January 2010
11 posts
Triple-Duty
Have you ever seen a calendar that’s also a science experiment and a piece of art? Ali stumbled upon this today on DeZeen: Oscar Diaz’s ink calendar. It uses the capillary action of ink spreading across paper to display the date, enhancing the perception of time passing rather than simply signaling it.
Motivation
We’ll be posting a review for his new book, Drive, soon. In the meantime listen to his talk on Human Motivation.
Advances in Technology that Help Save Lives
The aid group Doctors Without Borders has developed a unique tool that can help save lives in post earthquake Haiti.
You Too Could Be Like Superman!
Here’s a way for you, yes you, to help save the planet, for only two cents a day. Contact 41Pounds.org and sign up for their mail reduction program. They do the heavy lifting and you get all the credit. I don’t even think Superman had it this good.
How to Change Your Industry One Small Step at a...
If you think that there is something wrong with your industry and you think you can do a better job, perhaps you can. Meet Warren Taylor owner of Snowville Creamery. He’s trying to run a small dairy farm that makes milk the way it used to be made, on an intimate small scale rather than the mass produced version that is churned out by giant “dairy farms” today. He saw a way to...
Perplex-Us?
There is a great new hands-on, literally, 3-D game that is grabbing everyones attention…well at least ours! Check out the Perplexus and give your brain a work out.
At Your Fingertips
HP’s new Slate Tablet has been announced and is looking pretty cool. With new reader software, Windows 7 and multi-touch software, it takes most of our toys and combines them into one. I think we can add this to the list of cool things we would like to get our hands on.
Play all day and get paid?
Want to get paid well and have fun at your job? You could work at Frontier or you could look to the gaming industry. More jobs then ever before are in the U.S. video game industry. I guess it really does pay to play.
An Ice Pack for the Mind
A new way to help treat burn victims with immersive virtual reality pain distraction.
Repurpose
Solar Polaroid? What’s next.
Decade in Review
Cool gadgets that made our lives easier. What will the next i-phone be?