YouTube XL

This new youtube experience doesn't add anything new in particular appart from being a new interface made specifically for the TV. You can read about it here or just try it here. Only one question remains to be answered: Will consumers be likely to embrace the idea of watching YouTube on their televisions?

Light up your tea cup

Designer wonsik chae from south korea has created for my delight the 'lighting bag'. Now you can drink your tea and also enjoy the warm great effects this light bag provides you. Pretty, isn't it? I hope it's for sale soon!

Lighting Bag by Wonsik Chae from Takashi Yamada on Vimeo.

What is graphology?

Find out everything you need to know here!

The man who is said to play like a God

Can Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians musicians in the world, bearing a 3.5 million dollar Stradivari vilolin in his hands and playing Bach pieces get your attention on a D.C. rush hour at the metro? Apparently not according to the Washington Post's article. During the 45 minutes he played, only six people out of thousands gave him a tip (he was actually able to make $32) and listened for a short while. Just two days before, this same artist had played in Boston and the cheaper tickets cost $100. After the experience Joshua Bell was interviewed and he didn't hide his disappointment. It looks like most of us can't really appreciate a work of art if we are offered a different context and if we aren't told to pay high amounts of money in well known places. Would I have stopped to listen to Joshua Bell on my way to work? To be honest I don't know...but I do wonder. If we don't have time to listen and admire one of the best violin players in the world, what other incredible experiences are we wasting as we lead our busy lifes?

Making crystal clear ice

I found this article in lifehacker and after having seen how easy it is to do and how much better the ice looks I decided everyone should know too :)

Vampire Weekend

"A-Punk" is a single by indie rock band Vampire Weekend, released on February 2008. The video was directed by Hammer & Tongs (the ones responsible for Blur, Pulp, R.E.M. and The Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy). Very inventive clip, great song.

Voki Style

Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages. Voki speaking avatars are cool and lots of fun to create. This useful concept was created by Oddcast, a New York based company that has been developing innovative user-generated media technologies for years. Since 1999, Oddcast has powered some of the web's most groundbreaking and successful campaigns including Careerbuilder's Monk-e-Mail (really fun and very easy to use) and Volkswagen's Babymaker (make a baby without actually...making a baby!)