I’m fascinated by this wonderfully worn iPhone, simply because it is so very different to my iPhone and other assorted gadgets. I upgrade often, and I’m an inveterate case buyer, so my gadgets seldom look used.
This iPhone has character, and its own unique identity; like a beautifully worn piece of furniture where every scratch, nick and mark tells a story, and I love it.
Via Object Oriented
I came across the WINGStand today, a wonderfully elegant way to add a real keyboard to your iPad.
If I still had my iPad I’d definitely be pledging my support for this invention via Kickstarter.
3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, an exploding volcano, 2 cameras and almost a terabyte of footage…
Incredible.
via Cameron Moll
This image visualises Lost In Translation beautifully; I want this as a poster now.
From for rainy days via FFFFOUND.
Update: Having searched around this appears to be the original image, which is not available as a poster sadly.
My Twitter chum Michael McGarrity has released another great mix entitled Home Two. Slightly longer and darker than the original Home Mix, and it’s another great piece of music for working or reading to. Highly recommended.
As before my iTunes OCD has driven me to design my own cover art; I’ve continued with the style of the first, but made it darker like the mix.
I spent two weeks in India in 2003. On my last day I travelled from Delhi to Agra with my travel buddy Ben to see the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri.
After leaving Delhi at dawn we had an eventful trip to Agra featuring security checkpoints, dancing bears and no less than three punctures. I’d never seen a car tyre with an inner tube, and I’d certainly never seen an inner tube with so many existing repair patches already in place.
The Taj Mahal was every bit as breath taking as legend suggests. It’s hard to comprehend just how majestic this building is without seeing it for yourself. I walked around for hours in quiet awe.
Getting a good tourist free photograph of such an iconic attraction is of course very difficult so we hatched a cunning plan. Ben would stand in front of the Taj as if having his photograph taken, then on the count of three he would duck out of the way allowing me an undisturbed photograph of the Taj Mahal.
Unfortunately Ben got a little carried away, and rather than merely duck he threw himself bodily to the floor. This is why the edges of the photo are lined with bemused looking Indian tourists, and why Ben spent the rest of the day limping.
Of course the irony is that because of this the tourists make it a much better photograph.
If you know the story behind it.