I received a bento box (very much like this, but in a different color) for a gift not long ago, and I've fallen in love with the pure techyness of it all. While many in my office building bring their lunch housed in your average plastic grocery bag, I find my lunch stored in one of these bad boys. This blogger from Pittsburgh tells it like it is with her photos of creative lunches stored in her own bento.
I think Oprah said it best: "Don't you deserve better than a soggy sandwich in a brown bag? Having to eat at your desk doesn't mean you can't pamper yourself. Fill these sleek, stackable serving pieces with whatever makes you happy, attach the latch, and have your own private picnic." — Oprah
Many of us have spent some time gathering patches. And selling cookies. And racing derby cars.
So why wouldn’t we (after our days as boys and girl scouts) try to gather another set of patches?
A few nerds over at NerdMeritBadges.com must have watched “Troop Beverly Hills” a few extra times in order to come to the following conclusion: Let’s make some patches to showcase your nerd-dom. Take for example “ Family Tech Support,” we’ve all been there. Basically, you buy patches as you “earn” them. But this time, they’re real. As in not digital. ($5.99 per patch)
What’s next? How about buying a velcro sash for your laptop and earning some real-life versions of the Foursquare badges you’ve been showing off online?
We all know those 404 errors all to well, when you're looking for something and it's not there. Sure, it's a little depressing and frustrating — but the whole situation can improve by providing the user – the navigator- something fun to find if they get lost.
It's very "little red riding hood" when she's lost in the woods and leaving bread crumbs to find her way home.
I found a pretty wonderful list of these bread crumbs that will take you home via the Huffington Post.
NYC's (and maybe America's!) favorite texting duo have given the Techyness the opportunity to guest post at the Flirtexting blog — allowing women everywhere to learn more about the gadgets that are truly an extension of ourselves.
"Flirtexting is a strategy. It goes beyond what you’re wearing or what your body language says (which is what is most important in real life flirting), mainly because it involves technology, gadgets, and 3G coverage."
Even if you prefer Marshmellow Peeps, Sweethearts … those little candies we all know and love, have been around for 145 years — and seen it through many technologies.
According to USA Today, it all started with an online survey that Sweethearts took last year that asked consumers to suggest the next Sweetheart candy saying, and received more than 10,000 replies.
Tweet Me lapped the field.
Text Me rated a distant second.
Love Bug — inspired by a Jonas Brothers hit song, was third.
Tweet Me isn't the first "high-tech" phrase to land on the top of a candy heart. But the past techy phrases — Fax Me and Email Me — don't seem as … social.
What's next? Post what you think is missing from the candy hearts in the comments.
In my previous posts, I have called out kiosks (mainly movie ticket kiosks) for failing miserably in the "blue screen of death" kind of manner.
However, I would like to point out that not all kiosks are created equal-oh no- and one company that amazes me in this department is sephora.
Not only is the kiosk itself well designed, but iso is the UI of the touch screen navigation.
The company responsible is ZoomSystems, an entreprenurial venture that launched in 2002 and got its "big break" when they entered into a contract with federated department stores/macys. ZoomSystems is headquarted in San Francisco but has expanded into Japan.
It makes me want to buy things. Vending machines for grown ups
According to the Barbie homepage, everyone's favorite blonde bombshell has had over 120 careers. Sure, we're all used to Doctor Barbie, Model Barbie, Racecar driver Barbie… but what about a Barbie that can give hope to blonde, techy, logic-abiding girls with career ambition in the technology industry?
Bottom Line: Looks and technology can, in-fact mesh well.
dustice This will single-handedly turn CS into a female dominated major. **
Badofold [S] I'm fine with that.
** In the United States, the number of women represented in engineering and information technology peaked in the late 1980s. Since then, the percentage of women in the computing profession declined from 35.2% in 1990 to 28.4% in 2000.Particularly in computer science, there has been a dramatic drop in women earning bachelor's degrees. A report from the Computing Research Association indicated that the number recently fell below 20%, from nearly 40% in the mid 80s (via Wikipedia)
It's a site with one of the cleanest layouts and overall niche that I've run across in a while.
Search through iconic pictures of "cult classic geekdom" and find items of interest that you can purchase to look a little bit like the.. well.. timeless geeks.
