Glif - iPhone 4 Tripod Mount & Stand by Dan Provost
Pretty neat gadget. Will be useful when I get my new iPhone G4. Still a concept, but why not get on with it?
Glif is a simple iPhone 4 accessory with two primary functions: mounting your iPhone to a standard tripod, and acting as a kickstand to prop your iPhone up at an angle. From these two functions emerge numerous uses: hands-free FaceTiming, watching videos, making movies, using your iPhone as an alarm clock, and many others.
Glif - iPhone 4 Tripod Mount & Stand by Dan Provost — Kickstarter.
Group Unveils Subway Poster Campaign To Fight Homophobia
In the wake of the several teen suicides, a local group has launched a campaign against homophobia.</p>
via NY1.com.
10:10 No Pressure - Cut Carbon Emission Video
This is an ad that was supposed to make people be aware of the climate change and to take action about it.
The 10:10 campaign group self destructs with this violent and supposedly amusing video. They pulled the video after realising what a mistake it was...
New York to replace 250,000 street signs
Today's keyword: Clearview.
New York officials said it will cost about $27.5 million to replace all of the city's street signs to conform to national standards.
via UPI.com.
10 Tech Start-Ups That Will Change Your Life
Full List - Tech Pioneers: 10 Start-Ups That Will Change Your Life - TIME.
Empire State Building : Official lighting schedule
| 10/25/2010 - 10/27/2010 | White/White/White | ESB Lighting |
| 10/24/2010 | Purple/Purple/White | Alzheimer's Association, 2010 Memory Walk |
| 10/22/2010 - 10/23/2010 | Red/Red/Red | Scholastic, 90th Anniversary Celebration and "Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life." Campaign |
| 10/21/2010 | Yellow/Yellow/Yellow | The Afterschool Alliance, Lights on Afterschool |
| 10/12/2010 - 10/20/2010 | White/White/White | ESB Lighting |
| 10/11/2010 | Red/White/Green | Columbus Day |
| 10/08/2010 - 10/10/2010 | Orange/Yellow/Red | Publicolor, 15th Anniversary of Publicolor Day |
| 10/04/2010 - 10/07/2010 | White/White/White | ESB Lighting |
| 10/02/2010 - 10/03/2010 | Pink/Pink/White | National Football League, A Crucial Catch for Breast Cancer Awareness |
| 09/30/2010 - 10/01/2010 | Pink/Pink/White | The Est�e Lauder Companies' Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign and Global Landmark Illumination Initiative |
via. Empire State Building : Official Internet Site.
Also, its history.
1932: The first light to shine atop the Empire State Building (November, 1932) was a searchlight beacon which told people for 50 miles that Franklin D. Roosevelt has been elected president of the United States.
1976: Colored lighting was first introduced by Douglas Leigh. The tower was lit in red, white and blue in celebration of the American Bicentennial.
Tokyos oldest man dead for 30 years
His granddaughter told investigators Kato holed up in his room about 30 years ago after declaring he wanted to be a living Buddha, police and Tokyo officials said. They believe Kato died soon after that.</p>
Minnesota moves e-mail to Microsoft's cloud - Computerworld
Computerworld - Minnesota said Tuesday that it is moving its messaging and collaboration services to Microsoft's cloud computing platform in an effort to address multiple issues -- including an aging workforce, increasing red ink and a desire for shared services.</p>Approximately 33,000 state workers in Minnesota will be affected by the move, which could be one of the largest public sector migrations to a cloud platform.
We will see how long it will take for Minnesota to halt their services. While Los Angeles moves to Google:
The City of Los Angeles late last year agreed to shift about 30,000 employees to Google Apps from the Novell GroupWise collaboration system.
via Minnesota moves e-mail to Microsoft's cloud - Computerworld.