Send gift vouchers by text message

A very quick feature for you:Â

Dutch cadeaucode.nl, ….. lets late or lazy gift givers send presents by text message.

How it works: the giver goes to the company’s website, enters the recipient’s phone number and a message, pays by credit card, and a message containing a unique gift code is immediately sent to the recipient.

Source: http://www.springwise.com/

It seems a lot of service providers are moving towards online and SMS delivery, as it’s faster and saves money. Could be a good idea if you only remember a birthday on the day!

Buy your friends a drink online

Most of us like to have the occasional drink. Some of us would even say we drink too much. Indeed with the government’s strict definition of binge drinking being 5 units in one go, it is easy to fall into this category. With a large glass of red wine containing 2 units, and a pint of lager 3 units I’ve been binge drinking a little too much recently. But how does that affect me? This hilarously excellent diagram shows what parts of the body alcohol may have suffered as a consequence of my two beers:

Source: BBC Three Counties

It might just be me, but there aren’t that many parts of the body it doesn’t seem to affect. In fact it might have been easier to do a diagram of those parts. My favourite (if that’s possible) is the “face”. No part of it in particular, just the entire face.

So in the spirit (pun intended) of these sobering (they just keep on coming) warnings, please buy me a drink. Well not me personally (I wouldn’t say no though), but people in the UK can now buy anyone a drink online, get a code delivered to their mobile and make them happy (albeit temporarily, as alcohol is a depressant).

Choose a drink from the selection
Enter their mobile number, your message, then pay. It’s that simple.
Your voucher is sent via SMS and your friend or colleague simply shows their mobile phone at the bar.

Only available in Corney & Barrow pubs and at £3.25+ for a bottle of beer or £6.75+ for a glass of wine, it might not be the cheapest drink you’ve ever bought, but it might be the most impressive!

Get Sky+ on your mobile

OK, it’s not quite as great as it sounds. Simply you can view the Sky Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) on your mobile and add programmes to your Sky+ schedule after you’ve left home. Still pretty cool though huh? It’s a free application that is compatible with most phones.

Take a look here