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It’s been an incredibly exciting day here at Gadgets Towers, as we have been expecting a very special arrival. The red carpet was rolled out, and we even had a squadron of our Desktop Roadsweepers give it a quick once over to make sure it was entirely dirt and lint free. Why all the effort? Well today we were expecting our first shipment of Dave The Cheeky Monkey.

Thankfully there were no unforseen delays or incidents, and the busy folks at the warehouse worked incredibly hard first getting the delivery booked in, and then getting all your orders processed and despatched. So if you pre-ordered Dave, he should be arriving with you in the next few days ready to charm his way into your affections. If you wanted to wait until we actually had stock then you’d better get onto the Website and place your order pronto, as although we have plenty we’re expecting them to fly straight back out of the warehouse nearly as soon as they arrive. Much like a far more adorable version of the flying monkeys from The Wizard Of Oz.

Of course as well as Dave, we have loads of other great new gift ideas and gadgets to choose from on our website, so on the off-chance that cute monkeys aren’t your thing, you’re sure to find something else that is.

The whole building has been buzzing this week as Halloween is just around the corner. Downstairs has been decorated with spooky spider webs, skeletons and a few make shift pumpkins, all in preparation for the fancy dress competition on Friday. I won’t be partaking in the fancy dress however I will be having a go at baking a few goodies for the day.

Those of you who read the blog regularly will know that I’m a keen cook, so when the ‘ A Zombie Ate My Cupcake’ recipe book arrived, I was first in the queue to get my hands on one. The book is the mastermind of Lily Vanilli aka Lily Jones who is a baker and cake designer. Within the book she has created 25 weird, ugly and grotesque types of cupcakes. Although very different to the usual cupcake they’ll still taste as yummy, so the book promises.

Now I have the book and the event I just need to decide which ones to have try, will it be Mutants Ears, Blood-Stained Brains or Sweeney Todds Surprise!! Well I still have a few days to decide so I’ll let you know which one I choose.

If you fancy having a go at making some of these unusual cupcakes for your Halloween party you still have time, you can get yours here.

M x

I can’t be the only one who has read the various ridiculous stories you see occasionally in the media, about people leaving their cars to drive themselves either on cruise control, or because of a sat nav system. Autonomous car systems have come one leaps and bounds in the last few years with Higher end car manufacturers, such as Lexus, already having automatic parking systems, and cleverer cruise control.

The next step is surely to have completely autonomous cars that will drive themselves, and development is already well underway by various companies. Google have hit the news today with their own project in this area, their cars having already covered as much as 140,000 miles in and around San Francisco and Lake Tahoe.

Google maintain that safety is the foremost priority whilst testing this new technology, and the cars are always manned with a specially trained driver as well as a software expert. Routes are mapped out and planned in advance, with local police also being made aware. The tests so far have been a great success, with only one minor bump, which occurred when one of the Google cars was bumped from behind at some traffic lights. If anything this just lends weight to the idea behind the technology; that people make mistakes, and these are what cause accidents.

Google are hoping the end result could reduce road traffic and the number of accidents, although they do stress that the project is still very much in the experimental stage. On a slight side note, one thing that concerns me about the video below is actually nothing to do with the driverless car, but that the video was shot in America, in a left-hand drive car, which means the video is being shot, semingly, by the driver, who I would guess, does not have a Google self driving car….

It may be hard to believe, but even nearly 21 years after they first came into our lives back in 1989 The Simpsons remain, arguably, the first animated family of TV. The cast of characters has expanded over the years, and everyone has their favourite character, be it a Bart or Homer who is in just about every episode, or one of the guest characters such as Lionel Hutz, Renier Wolfcastle or, my favourite, Sideshow Bob. I think that alongside how the show relates to real life, it is the range of characters that ensures everyone can really empathise with at least one character, or parts of several different ones.

Of course, I’m here to talk about our range of gifts and gadgets, and we’ve just had some new Simpsons lines arrive over the last few days. First up is our Duff Gift Set which consists of a Duff branded stein, and keychain bottle opener. After all: “You can’t get enough of that wonderful Duff!”. My favourite of the two new items though is definitely the Talking Homer Simpson Bottle Opener, so next time you need a cold refreshing Duff, you can crack one open and listen to one of Homer’s pearls of wisdom.

These two great new gifts, along with our Simpsons USB Hub and Homer Simpson Phone Spinners, are sure to make any Simpsons fan’s day.