FB users are taking me inside their homes

and soon I'll be able to even share their bedroom talk...ridiculousness!

Sneakerology

and to ensure that kids continue to purchase sneakers in copious quantities a store has changed it's interiors to resemble that of a museum...the Museum of Sneakerology. PJ

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664464/sneakerology-a-sneaker-store-where-kicks-get-museum-treatment?partner=co_newsletter

Up: Another tool for the self-obsessed?

The Up's sensors collect data about how much you've been sleeping and how much you've been moving. That data is then fed into a smartphone app, which also takes in information about your meals. (You enter meal data manually, in part by taking pictures of what you've eaten.) Based on all that information, the smartphone program provides "nudges" meant to help you live healthier, day by day. For example, if you haven't slept much, when you wake up the app might suggest a high-protein breakfast and an extra glass of water.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664486/jawbone-announces-up-a-wristband-to-track-health-fight-obesity?partner=co_newsletter

Do we not spend enough time navel-gazing? Enough time on FB, twitter telling the world what 'we' are constantly doing, as if anyone even asked...and maybe people don't respond enough, so now we need to design more 'me, myself and I' tools...PJ

another reason not to...

.. get iPhones. The map above shows tracking points of an individual user in a city - meaning the phone knows exactly where this user is located at any given time. This - in principle - is not new, but it is clear also that Apple, whether they may deny it or not, will eventually benefit even more from each owner of an iPhone.
They will get information on any W-Lan hotspot not yet on their list, get your location in real time and obviously can sell this info to any third party without your knowledge. If this is not invasion of privacy then I don't know what it is and 'Big brother' should be called 'Brother Steve' . There's no way I'll be contributing to their shadowy tactics. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/apr/20/iphone-tracking-prompts-privacy-fears

Quick steps for making an action or horror movie!

I love these infographics that diagram the typical formulaic approach to B grade horror and actions films!

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663602/infographics-of-the-day-the-formulas-for-making-a-horror-action-or-porn-movie?partner=co_newsletter

the art of water

This is just...'wow' ! Not an object made of glass, but a picture taken of a water drop - colored water that is - at a camera shutter speed of 1/16000 per sec. Check out more works of German artist Markus Reugels
here : http://www.fotoblur.com/people/markusreugels/gallery

Why I just love this ...

I have yet to find out the designer and manufacturer of this, but what a cute and fun idea, simple and very iconic. Reminding me what real camp fires meant to me as a kid. Staring into the flames, smoke tearing my eyes and feeling the heat in my face while my dad was constantly eyeing the bucket of water in case I got sucked into the sizzle. AJ