Off Beat

There is very little in this world that is more relaxing than turning on your radio at the end of a long day’s work and listening to some jazz or good old blues. That might not be exactly the way we put up our feet these days and that is totally…

Having grown up enjoying the great Indian summers, I literally have never known a person who wasn’t a sucker for a chilled beverage. But since many of the lessons I learnt through childhood experiences involve tips on how not to get yourself a cold…

Most New Year’s resolutions around the world involve elaborate plans to workout every morning. But given the obesity stats in the world, we all have a fairly good idea of what happens to those good intentions and workout plans! But here’s a novel…

Don’t you just hate it when you’re at a party trying to strike a conversation with a cute guy over a drink but the bite sized appetizers keep making you go back to the serving area every ten minutes? Yeah so do I, and usually I wait for someone to..

Gone are the days when flaunting an iPod added up to your style quotient. Now it’s the iPod cover jacket from Republic, which ensures you have actually caught up with the trend. Available for $109.40, this jacket does not only look rugged, trendy and.

Lost you beloved remote again? Just whistle and it’ll be there! Not there exactly, but it’ll start shouting out its location. Remote Control Finder is a useful thing for those who often misplace Remote Controls of their devices (that pretty much..

With increasing affluence, product designers have all the freedom to try their wild fantasies, even on mundane products such as watches and clocks. Sometimes, this freedom results in kitsch and what you get is something that isn’t refreshing but…

If only the ancient Greek religion survived, probably Olympics would have been a more colourful affair. However, Zeus wouldn’t be disappointed considering the fact that Olympics, which was created by his son Heracles in his hounour, is the stuff…

Good old Ben Franklin once said that beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. I completely agree with him and that’s why I’m only too glad to fall on my knees and thank Him for making some beer-loving religious person invent this…

Fashioned by Alex Kowal during the ‘Soft Circuits Workshop’ at NYU’s ITP program, the Soft Wall Lamp is a unique e-textile concept that uses soft circuits made of flexible electronic components like conductive fabrics and conductive threads….