Unconventional Pets for Unconventional People is a blog of Exotic pets, Practical Advice, and Rare Insights… unconvetional- meaning things like this scorpion, and other insect, reptiles, microorganisms, amphibians, and more. We know you want all the info you can get before you jump into a purchase as important as your next pet, so do some research and discover something new at this informative little blog.

ThisNext finds you the latest and greatest of gadgets and gizmos as loved by our users… but somtimes you have to go outside of the box… all the way to Oxford to see a robotic horse that breathes fire. Yes, you heard me right.  And for this and to discover all things robot, check out Robots Dreams.

At first one might guess that raw fish is more of a cat thing than a dog thing… well Sushi Pups makes these playful boxes of doggie sushi in the form of fun chew toys… everything form tuna and salmon to BONE MAKI! Sets come complete in the plastic container with the fake grass and all. Who could resist? And if you or your pup has a favorite sushi - go check out their blog and let the Sushi Pups know what you’d like to see their next product be. 

Ooh for pet lover’s who love to accessorize - the Ferret Cafe blog discovered this adorable hand made glass bead over at Etsy.

We found this one for all the hermit crab lovers out there, or anyone looking to venture into that territory. The CrabbitatNews blog has some fascinating images, how-to’s, reviews of one girls adventures with her hermit crabbitats and what works and doesn’t. Great pics as well.

Just discovered Z’s blog “In the Crate” - the life and times of this crazy little dachshund… You may wonder why this is a postworthy blog… well, what does this little pup have? Lots of unique toys worth checking out… from the Toast pillow, to a Hershey’s Chocolate pillow, and more.

Kids are an extremelly curious breed, especially when it comes to what pets they want. (My sister an i certainly had our share of everything from lizards, insects, hamsters, chickens, frogs, and more - both the garden variety and the exotics - while growing up) So for anyone who can’t keep up on what the latest possibilities in the more exoctic pet options are, or just to have a resource hand the next time your kid wants to know the story behind how fireflies work, check out i-Pets Blog

There are times when you don’t need another gadget but just some good ole fashioned science knowhow.Take potato peeling for example - WOW, have you ever seen an easier way to do it when needing to make mashed potatoes? Discovered this little gem over at Geek24 your place for gadgets, technology, and geek.

Over at GearLive, they discovered this little USB key that is your Vonage phone on the go, wherever you have high speed internet access. “Its primary features include coming pre-loaded with Vonage Talk software, having a detachable stereo earpiece microphone, offering 250MB of usable portable memory storage and offering a new Vonage phone number. The Vonage V-Phone is plugged into any existing USB port on a PC. After also plugging in the earpiece microphone into the side of V-Phone, one is pretty much ready to use the service. When the drive is removed, all of the information is still on it and not the former host computer.” We know we’re on the move a lot, and imagine you must be too —- and we just can’t afford to sacrifice being tied to a landline or security. The V-Phone is definitely a landmark in the future of VOIP.

There are some strange widgets out there… incluing this one i just stumbled upon at The Widget Broker, which says “The brushed finish and unique band set this widget apart. Not to mention the placement of the dials makes it look like a freakin’ alien! Also had a role in the movie “Equilibrium”! “. It kind of resembles a crazy bug-eyed creature of sorts, but also go discover the Tri-pod for the i-pod, and the mini cooper cuckoo clock (yes the mini cooper pops out on the hour, every hour!) at the Widget Broker.

My Best Gadgets discovers some great gadgets to better your life - like this Stixx Suctionware Cheese Grater… They say “Introducing Stixx Suctionware, a revolutionary line of kitchen products with a unique suction base that sticks to countertops to prevent slipping, sliding or tipping. Contained within the base of all Stixx products is a patented mechanism and suction cup. As the lever is pulled counter clockwise, the suction cup lifts and locks into place, forming a powerful partial-vacuum that bonds the suction base to any flat, non-porous surface. This ensures that the products will be extra safe and secure on a surface so that you don’t have to worry about it accidentally slipping and causing an accident.” This is a great little gadget blog covering everything from your kitchen gadgets to spy cams to headphones with built in mp3 players.

We know there’s nothing like a good Treo rumor to get your blood pumping on a Thursday morning - after no major redesigns to the pda/phone since 2003, it’s about time? But it may be a little while… discover more details over at MyTreo.

Just discovered this Plug and Play Office design which changes the way your mobile office works - the crate IS the office, and is packed and unpacked and usable in a mere 2 hours! And gorgeously designed minispaces wired and ready to go!

“Design company Bosch & Fjord, a collaboration between the visual artists Rosan Bosch and Rune Fjord Jensen have created a furniture system, for Innovation Lab’s new space at the Copenhagen’s IT University, on the premise of ‘innovation’, that is the ‘plug and play’ answer to furniture design. It enables an organization to refurnish, move to another site or grow and shrink without difficulty.

Premised on the condition of moving, the system considers possibilities for rearranging rooms and combining elements and is intended for an innovative organizational structure in constant change. It consists of big shipping crates that work as modules with different things on the inside, e.g. a workstation, part of a conference room or a kitchen. The crates are designed to fit into any standard building. When the crates are brought into the building from the truck, they are placed in a room and opened. Each function has its own crate with its own explicit identity and design.”

Via Regine’s fabulous We-Make-Money-Not-Art… where she finds you some of the most innovative and bleeding edge implementations of tech and design, many of which are ready for use in the real world, but not all!

And here we always thought chocolate was bad for your skin. At Dr. John LaPuma Healthy News, the food-as-medicine specialist reports on a new study finding that cocoa that’s high in flavanols (a type of phytochemical) may help increase the skin’s blood flow, improve its texture, and even protect against UV rays. Always stoked to discover that something we already loved is actually supergood for us, ThisNext will definitely make note of Dr. LaPuma’s recommendations of the high-flavanol chocolate brands Vere and Cocoavia.

Okay, so maybe you won’t be too eager to slip on the Eyezone Massager while at the office (unless you’re hoping to totally freak out all your coworkers). But the very sci-fi gadget, which we discovered with some help from Uber-Review, aims to provide relief for those suffering from computer eyestrain. Developed using the principles of acupuncture and magnetic therapy, the Eyezone Massager can also help get rid of bags and puffiness.

ThisNext loves to discover new lists already being made in the blogger world - and this one is a bit frightening - AeroPause’s “10 Girliest Video Games EVAR!” and you might wonder what girliness they have found - i didn’t even know these games existed! Everything from Bratz to Hello Kitty make the list, and the redeaming thing is that Ghost Recon tops the list since “1. Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter— Any game that the Frag Dolls can kick your ass at counts in my book.”

My day is not complete without stopping over to Popgadget to see whats new - they discover the most amazing things - some i desperately covet (like that OGO water in this heatwave) and some just make me laugh and wonder if people seriously buy/wear such things (like these Code M MP3 SNEAKERS!). ThisNext loves a good discovery, and Popgadget never fails us!

Just discovered The Green Head and they have so many crazy gadgets, it makes my head spin. Everything from the Margaritaville Frozen Conoction Maker to this Tornado on your desk (ok, so its really for demonstration/education - but isn’t it cooler than any lavalamp?). We love their ability to find things from so many areas, yet they all have that common bond in how innovative and unexpected they are. Like these Adagio Blooming teas.

Real Muscle has us hooked on its ab-toning series - something about reading the words “beautiful abs” in big, bold font grabs us each time we scroll through this strength-training blog. At first we were slightly dismayed to discover that the secret to perfect abs is actually “hard work,” but then we got over it once we learned that Real Muscle has offered up what it deems “the two best exercises for building abs”: the Decline Bench Weighted Sit up, and the Hanging Leg Raise.

ThisNext knows gift shopping isn’t easy, but check out this 40$ H-Racer - if you want to start the kids (or for adults too!) on the eco friendly auto route - get them going with this adorably designed hydrogen fuel cell toy car, and for an additional 40$ you can also get the Hydrogen Station which houses a small electrolyzer, which creates pure hydrogen using water and solar power. [discovered at i4u]