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It’s here. Two wholesome boxes of the king. The natural nectar.

Coke vs. Pepsi. Crest vs. Colgate. HD DVD vs. Blu Ray. Sega vs. Nintendo. There’s a new rivalry in town: The Snuggie vs. The Slanket.

For the past few months, The Snuggie had an easy run. No competition, a catchy name and even a deal clincher with every purchase, a free book light. But now there’s trouble in the sleeved blanket market. A new kid on the block backed by the marketing powerhouse that is QVC, The Slanket (a clever combination of “Sleeved Blanket”) and by the looks of it they’re ready for a fight to the death.

With QVC entering the sleeved blanket marketplace, the stage is set for an exciting 2009 as both brands will duke it in what is sure to be an ugly, months long battle royale. The Snuggie currently offers a tremendous buy one, get one free offer and an included free book light for the low price of $19.99 plus $7.95 shipping handling for each Snuggie. It’s obvious that The Snuggie means business with the free tie in and the extra Snuggie thrown in for free (well, not so free if you count the $7.95 for shipping and handling what I’m sure is a very soft and fluffy sleeved blanket).

The Slanket, which claims to have been invented in back in the day in 1998, is offered in 11 beautiful colours (like Apricot, Moss Green, Ruby Green, Castlerock, and a colour by the name of Texas Tea?!), claims more inventive uses, is so big that it can fit “almost anyone,” and has an introductory price of $29.96 (at least on the QVC website). But, there’s no buy one get one free offer or freebie tie in, which makes The Snuggie the winner based solely on price. Maybe higher price for The Slanket can be attributed to a higher thread count or because it’s manufactured in America. Based solely on price there’s a tough fight ahead for The Slanket. A “big mountain to climb” if you will.

But, at least it’s a good time to be in the sleeved blanket business. Whoever wins this epic battle will be sitting on a giant pile of cash to come up with the next Shamwow!. As the American (and world) economy continues to tank and people wanting to save on their heating bills (and all bills in general) as a result it’s a good time to be selling something that’s going to keep America warm, productive and comfortable. It’s the American way!

Decide for yourself who will come out on top in 2009. Check out the commercials below.

Here’s The Snuggie in all its glory:

And, here’s the new kid on the block, The Slanket:

Check it out, the first pics of the Blackberry Typhoon! It’s RIM’s next gen device they’re hoping will, along with their currently released Bold and Storm, continue to keep ahead of a surging Apple and a certain piece of of antiquated technology called the “iPhone” in the piping hot smartphone market.

So, hot on the heels of the release of the Storm is the next step up – a juggernaut of technology that can only be described as a “Typhoon.”

Our source tells us that the Typhoon comes with the following features:

- A “print to” message option for archiving of conversations
- Monochromatic LCD screen with support for up to 20 characters (What?! 20 characters, amazing!)
- The triumphant return of two way paging (Q Tip and A Tribe Called Quest must be stoked!)
- Bulk! So that it can be used as a paper weight and so that the user always knows that the Typhoon is in his/her pocket
- Speaking of pockets, did you see that the Typhoon fits in a pocket?!
- A beautiful shade of green (I know it’s only a test model but I really hope RIM keeps this colour on the final version. I’m so over leather, chrome and shiny plastic)
- An alphanumeric keyboard
- Push technology on the Typhoon actually builds your biceps
- Handy On/Off button
- Literally fits in the palm of your hand. The most ergonomic Blackberry yet!

I’ve been told that this beast of a phone will be released on GSM carriers around spring of 2009! Looks like I finally have a replacement for my Blackberry Curve.

Hit the jump for more pics!

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STOKED – Wind Chill

There is a whole lineup offered in the Stoked family of energy drinks. I’m starting off with the Stoked Wind Chill.

The art on the can is awesome. This is the best looking drink I have seen so far in my drinking history. I’m not usually into the whole dragon thing, but for this drink I’ll make an exception. (What’s also cool is that they have a dragonology section on the can. Details are awesome)

The drink it’s self smells like ginger-ale with a slightly orange colour to it. After pouring it into a glass for further inspection the ginger-ale smell disappears and al that is left is a very faint orange smell very much like orange Gatorade.

I really don’t know what to expect from this drink. The can is blue and it’s called Wind Chill… that makes me think this should be minty and refreshing. In reality, the drink is murky yellow and smells of orange… wtf is going on here?

After taking a few gulps of this canned mind f***, I can defiantly taste the orange. It tastes almost exactly like orange gatorade (watered down orange flavor). I also noticed that the back of my throat feels tingly… almost numb. I think I understand why this drink is called Wind Chill now.

This chilling sensation in the back of my throat isn’t uncomfortable. I can notice that it’s there but it’s not bothersome. Reminds me of strong mints.

This drink provides no noticable buzz. It’s possible that im more focused, but nothing special.

Caffeine: 160mg per 473ml
Taste: 3 out of 5
Buzz: 1 out of 5
Verdict:Not bad, but not really worth it either.

Side note: I like caffeine.

What the hell?

Aww yeah!

This cat is amazing

Just watched John “The Mac Is Back” McCain publicly concede the election to Barack Obama. After listening to the crowd boo the next president’s name I heard a wonderful U-S-A! chant emerge from an upset group of McCain supporters. Then I got to thinking if anyone used this anthemic rally chant before the legendary Hacksaw Jim Duggan back in the the WWF glory days?

Thanks to Wikipedia, now I know: U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!