I didn’t know about the Puma Phone an hour ago but now that I do, I like it a lot. It’s very simple, basically a dumbphone with a touch screen, but it is surprisingly well-conceived. Watch the video walkthrough at Engadget!
I’ve never paid much attention to the olympics, so I didn’t realize there were so many takes on the various event symbols. Steven Heller shows us the good and the bad in Olympic Pictograms Through the Ages.
I hate keyrings. Here’s a very cool way to slim those suckers down into the form factor of a li’l multitool: How to Make Your Own Keyholder. (via YMFY)
Beware the Toronto Raptor. Whoa! (via Gynomite)
I saw the ending to this seatbelt safety PSA coming right after it started but I didn’t think it would be this powerful: Embrace Life. (via Cameron)
Architect Joshua Prince-Ramus’s TEDTalk on “building a theater that remakes itself” is an interesting insight into the modern architect’s lack of involvement in execution of his or her work but also the Wyly Theater is really cool, so watch it just for that if you must. (via Waffle)
UNIQLOCK is played on the televisions at the SoHo UNIQLO, as I recall, but here it is on the web, too! Hit full-screen and just let it go. I must have watched this for at least twenty minutes. (via northtemple)
The guy behind that review of Star Wars Episode 1 has graced us with 20 minutes on Avatar (here’s part two). It’s just as glorious as you might expect.
“Today we’re rolling out a change in Google Reader that lets you create a custom feed to track changes on pages that don’t have their own feed.” Such a simple concept (especially for Google, who already knows about the changes anyway) but so neat. Can’t wait to find an unaggregated page I want to subscribe to. (via JSM)
“I’m just drownin’ my sorrows, Kate. I’m just drownin’ my sorrows.” A re-enacted recap of LOST thus far. (via Dalas)
I am the opposite of a fan of tattoos. That said, Amanda Wachob’s watercolor-esque creations are rather beautiful. (via ck/ck)
This video is Animated Parkour but it’s less an animated depiction of the activity and more a translation of the sport’s dexterity to the practice of animation. Uh, just watch it. (via Nostrich)
Something about this collection strikes me. Booooooom! presents 64 photos by 64 photographers.
Beautiful footage aboard the Portland Senator traveling from LA to Shanghai: Ten Things I Have Learned About The Sea. (via Wreck & Salvage)
SwingSwing heard you liked video games so they put a game in your game so you can puzzle while you platform. Tuper Tario Tros. combines Mario and Tetris and eats up the rest of your work day. (via Chartier)
