Miju Kim, Chul Min Kang and Sung Hun Lim work from the Pratt Institute created E-rope which is a modular power strip that enables users to add or subtract sockets as needed. In addition, to better accommodate large, bulky cords each socket can also be rotated 180 degrees, so adjacent sockets are not blocked. When [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2006
Wishlist: Nixon Watch, The Connect
July 11, 2006 – 11:43 am
Let me tell you, I discovered Nixon watch no so long ago while attending a shin-dig. Im particularly interested in this one because of the look and also because it can have 5 custom quick access cities. It’s a great addition to anyone who like to get things done but at the same time, dont [...]
On Immigration
July 10, 2006 – 6:52 am
In this NYT Magazine article, Roger Lowenstein writes “… the economy’s potential for absorbing and also adapting is mysterious but powerful. Like any form of economic change, immigration causes distress and disruption to some. But America has always thrived on dynamic transformations that produce winners as well as losers. Such transformations stimulate growth. Other societies [...]
Wishlist addition, Ravenscroft Decanter
July 5, 2006 – 6:11 pm
Great pieces of art take chances. In a similar vein, technological advances are often based on precarious first steps. When your business is handcrafted crystal, it can be a risk and a blessing to deviate from the norm. But by pushing the envelope, Ravenscroft has created the intriguing Beveled Orbital Decanter. A side balanced decanter [...]
Compact Fluorescent Recycling Program and Stuff
July 5, 2006 – 11:54 am
Did you know that Compact Fluorescent and high intensity discharge lamp contains toxic mercury? Mercury— a toxic metal known to cause brain, spinal cord, kidney and liver damage in humans—does not break down easily and, once airborne, often finds its way into groundwater, rivers and the sea, where it can cause a host of contamination [...]