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Or so it would seem if reports in today’s papers are anything to go by.

Apparently on June 7th a police helicopter, having been given permission to land at St Athen military base near Cardiff, had to take evasive manoeuvers after a U.F.O. came hurtling straight at them. The helicopter then gave chase as far as the North Devon border before running low on fuel and needing to return to base.
Somewhat predictably the object was described as being “Saucer shaped”, and despite all the high tech recording equipment on board the helicopter including night vision cameras the object (apparently) managed to avoid being caught on tape.

So basically although this craft could be seen easily enough by the naked eye, it could not be captured on film? Sounds like it could come in handy for raids on unmanned facilities with heavy surveillance to me! Could this be a new type of Stealth Technology currently being tested, or is it truly the work of little gray men from Reticulum in search of Liver? (It’s an X-Files reference I couldn’t quite resist and seemed appropriate, from ‘Squeeze’ in the first season)  On the other hand and to take a rather paranoid point of view is it something the military aren’t quite sure about, and although they did actually catch it on film they aren’t willing to release information at this point?  Whatever it is/was be it experimental aircraft, flying saucer, swamp gas, aurora borealis, or weather balloon I’m guessing we won’t know the truth for a long time, if ever.

If this has piqued your curiosity why not start your own investigation by visiting the National Archives website and having a read of the newly unclassified documents?

Upon returning from my break away at the Download Festival which was brilliant, but more on that later, I ventured over to Artificial Intelligence’s website to see what the latest development on Lisa the perfect woman was.
I was very disappointed as not much at all seemed to have changed, until I visited the French version of the website that is. After inputting your details and email address (you don’t need a valid one), you are presented with a short video of Lisa demonstrating her ‘thang’ before it all goes a bit wrong and you are told the following -
La femme parfaite existe deja. Pour savoir comment la seduire. Cliquer ici.
This roughly translates as “The perfect woman already exists. To know how to entice it. Click here.”
You are then informed – “Un Rasage doux et parfait pout etre sur de sa seduction”, which roughly translated means – A soft and perfect Shave , be sure of its seduction.

So all this fuss was made over a French advert for a Phillips electric razor and Nivea shaving conditioner. I’m assuming most of you reading this are as let down as I am having been expecting something a bit more impressive for the punch-line. Maybe a new Hollywood blockbuster, or a clever advert for an online dating agency… Ho-hum.

Life in the modern office can be stressful. Just imagine the archetypal day when everything that can go wrong, does go wrong. If it happens to the wrong person the results could be somewhat akin to the video below:

We all know that person in the office who gets a twitch in their eyebrow when their PC freezes, or the coffee machine is out of order and eats their money. As well as being bad for the individuals blood pressure and general health, this video also proves it can be hazardous to those around them as well!

Although it is debateable whether this is genuine or staged, isn’t it convenient how just about everything takes place in the centre of the camera’s view and none of the spectators ever leave camera shot, it sends out a stark warning to office workers everywhere.

Do your bit to reduce office fatalities, and injuries caused by hurled computer equipment, get the likely maniac in your office the Giant Stressball. Available soon at Gadgets.co.uk!

Gadgets Towers has been hit by a music frenzy with two new rocking additions, the V-Beat Air Drums and V-Beat Air Guitar.
I had been looking forward to the release of Rock Band, which is obviously the next step along from Guitar Hero (At least until Guitar Hero 4). However, as EA have decided we all have far too much money over here in the UK they have upped the price by about 220%, and I have shelved my plans for this particular purchase.
Enter the V-Beat instrument simulators and suddenly all those grand plans for forming a simulated rock band are seeming within reach again, and these are possibly an even better option as you aren’t restricted to the track lists EA deem worthy of release.
Sure, they take a little more practise, but the end result is surely that bit more impressive and rewarding. Here’s an example of what can be achieved with one guitar and one set of drums.

Add in another guitar for the bass, someone singing and the effect will be more than doubled! Of course the V-Beat Air Guitar, and V-Beat Air Drums are available from Gadgets.co.uk!