Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Lollipop MP3 Speakers

See Them Here - Lollipop Speakers In Multiple Colors

Surprise your friends and family with these cute and colorful MP3 speakers! Simply insert the speaker directly into your MP3 player’s earphone jack and share your music with quality sound. Carry it around with you as an adorable lollipop accessory when not in use. -USB rechargeable speaker for MP3 players -No batteries required (built-in

We haven't tried these little speakers yet, but they are so cute we went ahead and ordered one. If you have a teen, I suspect most of them would love these little speakers which they could carry around in their purse to share some tunes.

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A New Way To Store Shoes

If the Cabinet Fits…

Brooke Cundiff, divisional merchandising manager at Gilt Groupe

After lining her 125 pairs of shoes four rows deep around her bedroom, Cundiff knew she needed a better system. One day she noticed a curio cabinet at a furniture store. "I had an epiphany on the spot," she recalls. "I could visualize my shoes in it."

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Lighting The World With LEDs

Lighting the world with LEDs

Feb 3, 2011 | Length: 00:03:59

According to analyst estimates, by 2020 the LED lighting industry will be close to a $25 billion market worldwide. LED lighting manufacturer Bridgelux wants to be on the forefront of this shift. SmartPlanet correspondent Sumi Das talks to CEO Bill Watkins about Bridgelux's new LED array that delivers 5,000 operational lumens and how its latest technology is different from its competitors.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Moving Your Home Or Office?

Plan a (Relatively) Stressless House Move

Tips on how to hire a mover (or move yourself), pack your belongings properly, and move your home with relative ease.

Plastic Bags - What To Do With Them All?

What To Do With All Those Plastic Bags?

The Unclutterer has some good suggestions, check them out here.

Long Lasting LED Candles With Holder


Everything is illuminated with faux candlesticks that use long-lasting, low-energy LED bulbs. Plus, a built-in timer lets you schedule “lights out” two to eight hours away. Available in four finishes.

To buy: $2 each, ikea.com for stores.

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Watson The Super Computer On Health Care

It might not know U.S. cities, but can Watson improve healthcare?

By Janet Fang | Feb 17, 2011 |


IBM’s supercomputer Watson conquered its human competition, scoring $77,147 during the 3-day Jeopardy! challenge that ended Wednesday.

(It even won the $1 million grand prize after an incorrect ‘U.S. Cities’ final Jeopardy response of “What is Toronto?????”)

Now what? Well, there’re a lot of data out there, and Watson’s Jeopardy-winning skillz could be perfectly tasked.

During round 2, Watson project leader David Ferrucci talked a little about future applications for health. Indeed, in the long list of IBM research projects, Advanced Healthcare Informatics is notably bulleted: “Work on extracting important HealthCare entities (e.g., drugs, diseases, procedures) from Clinical documents (e.g., textual progress notes).”

That is, information sifting and retrieval. Some ways to apply Watson’s tools in medicine:

And Watson, adds IBM’s Katharine Frase, continues to learn and refine its abilities.