Friday, August 14, 2009

OK, I'm addicted to the NeoCube

I caved and bought one of these, and now I can't stop fiddling with it. If you want something for your desk - get one. Everyone in my office has been having a go.

Neocube product site

Buy it from I want one of those

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Colour-picker pen

What?
Concept pen that scans colour from an object and then 3 cartridges inside (R,G,B) mix the colour as ink.

Link:
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/6853/color-picker-pen-by-jinsu-park.html

Source: Bobby D

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Bank Lets Customers Deposit Checks by Taking Pics with an iPhone

USAA (Big US bank) allows users to photograph a cheque (note spelling) and send via their iPhone app to instantly deposit the amount.

So?

  • Further death of the need to physically visit a location to 'do something' – further death of the high-street presence?
  • "you just submit the photos and void the check in your hand. The deposit to your account is instant."

Be interesting to see how open to hacking/cheating this is…

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