Pure Thinking

Curated @ Arkitip

Newly curated at Arkitip: An incase macbook/pro sleeve by Dutch artist Parra. If you missed the first installment, that shiny, sexy thing down below (by KRINK), there's still some of those there too.

MTV Music

OH: Now I can watch Under Pressure (and any other music video ever aired on MTV) whenever I want.

STD e-Cards

High fives to LA's inSPOT for creating a better way to tell your potentially STD-ridden partners that they  need to, uhh, deal with something. These e-cards can be sent anonmously or otherwise to whoever you may have infected (or been infected by), and even though no method of saying "So... you probably have the herp" can be considered pleasant, this is way less awkward than a phone call.

And no, these e-cards should not be used for practical jokes, because oh man, that would be sick. Hehe.

TV Colors Your Brain

A new study is proving that the color, or absence of color, in the TV programs you watched as a child has an effect on what colors you dream in. Weird, yes, but more on the side of depressing when you consider the following: Study participants who watched black and white TV growing up had a 25% chance of dreaming in black and white; participants who watched mostly color had a 4.4% chance of it; and people who didn't watch TV nearly always dreamed in color. In other words, we can look at this two ways: "Thank God for high res," or "Dear God, what else has TV done to my brain?"

Bye Bye Zima

We might not ever have noticed you were gone, but the teenagers would have. Well, maybe not them either (because apparently they've been ditching you for Sparks?), but if it were still '96, man, we'd be mourning.

It's been real fun- like real real fun- but if the current eighties revival can't even bring you back, it's probably for the best. R.I.P Zima, we'll miss your citrus-y zest.

Obama Goes to the Games

Barack's got his advertising tentacles everywhere, even in places that dun dun dun... don't exist.

Swing state players of games like Madden NFL '09, Burnout Paradise, NASCAR 09, Need For Speed: ProStreet, NFL Tour, and Skate (so, dudes) have started to notice Barack's perky face on billboards or stadium signage, and will do so until the end of the election.

Way to get 'em off the couch, Bama - but I still hope those video games came with mail-in ballots.

Eee PC

First off, this picture (and tagline) gives me the heebie-jeebies. That aside, this is a leaked pic of the Eee PC, a computer that doesn't really even try to differentiate itself from the MacBook Air (it is, however, gold. Which obviously means first place). Anyway, specs and details can be found here.

CS4

It's coming.

Rumor Mill: Nike+ Plus Advertising

Theres a rumor flying around that the next generation of Nike+/Apple products might incorporate GPS support- an addition that could offer location based information and advertising.

I'm OK with half of this-- because should I trip, go flying, and knock myself out on a tree trunk somewhere deep into a trail run, I like the thought that someone might be able to find and resuscitate me. However (however); if Apple and Nike start remixing my energy jams with ads for Gatorade I will (ohhh, WILL I) switch to a Zune. Watch me, Jobs.

The other side of the rumor gently implies expanding the running system into running shoes other than Nikes -- get the full rundown here.

Manifest Hope Gallery

Yesterday I attended the press opening for the Manifest Hope Gallery, and it was incredible, inspiring, and packed with the buzzy, vibrant energy that's been indicative of the Obama's campaign since the get-go.

My camera's giving me a crap time uploading pictures, so for now I've only two shots of the work in the gallery. I'm working on getting things in order, but if you're in the area, it's really in your best interest to hit up the gallery yourself-- don't miss this.

2990 Larimer Street // 10am-5pm // Mon-Thurs 

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- Carmel Hagen