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Optimus Maximus Keyboard
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"Okay it's time to dip into your savings, sell your excess furniture, empty the change jar because the fabled Optimus Maximus Keyboard has descended from heaven for you the soon to be biggest geek and envy of all of your sub-geeks. This amazing keyboard features a tiny OLED screen on each key... that's 113 screens in all. Each key can change its image dynamically depending on what you're doing. Hol..."
The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization: Thomas L. Friedman
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"One day in 1992, Thomas Friedman toured a Lexus factory in Japan and marveled at the robots that put the luxury cars together. That evening, as he ate sushi on a Japanese bullet train, he read a story about yet another Middle East squabble between Palestinians and Israelis. And it hit him: Half the world was lusting after those Lexuses, or at least the brilliant technology that made them possible,..."
Hot, Flat, and Crowded (Why We Need A Green Revolution - And How It Can Renew America): Thomas L. Friedman
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"Accept that oil will never be cheap again and that wasteful, pouting technologies can't be tolerated. The last big innovation in energy production was nuclear power half a century ago - we need a change."
Unique Candle
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"Ingenious design is paired with charming style to cast a cozy glow anywhere in your home. The 100% beeswax candle coil is fed in small increments through the candle clip - simply advance more candle as it burns. A three-inch section burns for approximately an hour, while the smart design ensures a better use of wax than traditional shapes. The copper-finish plate and clip bring a warm touch to you..."
iPod shuffle - Apple Store
2 recommendations
"The new iPod shuffle is amazingly small and even easier to use. The controls are now conveniently located on the earbud cord. It’s so easy, you can use it with your eyes closed. This one is so small it doesn't have room for a display, so it speaks the songs to you."
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference.
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"The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. This widely acclaimed bestseller, in which Malcolm Gladwell explores and..."
iLife 09 - Apple Store (U.S.)
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"Wonderful improvements to an already great product. Some of the new features that have me jazzed. Face recognition to categorize pictures by person, place recognition with Global positioning and the ability to place pictures on a map, and a wonderful addition to garage band that teaches the user how to play guitar ,or the piano....with Sting teaching guitar and Sara Mclaughlan and others stars t..."
Apple TV - Apple Store (U.S.)
2 recommendations
"At first the hard drives were too small, and the movie selection was sparse. Now with a huge selection of on-demand HD movies and HD TV shows — and one-click access to all your music and photos — Apple TV is a real challenge to Blockbuster, Amazon, Netflix, and other traditional means for watching movies. This helps the average Joe turns your widescreen TV into a digital entertainment hub and ..."
"Outliers: The Story of Success" by Malcolm Gladwell
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"Because Malcolm Gladwell is an effing genius."
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
10 recommendations
"The Tipping Point is a little older now (since Malcolm Gladwell's more recent book, Blink, has been published), but it's still a very insightful look at how ideas and trends become widespread hits."
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
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"I've been listening to the audiobook (from Audible.com, read by the author) on my commute. Though I'm not quite done with the book, I can recommend it strongly to anybody who is willing to question how they thought their mind worked. This is not a self-help book and it doesn't offer much in the way of advice on how to think better (I'll update this statement if the last bit takes a dramatic tur..."
