Mercedes-Benz earns some street cred by offering up “musical variety in MP3 format” with their new Mixed Tape feature. { Free download of a CD’s worth of diverse & interesting tracks; new compilations expected every 6-8 weeks. }

Meet Yoropen: called the most ergonomic writing instrument ever, all I know is that it finally looks like there’s a pen that left-handed people can use

I like the idea of this: Meetup.com provides a place to search for local groups/people that share your interests. There’s even a meetup for playing Dodgeball. Excellent.

Just Another Ghost Night is a simplistic, yet haunting depiction of a night out in an unwelcoming city as shown through hand-modified, polaroid-style photos.

Check out the latest entry in the budding genre of found, embarrassing videotapes…TRAVIS. Finally the Star Wars Kid has someone to laugh at.

This seems like a good time to re-introduce Orisinal, where you’ll find soft, peaceful and completely engaging games to spend your afternoon playing.

{ New Store Addition! }
Announcing a new version of the Hanttula Trucker Hat now available in Hanttula’s House of Deals.
{ ON SALE FOR ONLY $9.99 through JULY 5th }

Electrelane will be your new musical friend.
You’ll like their track “The Valleys” { this links to the CD Universe site where you can click on some track samples }

One of those wonderful aspects of the Internet: a long-closed, small, local amusement park that I often visited as a child actually has a memorial site even though it was demolished decades ago.
{ the site even has more information than I could hope to find }

Rock your Game Boy: Little Sound DJ turns your handheld gamer into a music workstation.
Check out some mp3’s of the sounds from DJ Lo-Bat { click under “downloads” }

A couple of new items are available in the Hanttula.com Store!
A Yellow Circus of Disemboweled Plush Toys T-Shirt as well as a value-priced basic Circus Tee.

RandomPixel.com: take a camera, send it off into the world, see what photos come back.

Jim&Gen almost makes me ok with the idea of wearing a tie.
{ almost }

Get ready for the weekend with this Drunkard’s Walk game.
{ use your mouse to balance the drunk as he makes he way down the street. }

An iPod, an iTrip Mini, a few modifications: you’ve got yourself a pirate radio station — broadcasting to about 40 feet around you { that’s about 5000 square feet to call your own radio kingdom }