Whether it coordinates with your decor or not, some things get free passes for being eco-friendly examples of recycled objects that would have been wasted otherwise. Such is the case with this Cassette Tape Lamp by Transparent House.
Indeed, while this lamp, made up of used, superfluous cassette tapes possesses a certain '80s aesthetic, it's also disarmingly ethereal — and it hits me right in my green spot. I've got to say, for this: love it!
What about you? Does it hit you in your green spot, too, or your just-plain-ugly spot?
Sharing your photos is a great way to let your family in on the fun you had, and will remind you of your special day forever.
Using a free Flickr, Picasa, or Photobucket account provides a quick and easy way to batch load and edit the photos you want to share from your honeymoon. I would suggest starting a new account just for your wedding festivities so your attendees can browse at their own leisure.
Display your photos on a digital photo frame! If you forgot to add one to your wedding registry, the good news is that they are getting less and less expensive. You can pick up a really nice one like the sleek Philips 6.5-inch model that holds 30 photos for around $100.
I've been getting an urge to repaint my kitchen a bright color since Summer hit, but I'm having a hard time deciding on what colors to use. Casa suggested that I start browsing through photos to help me decide on a color palette, but I quickly found out how time consuming that can be. Thankfully, I found the Multicolr Search Lab by Indee, Inc., and in one search, I had decided on my colors, and got to see some really interesting photographs that I may not have seen otherwise.
Similar to ColourLovers but with photos, Multicolr Search sifts through over three million "interesting" Flickr photos, and zeroes in on up to 10 colors of your choice. You want to see photos with purple and brown? Then select those colors from the Multicolr palette, and the Search Lab will bring you 30 photos at a time to drool over. Now all I have to do is carve out some time to actually paint my kitchen!
Here on geek, laptop bags get all the love, but I know that many of you shutterbugs need stylish carriers for your cameras, too. The main problem is that while laptop bags continue their style evolution, camera bags are a little behind them (hey, they can't all be Stella McCartney).
With that in mind, I've been on the hunt for a chicer camera bag (full disclosure: I've been toting my DSLR around more often, so it's partially selfish!), and I've found a practical carrier with a designer pedigree: the Prada Camera Bag. On sale for $209 (down from $410), the luxe label will still cost you, but shouldn't your memory-maker get some sugar, too?
On Monday, NBC announced that the would be offering an on the Go service for the Beijing Olympics where fans can watch coverage online or offline, for free. — USA Today
Starting tomorrow, American Airlines will best testing out an in-flight Wi-Fi service called GoGo on flights from New York (JFK) and Los Angeles. More flights to be added in the upcoming weeks. — CrunchGear
Uniden has just released a new white/pink or black/red 19-inch Hello Kitty LCD television. Meow! — Crave
Peter Rojas showed up in the pages of the June/July issue of ReadyMade to talk about RCRD LBL, his free-music website. This endeavor, combined with his status as the founder of both Engadget and Gizmodo, puts him in a place of deep respect for me, but also — and I'm trying to make sure I say this with great dignity and professionalism — Crush Status. Our geeky Romeo is taken, but at least it's to a worthy match: Green, geeky gal Jill Fehrenbacher.
Getting back to business, Rojas talks about the need for RCRD LBL because "people in the music industry try to pretend that the rules of the Internet don't apply to them," but Rojas saw that he could give away free songs as long as it was subsidized by advertising. RCRD LBL pays the (finely edited) artists directly, so they can offer "great music every day," and. . . Oh, what was I saying? I got lost in those brown eyes again.