Author: Nathan Campbell
Ring ring
Bluetooth headsets make people look like idiots. Talking to thin air makes a man look crazy. Talking to your hand is only marginally better…
But that’s what these little ring things are going to do…
It’s just a concept at this stage…
“The color rings are an accessory for cell phones that are inspired in the gestural language of the use of the phone. It is conceived as an extension of the hand, which makes their use a more natural one, and more comfortable and more attractive as well. The rings are thought to be either an electronic component, or a fashion accessory. They were designed to be worn in the thumb and pinkie fingers, and work as a microphone and headset, respectively. These, interconnected wirelessly with the phone, allow responding calls only by separating the fingers and speaking, using distance sensors between rings to activate the call.”
Via the design blog.
Mario’s poker face
It’s not surprising the lengths Mario fans will go to to pay homage to the Italian plumber. He is, afterall, the father of video games…
Making Mario with poker chips is one thing…
Making him with a Rubiks Cubes is slightly more impressive…
But with a display of coloured Pepsi boxes in a grocery store – that’s an entirely more awesome matter…
Feeding on ourselves
I’ve been playing around with my RSS settings. I broke a couple of things. But now they’re fixed. I think.
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Love meat tender
This meat tenderiser has a nice ring to it.
One up radish
I remember growing radishes in school. They tasted ok fresh from the ground, but I’ve never really had cause to purchase them…
Until now.
Wiinatomy
How does the Wii work? I’m sure there’s all sorts of Nintendo technical jargon to explain it – but I suspect it’s all lies and this is closer to the truth…
Wheely good idea
This is, without question, the best in car invention ever, or at least since the in car cooking stuff I featured ages ago.
Coming a cropper
I’ve spent a fair bit of time playing Farmville on Facebook. I recently overcame my addiction.
This picture, from some other Farmviller named Jeff, is almost enough to lure me back…
Punch drunk
A photographer in the US has produced a series of photos of boxers before and after their fights.
It’s pretty cool, check these out…
Via Kottke.
The perils of oversharing
Facebook is dangerous for parents. I’ve covered that before. It’s bad enough when you’re not spared the gory details of nappy changing… but it’s worse when the parents in question are middle aged, trying to check up on their children, and not quite au fait with the technology… like this mother.
Watch out for Germans with baseball bats
I love how websites can collect data and make recommendations that are useful these days. iTune’s Genius thing is awesome, and Amazon’s book recommendations based on what others bought with books I’ve picked have led me to a couple of purchases… but this is just beautiful…
Found here…
Extreme Chess
I’ve always laughed at the idea of Chess as a sport. But this concept called “Blitz Chess” is how the game should be played.