Sunday, December 6, 2009

Odds and Ends, Sun 6 December 2009

1. "The World's 6 Coolest-Looking Bookstores"
  <http://travel.spotcoolstuff.com/shopping/worlds-best-bookstores>

2. "Eko - Ecological & economical traffic light concept"
  <http://relogik.com/eko>
"With the Eko light both drivers and pedestrians can be fully aware of
 how much time they have left before the light changes"

The green and amber lights could also have the progress indicator.

3. "Plug versus Plug"
  <http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/0,39029552,49303764,00.htm>
An "objective" look at the plugs and plug sockets from various countries.

Related: "RCA student radically improves the UK plug"
  <http://www.iconeye.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&
     id=3864:rca-student-radically-improves-the-uk-plug>

4. "Awkward Suggestions"
  <http://www.slate.com/id/2234019/pagenum/all/>
"Let's have fun with the Google [suggestions] search box [suggestions]."

5. "40 Seriously Funny Print Ads"
  <http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/11/40-seriously-funny-print-ads/>

6. "Hey Jude, flowcharted"
  <http://loveallthis.tumblr.com/post/166124704>

7. "Evolution of Storage"
  <http://www.geekologie.com/image.php?path=/2009/11/29/storage-full.jpg>