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- Website of the Day: Before I Die I Want ToYesterday
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Before we can kiss Polaroid cameras and their photos good-bye for good, an adorable website called Before I Die I Want To is honoring the beauty of Polaroid Pics by having people write down what they want to do before they die on Polaroid image of themselves. On the site, you can vertically scroll through submissions and even purchase the "Before I die I want to. . . " book which includes 111 of the portraits taken.
Do you have a favorite website you want to share with us? Submit your faves to our Website of the Day group! To learn how, just
- TV in My Bathtub? Yes, PleaseAugust 28
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After much debate on where it's cool to have additional televisions in your house (I'm against in the bedroom, but for the dining room, for the record), I have another curious TV location for you to try on for size: the bathtub.
The Cosmo Hydromassage TV Bathtub is a spectacular two-in-one, combining a 17-inch LCD flat screen TV with a whirlpool tub. It fits two people, so woohoo to that! Despite the cost — about $4,580 — this is something you'd need to splurge on, due to the sensitive electronic nature. Please don't go DIYin' this.
- Yelp Gets a Rival in the Decider, Courtesy of the OnionAugust 28
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I'm a longtime Yelp user, but lately things are getting a little crowded and messy in there. But it looks like I'll have options pretty soon: The Onion (yes, that Onion) is launching a new website for users to rate businesses, called Decider. It's not satirical, like its founder, but sincere, much like the AV Club.
So far, the only city Decider is in is Chicago, but they are planning to open it up for other cities soon, and so far, I'm a fan. The layout is clean and is sort of a hybrid of Yelp and CitySearch, employing the former's social networking and user ratings, and the latter's more formal elements, such as the editorial descriptions of businesses before the reviews.
I'm not taking sides; I can be a Yelper and a Decider — they just better get to San Francisco quick!
- Guess the Gadget!August 28
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This modern looking, spherical gadget doesn't appear to be what it really is; take the quiz to guess what you think it may be!
- NVISION 08: Touchscreen Magic With Jeff HanAugust 28
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If you don't know who Jeff Han is by now, then listen up! Named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2008, Jeff is on a mission to change your relationship with your computer — in a very good way. Jeff was one of the guest speakers at this year's keynote address at the NVISION 08 Conference in San Jose, CA, and spent some time showing off his uber-cool touch screen technology to the audience.
Originally unveiling his work back in 2007, Jeff is the founder of Perceptive Pixel and has been a trailblazer in multi-touch technology with clients ranging from the CIA to CNN. His work with touch technology has produced something totally reminiscent of that scene in Minority Report where Tom Cruise is fiddling around in midair on his holographic computer screen! Check out the video above. It's about three minutes long, but totally worth it!