You say remainders, I say reminders. Reminders that online shopping can be fun but also dangerous. Reminders that big-name companies like Polaroid can falter while less big-name companies like jWIN flourish. And a reminder to let goats sing their song.
Convoluted? Yes. Naff? Probably. Cute? Absolutely. Flirting tool? I’m afraid so. Waterford Clink-Clink – a virtual toast application for iPhone that exchanges contact information – is one of those applications that you don’t really need, but that you know you absolutely want.
Here’s the “Homade” chococase I picked up at Tokyu Hands Department Store in Tokyo yesterday. It’s better than I expected. Because a) it not only looks like chocolate, it actually smells like chocolate and b) it doubles as a stand.
Radiohead’s “House of Cards” video was equal parts bizarre and beautiful, until you found out it was all data visualisation, and then it was just mindblowing. This detailed Instructable teaches the technique with stuff you probably have around the house.
We’ve had our hands on Google’s Nexus One phone, but weren’t allowed to take any video. Thankfully someone managed to and decided to share his 10 minutes of playtime in this crisp, clear video which blows away previous blurry clips.
Kai-fu Lee, ex-president of Google China, is known for being well-connected with Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn, and lately he’s been blogging about the Apple Tablet. Apparently it looks like a big iPhone with a webcam and an incredible user interface.
I’ve watched this video by photographer James Worrell four times now, and each time I find something new. His portrait of a work day mixes equal parts urban and domestic, creative and mundane. [Video via Cool Hunting]
