a little evening reading...
Tonight i'm catching up a much needed blog injection. Along the way I'm gonna introduce a few new mp3's for ya.
Listen: Black & Brown - We Gotta Party
Are you famillar with the ambient orb? If not well here's the gist of it, its an orb that is wirelessly connected to the net via cellphone like technology (i assume its basically gsm etc) anyways it glows based on different information that occurs in the day, weather temps, stocks up or down etc. Kinda cool. The pillow project is kinda like that as well, a bit more sophsiticated. I love this kind of tech, its reaching beyond what we think is possible in the living space. Check out the pillow project. The idea of remotely passing gestures in our everyday lives that are not tied to typical interfaces like cellphones, email etc is wildly interesting to me. The pillow is just one concept I've seen on this. I've seen a remote gesture(able) flower pot as well. Ok maybe thats all a bit too cyber for ya but I think this stuff is pretty cool.
On another note, some day I will get to Ubicomp 2004. And maybe CSCW 2004?
Listen: Naked Funk - Trango
Are you 31-40 years old? Odds are if you are, you read blogs. Bout time someone did study on blog reading. I find blogs far more valuable than traditional media outlets.
Someone has finally designed the superior towel. Bout time geeeze. That'd be fun to user test.
Drifting anyone? There's been a pretty good special on the Country channel of all places on Fast n Furious type folks. Check it out, tivo it. Speaking of tv, if yer a CSI nut be sure to check out Spike TV's best of CSI marathon coming up Sept. 03.
Listen: Enigma - Knocking on Forbidden Doors
Its probably been around for awhile but I just discovered it tonight. Shift-Japan just got a blog! Hot dang. I like shift, been a big fan of that site for a long time now. Don't always get to it on time, but I like the blog aspect. Lots of cutting tshirt, design concepts, figures, motion flicks, you name it creative edge and typically Shift is at the base of it.
Listen: Rae & Christian feat. Veba - Swan Song
Sport Prius? Yep hybrid is the way to go folks.. its just gonna get better. Actually I just read about UPS deploying three hybrid UPS delivery trucks in california as well. I think this kinda stuff is awesome really. I test drove the prius, it had plenty of power for day to day driving really. This is another good blog.
Listen: St Etienne - Cool Kids of Death
The Japanese have been working tirelessly on the art of building the better cat. Why? Who knows. For as long as I can remember the Japanese are just absolutely convienced that a robo cat is the way to go. Year after year I've seen cat after cat after cat concept hit the net. I kinda envy them a little. I've debated buying my own fake cat since most of the folks I know.. well family especially are allergic to cats. A real cat would rock. Yet i've debated Sam the Cat... cause he's cheap and he'd purr.. see now thats cool. Now i just watched this video of the new Near Me cat, thats hilarious. Thats a big leap in robot cats there.
Listen: Dreams
Got a TiVO? Got a top ten?
What do ya know about stick-n-sex? Personally I've never heard of the term until last week at work when one of my co-workers said to me "yer not one of those guys who's just lookin for stick-n-sex are ya?" Stick-n-Sex? Tiny women, or skinny women that just represent sex in yer mind. Least thats what I figure that term means. And no, I dont want a stick-n-sex gal. I wouldn't mind Brooke Burke though. DAMN she is fine.
Listen: Trumpet Thing - Need You
Locker Mania! This is a pretty cool read on storage. I admit it. I love storage gizmos and furniture.
I've recently dived into the fold of dating again. Or did I ever start really? Hmmmmm good question. Anyways the quest is on, this dan is up for grabs ladies, make yer mark! Currently I'm using eharmony's site which, I'll be honest I'm not entirely thrilled with. But i'm curious of the alternates. And I plan to do some of my own home grown blind dating as well. Actually I think i'd be a blast at Speed Dating. Sure I can do that.
EBAY buys a stake of CRAIGLIST. Another one bites the dust.. heh well not really a controlling stake but an influcing one I hear. Say speaking of ebay I hear thier new site design navigation is throwing folks for a loop. Gotta check that out.
Hmmm free white paper?
Check out this futuristic visions site. Very cool stuff.