December 2010

Dec 11, 2010 11-year-old Creates Smart Phone Holder

As adults, we often times overlook the simplicity of modern technology. An 11-year-old boy and his father held a friendly challenge to see if the boy could come up with a better iPad stand after calling out a few design flaws from his father's current device. A few prototypes later, Dino created a simple iPad...

Dec 11, 2010 Google Working on Search Before You Search

Google this week reiterated its interest in being able to give users search results before they even know they want them. At the LeWeb '10 conference in Paris on Wednesday, Marissa Mayer, vice president of location services at Google, said the company is working on giving users results without the search. "The idea is to push information...

Dec 11, 2010 Christmas Concert Played on an iPad/iPhone

Dec 10, 2010 The Infinite Appeal of Morinosuke Kawaguchi

No one speaks more deeply and enthusiastically about bubble wrap or the front-loading stapler than Morinosuke Kawaguchi,  the Arthur D. Little technology and innovation consultant you may have come across this summer via his talk at Tedx Tokyo on Japanese toilet design.  ("We try to find the fun--even in the toilet! Toilets nowadays, they talk!:...

Dec 10, 2010 Holiday Treats!

If you're anything like me, holidays not only mean gifts and spending time with loved ones, its all about the sweet goodies!!! Every year I indulge myself with everything a la mode. Here's an easy recipe for candy apples and choconut pretzel sticks via thatsLadyLike: First up! Let’s talk CANDYapples being that I live in northern...

Dec 09, 2010 Charge your gadgets… on a “Lawn?”

Tired of all the cables and adapters sitting around your desk? Well, Grassy Lawn Charging Station offers to bring "nature" to your work station. Made of artificial grass with compartments underneath, you can charge your phone, camera, whatever it is you need with this scenic miniature lawn! via ThinkGeek...

Dec 09, 2010 Global Creative Path…

Learn to sell in the USA. Learn to art direct in Brazil. Learn strategy in South Africa. Learn to write copy in Australia. Learn about diverse cultures in Asia. Learn about creative ideas in Europe. Make money in the Middle East. If you work in the advertising industry, you can definitely relate! via Ads of the World...

Dec 08, 2010 Google It, You Moron

Hatsune Miku you've already met and should be hearing from a lot more once her maker, Crypton Future Media, keeps its promise to teach her English now that she's topped 39,390 Facebook fans, san-kyu very much. If you're still catching up, Hatsune Miku's a character from the Vocaloid music software program--a virtual diva who "sings"...

Dec 07, 2010 How to EF up your Chances with these Types of Girls

Artsy Take her to a Matthew Barney show, like inside his refrigerator with all that waxy stuff; say “hey, this reminds me of Beuys’ work—man, it’s fucking freezing in here,” mispronouncing Beuys. Go to the museum store by the lobby afterwards and look at weird stuff designed in Japan; tell her she looks...

Dec 07, 2010 What’s Your Real Age?

Brazil continues to push digital creativity to the max with not only their artists but new and fun ways to engage their audience! Check out Gringo's latest work, "Idade Interior," a very cute and fun site that shows you how old you REALLY are - try it out! It's pretty fun. ...