Not often you can get a fridge in widescreen.  This is the new Samsung fridge, designed by clever bods at Gro.  It can be flipped at will between vertical and horizontal at will, and it’s a great idea.  Perfect for when I finally get my hands on a whole Bluefin tuna.  What’s the hold up Diasuke, you said you’d hook me up!

This is the 2010 Brabus Mercedes-Benz Viano Lounge.  It’s powered by 426hp 6.1L V8 engine, and features a 32-inch LCD, two Sony VAIO laptops, a PlayStation 3, Nespresso machine, and even includes a Vertu Constellation phone.  But whether you call it “Viano” or put a Brabus badge on it, you’ll still be a man in a van.  Pics after the jump.

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To be honest, I should have really covered the Frankfurt Motor Show last week.  I was bereft of inspiration and was a bit fretful that, come Monday, I wouldn’t care about anything enough to write about it.  But then I put on that John Farnham song You’re The Voice, and like some burning eagle of misplaced enthusiasm came this super-expensive sparkling Blackberry.  Man I love that song.  It’s so perfectly kitsch and 80s it makes you feel like He Man after slaying some monster in a loincloth with a huge sword.  Of course, I haven’t done that yet.  As soon as I finish typing some words on my computer keyboard and browse on the internet a bit.  So, this is a custom Blackberry by Alexander Amosu, it costs over $2m, and that gives it the dubious honour of being the most expensive Blackberry in the known world.  Which, I should say, is the whole world.  I mean I think it’s safe to assume that there isn’t some remote part of the world that has so far gone undiscovered in which Blackberries exist without human knowledge, so that really is an unnecessary precondition.    Read more after the jump.

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We’ll be doing quite a bit of coverage of the The London Film Festival this year, which by all accounts looks bloody fantastic.  There are some really superb British, international and Hollywood offerings, and a great many premiering here.  Exactly who and what we’ll be covering I’ve yet to get around to sorting out, so as soon as I finish this cheese sandwich and put some pants on, I’ll make a start.  In the mean time, if you’re London based or London bound from the 14th October, much of the festival is free to the public, with screen talks and public screenings aplenty.  Booking starts tomorrow (26th Sept) and you can book in person, by phone through the BFI or online at http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff/.

Microsoft have always had terrible ads.  Whether it’s Steve Ballmer having some kind of fit, or a 7 year old making some crappy photo album, they categorically confirm that they don’t really give a shit about how they come off because 90% of the computer-buying public will relent and fork out for windoze anyway.  The recent examples of truly shocking Microsoft advertising are contained in this post.  The first video, below, is nearly 7 minutes of what feels like some kind of psychiatric hospital induction video.  I won’t go into quite how retarded it is, because I could be here until my new copy of Windows 7 finally installs.  Needless to say, when it does, I won’t be planning any kind of launch party for this clusterfuck.  Next abortive attempt at “clever” marketing after the jump.

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Hey.  I have literally been crawling the internet for something to carp on about today.  “Literally” as in “not really”.  PPPFFFTTT.  Also been distracted by a load of junk TV from the US, like Rock of Love.  God I love that show.  Who would have thought that a load of hick, alcoholic prostitutes with learning difficulties chasing after some douchebag rock star would more or less be the most entertaining half hour of my entire life.  Anyway, here’s a Paul Smith card holder wallet thing.  It’s lovely.  You can buy it here.

Boeing are still desperately kicking their troubled Dreamliner aircraft into some kind of shape, and Airbus are leaking some of the designs for the their A30X next generation aircraft.  Man these look cool.  Imagine being drunk in one of these.  The one with forward swept wings totally reminds me of that episode of Thunderbirds where, err wait, never mind. Pics after the jump.

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So, you’re a huge billionaire.  You’ve got a bitching yacht, more money than you could ever hope to spend.  What could you possibly add to the aforementioned yacht?  LASERS.  Anti-paparazzi lasers.  Ok, so not whale-melting lasers, or lasers that can sink enemy submarines or incoming missiles, but a laser that will flash a bit and ruin your photo.  Oh.  This innovative, if disappointing feature has been fitted on Roman Abramovich’s 557ft, $1.2 billion bad boy Eclipse.  Read more after the jump.

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The reason posts are a bit late today is because my computer keeps crashing when I try to save a draft post or save anything.  First thing, fuck you Dell.  Second thing, check out this awesome digital wallpaper.  I’d love to buy this too, but I unwisely decided to invest in a Dell computer instead.  This rather sexy piece of geeky design caught my eye, and I thought I’d better up the class quotient on the site.  Reading odd articles back makes me realise that, although I do find cats hilarious, I’m hardly at risk of a Pulitzer here.  Saying that, if I was lucky enough to have one of these, I’d only have two modes: LOLcats during the day, and two bright red arrows saying “kitchen” and “bathroom” at night, for when I’m drunk and only the lowest brain functions are available to me.  More pics and vid after the jump.

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