash orange juice
2 slices orange ...There's more

Verizon Wireless announced the new BlackBerry 8830 World Edition will be available in their stores on May 28th.

The 8830's “always-on, always connected” wireless e-mail and Verizon's new Global BlackBerry service ensure that, no matter where in the world you are, you'll be found. (Perfect for you Crackberry addicts.)

Calls can be placed and received in over 150 countries ...There's more

Memorial Day weekend starts tomorrow, and more barbecue grills will be fired up over the next three days than on any other weekend this year.

And Weber, maker of the grills most of us have in our backyards, isn't satisfied with just being under your meat this summer, they want to be on top of it as well. ...There's more

The next time you find yourself running thru the jungle under gunfire from a band of heavily armed military rebels, heading to the beach for the two mile swim to rendezvous with your submarine so you can turn over the files you just downloaded from the rebels' secluded cave hideaway, make sure you're carrying the Flash Survivor from Corsair.

Designed to be the toughest USB drive you can buy ...There's more

The chairs may be beer stained, the table may have cigar burns and one bum leg, and your buddies may look like rejected extras from The King of Queens, but your Wednesday night poker game just got a lot classier.

The Original Poker Chip Customizer lets you cash in your old chips for some with a little more personality. Your personality. ...There's more

Sorry. I was temporarily possessed by Bill O'Reilly. AmericanFlags.com announced today they will immediately begin offering visitors to their site a free American flag, normally priced $19.95, to help "honor and give thanks to the brave men and ...There's more

Who doesn't love a good explosion? Eepybird, the lab coat and goggle wearing guys who brought you "Experiment #137", the YouTube hit featuring dozens of Mentos-fueled Diet Coke eruptions, are headed to Cincinnati, OH this weekend to attempt a Guinness World Record. ...There's more

It's graduation time, and a bunch of you will be giving up the late to bed, late to rise lifestyle and entering the wonderful world of 9 to 5. Just like you dreamed about since you were a kid.

In case you don't end up working for a Web 2.0 company - where the dress code is slacker chic and the office rules are basically anything goes as long as you don't burn the place down - you'll need some tips for surviving the corporate minefield.

I asked ...There's more

What would you do if you won a quarter-mill playing golf in Las Vegas? How 'bout putting half of it on a single hand of blackjack at the Mirage? That's what I hear World Series of Golf champ Mark Ewing (pictured) and his caddy wanted to do Wednesday night. The funny thing is that ...There's more

With the price of cocktails heading north of $10, and closing in on $15 in some places, a lot of guys are opting for a round of pre-game warm-up drinks at home before heading out. And using it as an excuse to get a date back to their place for after dinner drinks.

Like I've said before: It doesn't matter if you're mixing a simple gin and tonic or making a dreaded Cosmo for your date, you'll need the right tools to get the job done. ...There's more

Who makes the biggest statement when it comes to inking the product you love on your body forever? The hardcore geeks take on the hardcore bikers in a Product Worship Tattoo ink-off: Apple vs. Harley-Davidson. ...There's more

Invented by pirates and adored by the likes of Ernest Hemingway, this Cuban concoction is one that has a strong following. Team it up with the finest distillates, hand crafted to perfection for over six generations and you're ...There's more

Distilled from the smoother grape spirit rather than the traditional grain spirit, G'Vine gin uses the rare green grape flower and a combination of nine whole-fruit botanicals. It has the usual flavor of juniper, only mixed with lime and coriander, and a slight hint of mint.

This isn’t the harsh gin your grandfather mixed with tonic. This one is soft, full-bodied, and made to be mixed. ...There's more

[And all we have is breath mints and old condoms...]

LONDON, May 11 -- The introduction of sex toys into nightclubs across the UK is going down well [those Brits and their puns] according to the UK's largest nightclub operator, Luminar Leisure.

Luminar, owners of the Oceana and Liquid nightclubs, has agreed to a deal with leading pleasure ...There's more

Summer's here, the weather's heating up, and bikinis are popping up at beaches and pools nationwide. You're lying to yourself if you think you won't be staring. And getting caught. But if you didn't push forward anyway and go for the hook up, you'd have to turn in your Guy Card.

With that in mind, here is your Field Guide to the North American Bikini. Read it. Learn it. So when she says, "What the hell are you looking at?" you can tell her you were just admiring her choice of bandeau top and low cut bottoms with keyhole tie sides. She still might ...There's more

Sure it's a PC and it runs Vista. But it'll let you enjoy your HD content outside of your living room. And you won't have to refinance your house to buy one.

Sony's just released VAIO FZ premium model will play your Blu-ray discs at full 1080 HD ...There's more

May 14-20 is American Craft Beer Week, celebrating the hundreds independent brewers in the US. To paraphrase Jim Koch, founder of Samuel Adams Brewing Company, these guys make less beer in a year than Anheuser-Busch spills in a day. But their passion comes through in the incredible colors, aromas and flavors of their brews.

I asked two top craft beer experts for their 12 favorite American craft beers. The first 12 are from Neil Burton, and avid craft beer drinker and aficionado living in Richmond, Virginia. The second twelve are from a well-known beer writer who asked that his name not be used. (He doesn't want his readers to know he actually has favorites.) ...There's more

No question vodka is meant to be served ice cold. I keep a bottle in the freezer at all times. Just in case she comes back to my place for a late night drink, or a party breaks out. (A guy's gotta be prepared.)

If you don't have a bottle chilled you can always add ice to the vodka, shake and serve, but what about adding vodka to the ice instead?

Ice Jacket is an ingenious new product that creates a thick layer of ice around your bottle - basically making it a drinkable ice sculpture - and keeping the contents chilled while the party rolls on. ...There's more

You need a task chair at your home computer, and a small table to use while you work would be great. You also want a rocker for gaming, and extra seats for when the guys come over. But space at your place is most likely at a premium. No where to keep extra chairs. And the garage is filled with that stuff you plan on eBaying someday. ...There's more

Sure you've dreamed of owning a Ferrari. But your climb up the corporate ladder has stalled on the rung marked "middle management". Until you move into the CEO suite, get fired by the board for tanking your company's stock, and collect your obnoxiously rich severance package, you can start with something equally as sexy, but a helluva lot more affordable. ...There's more

Strap on your party helmet. Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo and it's also the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby. Two great events that have long time traditions of hard partying - fueled by copious amounts of alcohol.

Each event has its own signature drink. Margaritas for CdM, and the never-ordered-anytime-but-derby-time mint julep for the Run for the Roses. I've posted a few margarita recipes lately, and a couple of julep recipes yesterday, as well. But thebar.com offers some alternatives to the traditional. ...There's more

And you can't buy one.

Why? Because it was created as a gift for the British queen. No, not Elton John. Queen Elizabeth II, in honor of her visit to Churchill Downs for this year's Kentucky Derby.

Crown Royal blended this batch of whisky, (they spell it without an "e"), expressly with Her Majesty in mind. In fact the first ever batch of Crown Royal Canadian Blended Whisky was made in 1939 for her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, to commemorate their Grand Tour of Canada. (There's your history lesson for the week.)

A fire at Seagram's Waterloo Distillery in Ontario almost completely destroyed this batch, with only a few barrels surviving the blaze. ...There's more

If you haven't seen this over-technologized piece of marketing "genius" yet, here's what happens: the mountain logo on the Coors Light label turns blue to let you know the beer is cold. Thank God. The old method of actually having to touch the bottle was way too much trouble. What's next ad execs? A label that lets me know when the cap has been twisted off?

So I started thinking... Why can't we get some indicator labels guys could really use? As an aid for those guys who make the rest of us look bad. Here's five I'd like to see: ...There's more

This Saturday at Churchill Downs marks the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby. The event is steeped in traditions that make attending the Derby a unique experience. Besides the women wearing huge elaborate hats, the pre-race parade of horses while the U of Louisville marching band plays "My Old Kentucky Home", and the draping of 554 red roses over the winning horse, there's the drinking of mint juleps in ice-frosted silver cups. A lot of mint juleps.

According to the makers of Early Times Mint Julep Cocktail, (“The Official Drink of the Kentucky Derby®"), every year almost 120,000 juleps are served over the two day event. This requires over 10,000 ...There's more

And to think, all this time you could have been helping charity...

The Seventh Annual Masturbate-a-Thon Comes to San Francisco

May 3, 2007: San Francisco, CA - The Center for Sex and Culture, the only publicly available, non-profit sex education center in the United States, is proud to announce the Seventh Annual Masturbate-a-Thon, Saturday, May 26th in San Francisco, in honor of National Masturbation Month. [Can we get a Hallmark card for this?] Founded in 2000, the star-studded Masturbate-a-Thon is like a walk-a-thon but a lot more fun [and a lot more exhausting]. ...There's more

Last week I posted a study on the multiplying effect alcohol has on the antioxidant properties of strawberries. After reading that post someone tipped me to XUXU (pronounced "zu zu"), an all-natural drink from Germany now available in the US, that contains 66% pure strawberry puree mixed with vodka. Ah, German ingenuity.

XUXU is a longtime regional favorite referred to as "The Heavenly Kiss". It can be served cold as a shot, mixed with sparkling wine, blended into cocktails, or (and this is interesting) ...There's more

Raise your hand if you've ever come home drunk and tripped over a speaker wire. Or spent an entire weekend fishing wires through the walls so they won't be seen. As well designed as some home theater systems are, the wires are still a pain in the ass. Wireless speakers help, ...There's more

Nytimes.com posted a story this past Sunday on Lucid, a new - and legal - absinthe that will soon be available in the US.

A longtime favorite of booze-soaked 19th century artists and writers like Toulouse-Lautrec and Oscar Wilde, absinthe has been illegal in the US because it contains thujone - which may or may not be toxic, depending on who you ask. ...There's more

She's coming over for dinner and you need to make something quick. Something decent, not reheated leftovers. No time for a lot of prep, no time for shopping for a lot of ingredients either. A good shortcut is to grab a jar of salsa and use that as a base.

Most salsas are just diced tomatoes, peppers, jalapeños, onions, ...There's more

They're calling it the Demi Moore effect. According to a study done in April of this year by the dating site PlentyofFish.com, more and more women aged thirty and over are looking to date guys five and ten years their junior. It seems the cougars are taking over the jungle.

In the US, 38% of the women surveyed had initiated contact with men 5 years younger than themselves and 10% were going for guys ten years younger. According to ...There's more