We’ve written about our love for simple, wooden tech accessories before with the likes of the wooden TV iPad stand and the curved wooden screen stand. It seems there’s just something so appealing about coupling up shiny, sleek gadgets with a natural wood finish.

This latest offering from Shanghai-based company Origin Woodwork is another great stand to add to the natural collection, made out of one solid block of wood.

Available from the Origin Woodwork website.

This is why I am not an artist. When I see pencil shavings, I scoop them up and throw them in the trash. UK artist and designer Kyle Bean, though, keeps them as raw material for a new creation. More »

Originally posted at Technically Incorrect

More and more aspects of our lives are being turned into games with the use of technology, look at Foursquare and SCVNGR, simple location-based mobile apps which reward you for checking-in or completing tasks.

However, it now seems as if mobile gaming could be taken to a whole new level by GreenGoose, which aims to turn every aspect of your life into a game!

This is a guest post by AT&T.

Every business has two obstacles: time and money. While it’s always good to take advantage of the newest technology, usually there is a big price to pay in terms of capital commitment. After all, you have to purchase the hardware, sign extended service agreements, train your staff new processes, and then hope it interfaces well with the infrastructure you’ve already built.

These concerns can be minimized if not eliminated when you take advantage of cloud computing services. Just like a cell phone with a pay as you go plan, AT&T’s cloud computing services are scalable based on your needs. If you have a sudden rush of orders or need a new application now, you can quickly implement what you need and dial back down later when the need is gone.

As we become increasingly more connected with Smartphones, Tablet PCs, and of course traditional PCs, your company needs to have the flexibility to serve all of those needs within your network. Cloud computing is a flexible cost-effective alternative for delivering IT services across your entire organization from any physical location.

Since cloud services are network based, you need to choose your provider wisely. AT&T has 99.9% network availability as well as enterprise security measures built in to ensure maximum performance without sacrificing security.

If you would like to learn more about cloud computing and the services that AT&T offers, please download this white paper from AT&T: Cloud Services: What Are They, What Value Do They Provide?

The affects of food allergies can range from the small and minor to the serious and life-threatening, which is why it’s important for anyone with a known allergy to make sure they have an EpiPen with them at all times.

However, that’s much easier said than done, as they’re not always compact or easy to remember. The Epi-Inject collection from Maria Pitallano addresses that problem, with a kind of Epipen for personal use that’s small and easy to administer and another for public use, which can be installed anywhere.

Not only could Pitallano’s Epi inventions really help someone if they suffer a bad reaction, they could also take the stigma away from having a severe food allergy by putting the medication in public spaces.

Via Yanko Design.

Originally posted at Nanotech – The Circuits Blog

However, Google Voice now has global spam filtering that allows you to report spam callers and block them. GV always had a blocking system. However, now the data you add to Google Voice percolates out to other users, thereby saving them from your sad fate.

To enable the feature, pop over to the Call tab of GV settings and select the proper checkbox.

Spam calls appear in the Spam folder and can be heard or, if you’re in a malicious mood, deleted.

via GooglVoice Blog

Rainwater collectors are usually small tubs or little pipes that run into a larger reservoir within your home. However, this clever rainwater design called Gota Verde, or Green Drop, aims to turn your rainwater collector into something that isn’t just practical, but looks good too.

The Gota Verde works by collecting water from a roof through a series of small tubes, these then feed the rainwater into a large tank behind the structure. The water is then fed to the plants that grow up the front automatically, or it can be sprayed onto them manually with a hose pipe. As the plants grow they cover the front of the collector, turning it into an indoor vertical garden.

The Gota Verde is only a prototype at the moment, but certainly works to change the way we look at rain collectors and indoor gardens. I imagine it’d be a huge hit among those with city apartments with only a small amount of balcony or kitchen space that want a little piece of greenery inside their homes.

Via Treehugger.

Designer: href="http://www.wix.com/dannakazir/behappy" >Danna Kazir

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