Drug-dispensing contact lenses

This caught my eye, simply because it's one heck of a novel way to deliver your meds. That said, I'm still wearing spectacles only because I've never been able to keep my eyes open long enough to put them in. The last attempt resulted in a lot of tearing, some of it tears of frustration. But back to this rather nifty delivery method. Like the cancer-monitoring implant, this "designer" contact lens is designed to innocuously release crucial antibiotics gradually over a long time frame, about a month, all in an easy, painless manner.
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Prepara's plant growing machine

It's hard to ignore the incessant messages to buy local, plant a garden, check for organic labels, and lead a sustainable lifestyle, yet most of us dismiss these suggestions as practices that require too much money, time, and effort.

And it's true--they really do.

Last summer I went through a green phase, heading to the plant store to purchase soil, seeds, shovels, pots, and everything else that Martha Stewart suggests I buy. Well, US$120 and two weeks later, I had forgotten I'd even planted a garden and deemed my project a failure.
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Hello Kitty Stormtrooper at large

If you cringed at a pink Gundam tattooed in floral patterns, look what the cat brought in, quite literally. Take a gander at this Hello Kitty Stormtrooper spotted during the recent Comic-Con event in San Diego. Now we know who or what lies behind an Imperial Stormtrooper's helmet. Talk about the Dark Side.

Via Hello Kitty Hell

Machine-assisted instant artistry

You no longer have to be a Michaelangelo or Rembrandt to paint great portraits, thanks to technology. Jen Hui Liao's Self-Portrait Machine will machine-assist the "artist", via straps tied to the wrists, to sketch a self-portrait, after a picture is taken while seated at the device. The Renaissance and Dutch masters talked about capturing the soul of the subject in their paintings. But hey, since I can't draw squat save for stickmen, this will do just fine. However, since there's no word on a commercial launch, it may be just as well for those who can truly bring life to paper.
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Sparkle in the rain with the Twilight umbrella

Rainy days are good for only one activity: Sleeping in.

Unfortunately for those who still have to earn their keep, there's the weather to deal with. Which is why we're big fans of high-tech brollies at Crave Asia. They keep us (relatively) dry and make the journey less of a sodden trudge.

Two versions of the Twilight umbrellas are available: The Starlight with sparkling white lights and the Spectrum with phasing multicolored lights. These attention-seeking LEDs require three AAA-sized batteries to power and can be turned off. The inner lining is silver, but black on the outside. Available now on Firebox for US$41.

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