The 99% Conference: Scott Thomas on Designing the Obama Campaign [video]
At the recent, The 99% Conference, Scott Thomas took the stage to talk about what it was like to design Obama's digital campaign on the fly. This video culls the highlights from his presentation and catches up with him afterward to find out more about his theories on simplicity and his plans for working in politics in the future.
Posted Thu May 14, 2009
UVSunSense Wristbands Monitor Your Exposure to the Sun
UV SunSense wristbands make it easy to monitor sun exposure with a simple color-changing gauge alerting when it's time to reapply sunscreen or to get out of the sun all together.
Posted Fri May 1, 2009
Philips' Prestigo Touchscreen Universal Remote Gets an Upgrade
Beautifully designed, highly functional and easy to set-up, Philips' Prestigo remote rivals top-of-the-line models with similar features but costs significantly less. The latest model, the STR9320 (still yet to hit the market), hosts 300,000 devices in its memory, requiring little more than a few taps to program it to work with up to 20 components.
Posted Tue Apr 14, 2009
Skimmer, Jaques Cousteau Watch, FlightTrack iPhone App Goes Pro A beautifully designed desktop app to manage your social networking; a reissue of a diver's watch from the 1970s; and an application that tracks your flight and itinerary.
Posted Fri Apr 3, 2009
SMS Business Cards
While old-fashioned business cards have their charm, it's a little surprising that a digital service like Contxts, an SMS-enabled way to share contact info, hasn't come along sooner. After entering info online, users can send their "text card" to mobile phones (or someone can request it) by texting the preset Contxt number. The new contact then receives the info and they're entered into a virtual rolodex accessible through Contxt.
Posted Thu Mar 19, 2009
ZeroWater: The Purest Water Ever? Serious about reducing plastic bottle waste?
Posted Mon Mar 9, 2009
Two New Notebooks and a Laptop Stand
Two notebooks that allow you to express yourself freely, the new Walls Notebook by design studio, and Moleskine's upcoming Folio are intended to provide an outlet for the creative class and doodlers alike.
Posted Mon Mar 2, 2009
