Do you Chumby?

I don't have a Chumby, but as a lover of gadgets, it does look quite appealing. I love widgets, and but at home, I have to head to my computer, which my family is almost certain has been surgically attached, wake it it, all to check the weather, news, etc. Even my kids are glued to the weather widget. But, is there a better way? Meet Chumby. Chumby connects to your wireless internet and is basically just a widget viewer, alarm clock, digital photo frame, radio, etc. It even has a Wii-ish sensor so that you can play a little game on it. Priced at $180, it may be a little more than some what to spend, but if you have priced the digital photo frames latel, it isn't completely out of the ballpark. Check out this CNBC report on the Chumby:

Are you a Jetter or a Flyer?

jetBlue has an interesting website and campaign going. Asking if you are a Flyer or a Jetter. Claiming to bring humanity back to flying, jetBlue has added a funky flash intro to their site, complete with a quiz, with questions like:

 and others, leading you to either the the happy young man or the the grumpy old "flyer."
Now the 64,000 question is; will this be effective? While I completely agree that the airline industry needs to be a bit more accommodating to it's passengers, and with record numbers of delayed or cancelled flight, and the non-existent customer service, I think that the general public is ready for a change. I recently was in Europe and flew from Amsterdam to Bologna, Italy and as I don't recall the exact airline, I was completely blown away. Customer service, in-flight complementary (good) food and drink (yes alcohol!) and just a general overall happy and helpful crew. You go jetBlue, and Happy Jetting to you!

Your 5 year-old art director

So, if you have children, there is likely a point in their drawings or other art experiments that you go...dang, that isn't half bad! Well, what if kids had access to the skills you have developed and the tools you use, what would they create? Or maybe even pause to consider...if I didn't have all of this extra garbage roaming around in my head, how creative could I be? Well, MonsterEngine gives us a glimpse of what that might look like. Through taking children's drawings and using the basic shape and them, they paint the illustrations in to being. I find it interesting to see how each of the drawings is transformed, it really is quite amazing. So, next time you see a child's artwork, with the right tools they may be your next illustrator, or even art director.

Check out Moster gallery at: http://themonsterengine.com/art.html#monster