Gadget piece of sh*t doesn't f#!*ing work.
News about the new stimulus package. Global warming worries. Quality of food on our grocery shelves an issue. How do you really feel?
via ecowonk
Sanyo ultra-bath circa 1970.
Looking back. What you get when you cross Sanjo ultrasonic bath, the 1970 World Expo, and Barbarella. via boingboing [PR]
PingMag shuts it down.
Sadly PingMag has announced an extended hiatus. [PR]
Middle colors humidifier.
For many of our readers, winter is just around the corner. And that may mean it’s time to trade the A/C unit for a humidifier. Here is a cute one.
Designed by Takashi Hiroshi Tsuboi, the tear-drop shaped humidifier is ultrasonic and can produce moisture for up to ten consecutive hours. If you speak Japanese or knows someone who does you are in luck as they aren’t yet available in the U.S. But it would make a great gift for someone you really care about, and you too!
Designer: Takashi Hiroshi Tsuboi
Producer: Middle Colors
via cool hunting
What was that plant thinking ?
How much brainpower does it take to blog? I know! Let’s ask a plant! Well, it seems that’s possible in Japan where a plant has
been wired wired with sensors that pick up bio-electrical signals and converts the signals into data that’s then translated into Japanese. Are you following this?
A typical entry? “It was cloudy today. It was a cold day.” Sounds like the plant could Twitter.
It’s a university engineer’s project about communicating with plants. Let’s do the right thing here and point this engineer to Facebook.
See for yourself at plant blog