This guy is so amped for you to join him when he runs the Tokyo Marathon that he has constructed something called the iRig. It contains four iPhones, an Android, an iPad, three wireless routers, a weather station, a heart rate monitor, and a mock satellite dish up on his head.

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Music executive Steve Stoute took out a full-page advert in the NYT’s Styles section on Sunday to display his open letter to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, slamming the Grammys for having become “a series of hypocrisies and contradictions.”

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Every now and then, during my long trawl through the Internet, I find some interesting crime news from KTLA, a news channel based in Las Vegas. But yesterday I found three stories about people murdering other people for seemingly trivial reasons. So I thought, I must share. Click the link..

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British pop icon, Annie Lennox, was spotted this morning in popular Cape Town artisan coffee shop, Origin. Lennox recently appeared in the South African news cycle after reports emerged that former UCT Medical Director, Dr Mitch Besser (56) had left his wife for Lennox. Click through for a pic of the couple.

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Several Kiwi athletes have sent in messages of support for those caught in the earthquake that struck Christchurch today. Twitter has been overflowing with support with from Super Rugby players from the Blues, Hurricanes, Chiefs as well as the Black Caps cricket team in India.

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For days rumours have bounced back and forth claiming Zimbabweans and the people of the Kingdom of Swaziland should follow the example of the Egyptians and Tunisians and themselves revolt against their dictatorships. Now 46 Zimbo’s have been arrested for attempting to watch some BBC and Al Jazeera videos on a projector.

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Shrien Dewani has been hospitalised after taking an overdose of unspecified pills in an apparent suicide attempt. Dewani, who was absent from both of his extradition hearings due to “medical ailments”, has reportedly lost over 12 kilograms since allegations of his contract killing of his wife emerged in November 2010.

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A quarter of a ton is 250 kilograms! To anyone with half a brain, this seems a bit much for a 17 year-old girl to weigh. In fact, doctors say that if she keeps up the good work, there won’t be a 21st for her to enjoy cake at. Yet, and tell me if that’s just me, but she seems to be smiling in the picture to my left?

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Man, when was the last time a Facebook App was actually useful? I mean, Facebook is inherently a timesink, and this app isn’t so much useful as it is creepy, but semantics. The Breakup Notifier does what is says on the tin – it lets you know the second your crush isn’t in a relationship anymore.

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That’s right, an Egyptian man has, as a show of appreciation to Facebook in helping to organise the January 25th protests in Cairo, named his baby Facebook.

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Eighty-five cents out of every R1 profit made from construction and operation of Gauteng’s controversial open road tolling system could land up in the pockets of an Austrian traffic conglomerate.

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Ever seen a guy launch himself over a Kia, only to catch a ball thrown out of the sun roof and slam-dunk to win the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest? No, neither had the judges and that’s why LA Clippers power forward and NBA rising star Blake Griffin won the 2011 version of the dunking contest. Impressive [a la Darth Vader].

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Adriaan Bergh has done the unthinkable, the unbelievable, the improbable, even. Adriaan Bergh has been crowned Mr South Africa, 2011. Can. You. Believe. It. Click through for the road to glory.

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And that’s because scientists have proven, with a rather deceitful method, that you were merely mistaken all along and that there’s no possible way you could actually have had an out-of-body experience. Why? Because your senses were just confused and they tricked you into believing it happened.

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There was like so much drama (insert nasal whine) at the Joburg Fashion week. David Tlale’s finale on the Nelson Mandela Bridge started two hours late, which lead to many people leaving before it started, and several sad little schmodels. See, Derek Zoolander was right; life’s hard, even when you’re really, really, ridiculously good looking.

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Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, will stand trial in Milan this April. The charges? Sex with an underage prostitute. Karima el-Mahroug, dubbed Ruby the Heart Stealer, allegedly received 24 gifts from Berlusconi, with a worth totaling £200 000. That’s roughly 2 318 401 Rond here in South Africa.

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Well hey, this could be fun. Since Jon Favreau – director of Iron Man and its sequel – decided not to sign on for the series’ third installment, Marvel’s been on the hunt for a suitable replacement, and it looks like Shane Black, writer of Lethal Weapon and director of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, is the guy.

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According to a United States Embassy cable obtained by City Press, the ANC is a “complete mess”. I could have told you this to be completely honest, but apparently you need “evidence” to prove things these days.

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You may be aware that there have been Himalayan Tahr’s living on the slopes our beloved Table Mountain for many years. The population has dwindled in recent times, and it was decided to remove all of the exotic creatures for good. However, a have few managed to evade the sniper’s barrel. Until now.

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A spa in America has been caught out offering much more than just back massages and pedicures. But that is not the scariest part – one of the masseuses arrested is 70! Check out her mugshot after the jump.

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It’s sort of hard to be on the internet right now without hearing about protests from whichever North African/Middle Eastern country is falling under the ‘freedom’ bandwagon, but this Google Maps/Twitter mashup contextualizes the online protest movement nicely – and in real time.

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Ha! Yes. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), is looking at plans to send a humanoid robot to the International Space Station. Except by humanoid I mean it will look attempt to look sexy but end up being insanely creepy. Also, it’s going to post photos and text to Twitter.

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I’m not entirely sure what to think of lady Gaga’s latest outfit that she wore on Thursday’s edition of “Good Morning America”. She said that the outfit was based on a condom. Where on God’s green earth does this woman come up with these ideas?

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Hear ye! Hear ye! The first three people to send us a photo of themselves doing their best animal impression win: A pair of tickets to PH Fat’s album launch tomorrow night (Saturday) at Assembly PH Fat’s new album, Dinosaur Blood. The Grand Winner (the best out of the three winners) wins (in addition to […]

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The National Enquirer, a bstion of critical and investigative journalism in the United States, has reported that Apple Inc. CEO and Messiah of the Cult Of Apple, Steve Jobs, has six weeks left to live, give or take a few days.

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You’ll recall just last week we chatted about the atrocious conditions our Joburg friends are having to put up with as a result of what can only be described as the complete and utter mismanagement of local jozi municipal services. Well, finally they have heeded their consciences’ advice and done the right thing by charging their rogue sheriff.

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What’s in my bag? Free songs by The Kiffness, Box Office, The New Mustangs, Muttils and The Otherwise. Step inside.

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Ha. Last night, someone in control of the Red Cross Twitter feed accidentally posted “Ryan found two more 4 bottle packs of Dogfish Head’s Midas Touch beer…when we drink we do it right #gettngslizzerd. ” Then the internet found out & made a meme of it, resulting in a flood of Red Cross blood donations.

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Well, well, well, children! With gates opening at 16h30, and the main act kicking off at 21h30, most of you are probably wondering just how the heck you’re going to get to the Cape Town U2 gig this evening. As ever, 2oceansvibe is here to provide a list of road closures and associated logistics as a public service to you, our beloved.

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In a touching display of celebrity-on-politician action, Bono delivered a bright red iPod to his new best friend, Jacob Zuma, at the presidential home in Genadendaal. Zuma looked visibly nervous at the specter that is Bono, so much so that he could barely manage to complete a sentence, and as one wasn’t written down for him, who could blame him.

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