In this trendwatching podcast, Cathi Bond mentions the movie Crash: the David Cronenberg one, not the Paul Haggis one. In the “one more damn thing to worry about” file, Nora Young discusses the news that we have done such a poor job of recycling the metals used for electronics such as cell phones, that we’re at risk of running out of them (via New Scientist).
Meanwhile, Cathi mentions this wacky trend: vending machines for gold!
In this trendwatching podcast, Cathi Bond mentions the Sanwa and US Special Forces ‘throat mics’, so you can talk on your cellphone without wearing one of those clunky Bluetooth thingies on your ear. (via Engadget).
Meanwhile, Nora Young mentions ifixit, a new site with lots of video and a forum to help you fix (or just monkey with) your (mostly Mac) electronic gadgets. (via Core77)
Finally, Cathi talks briefly about Google Talk. Would you use it? Is it a potential Skype-killer?
Welcome back to a new season of our trendwatching podcast, thesniffer! This time, Cathi Bond talks about a couple of ‘e-ink’ stories. First, Esquire magazine’s October issue features an e-ink cover with an ad that moves! (via physorg) e-ink is also behind Plastic Logic, a new e-reader designed for reading documents for business (via Gizmag). We also wanted to know if you use a portable electronic reader. Let us know what it’s like.
Meanwhile, Nora Young talks about a couple of developments with Indian industrial giant, Tata. First, protesters have suspended protests at the West Bengal site of the new Tata Nano factory. The government has agreed to make sure farmers are properly compensated for land that was taken over to make way for the factory, it appears by returning land or giving back nearby land. As well, Nora and Cathi remark on the fact that Tata also now owns the high end of the car market, having bought up Land Rover and Jaguar from Ford in the Spring. What an interesting time for Indian development. How far will the Nano go?
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