Apple iPod Designer Pushes Thermostat To The Digital Space
Tony Fadell, a former Apple executive who led iPod and iPhone development formed Nest Labs with former iPhone software manager Matt Rogers. They have created the next generation thermostat. The unique feature of this thermostat is the ability for it to learn. Nest will take 1 week to learn the behaviour of the owner and adjust temperature settings accordingly. The $249 thermostat will ship by the middle of November.
Bill Gates Love Toilets
During the Techonomy conference, Bill Gates revealed that has a great fascination with toilets. Bill Gates said: Latrines are fascinating. No one wants to read about it — it’s one of the greatest under-investments. We’re gonna have a breakthrough in the latrines.
Wow, Bill really has a fixation on toilets because he continue to say: When it comes to things like investing in new toilets, not much money goes into that. You end up with the low IQ guy on the toilets.
Source: Bill Gates’ Mind Is In The Gutter. Literally
60-watt Bulb Replaced With LED light
Osram Sylvania announced a greener option of replacing the common 60W light bulb with a general-purpose LED light designed to replace screw-in incandescent, halogen, or compact fluorescent bulbs. The company is also working on a 75W version.
The new bulb will last 12 times longer than traditional bulb and it will be brighter too.
Osram Sylvania expects to sell the LED bulb, as part of its Ultra line, this August.
Bloom Box – Mini Power Plant For Your Home
The “60 Minutes” Bloom Box segment shows the world how to obtain cheap, clean energy that flows almost magically from a refrigerator sized box. Bloom Box from Bloom Energy is invented by K.R. Sridhar where the box consists of a collection of fuel cells that use oxygen and fuel to create electricity with no emissions.
Check out the full feature on CBS 60 Minutes
Earth Dims For Earth Hour
WWF Earth Hour event see nearly 4,000 cities and towns in 88 countries dim nonessential lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. China took part by turning lights off Beijing’s “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium and other locales in the Chinese capital.
Kim Carstensen, director of the global climate initiative for WWF said, Earth Hour has always been a positive campaign; it’s always around street parties, not street protests, it’s the idea of hope, not despair. And I think that’s something that’s been incredibly important this year because there is so much despair around.
Source: Antarctica to Pyramids lights dim for Earth Hour
Earth Hour 2009
Earth Hour 2009 will happen on March 28, 2009 from 8:30-9:30 PM local time, so mark your calendars now. Currently 1,858 cities, towns and municipalities in 81 countries are committed to show public concern about climate change. Participate with the rest of the world and turn off your lights.
Bug Like Lamp To Give You Ambience
Who would think of creating a lamp which has lots of legs and bug like? A creepy decor for your room. Check it out. This nymph light will cost you $2600. Ouch.
From the site: Body made of a two-part fiberglass mold- white lacquer finish. Light covers made of Corian. Legs 5/8” hollow steel tubes each curve is unique to its location- white powder coat finish.
Dimensions H 19″ x W 15″ x L 31″.
Source: Nymph
Peanut Butter Jar With Two Lids
Peanut butter jar which opens both sides will be very useful when you want to reach for the last sticky bits at the bottom of the jar. This would be good for honey jar too.
The Easy PB&J Jar is a jar with two lids that allows you to access all of your peanut butter easily without having to resort to breaking open the jar. As you near the end on one side, simply flip the jar over to get the rest. The straight and smooth internal walls also ensure that no peanut butter is ever left behind a nook or cranny like existing jars.
Source: Easy PB&J Jar
Sorapot – A New Way To Brew Tea
Joey Roth designed the Sorapot to brew tea in a see through container with a difference. Watch the video above.
Source: Sorapot
Largest Swiss Army Knife
This huge Swiss Army knife is the holder of the Guinness World Record for The Most Multifunctional Penknife, with 87 precision-engineered tools spanning 112 functions.
This knife will set you back $1,199.95.
From the product description:
Made by Wenger, crafters of genuine Swiss Army knives since 1893, it uses stainless steel for all parts and is hand-assembled by just two cutlery specialists in Delmont, Switzerland, ensuring that every knife meets exacting standards. It has seven blades, three types of pliers, three golf tools (club face cleaner, shoe spike wrench, and divot repair tool), 25 flat- and Phillips-head screwdrivers and bits, saws, wrenches, and more. It also has a bicycle chain rivet setter, signal whistle, 12/20-gauge shotgun choke tube tool, combination fish scaler, hook di sgorger, and line guide tool, cigar-cutting scissors, laser pointer, tire-tread gauge, toothpick, tweezers, and key ring. See hammacher.com for a complete list of tools. 3 1/4″ L x 8 3/4″ W. (2 3/4 lbs.)
Source: Hammacher Schlemmer
