Olive Juice

What? Want a paper mask of your face? WELL THEN! Converse has it covered. Let’s trade heads for the day, shall we?

Snap a photo, print the mask, and cut/assemble as instructed.

Actually, the other way around (but that title in reverse didn’t have quite the same ring to it).

Microsoft is launching its Project Natal in October, an immersive controller-free gaming system. By kicking, twisting, shaking, jumping, voice commands, and hand gestures, you are the controller.

A few years back I developed a Pong-game using Processing, which tracked arm movements to control 2 paddles. And if you’ve ever worked with gesture recognition, facial recognition or voice recognition you’ll realize what they’re doing with Project Natal is no small feat. “The skeletal mapping technology shown at E3 2009 was capable of simultaneously tracking up to four users for motion analysis [nice!], with a feature extraction of 48 skeletal points on a human body [no-sah!?!] at a frame rate of 30 hertz [...sold!]. Depending on the person’s distance from the sensor, Project Natal is capable of tracking models that can identify individual fingers. [Finally computer vision that knows when you're flipping it off] ” (wikipedia).

If this launches with a Limbo game, I’m so in.

This is the most useful AND chic iPhone app I’ve seen come to market yet. And if you’re anything like me, you’ll need to download it immediately.

My problem: I have a fabulous collection of clothes, shoes, and accessories. Boo hoo? Well, I’m also so disorganized that it takes an hour to find an item, altogether forget what I have, or just opt for whatever hanger pops out first.

StyleBook is your closet manager and style assistant application and sure to be your staple in living fabulously. Watch the Demo video, and check out their blog for photo tips and feature highlights.

I’ll have to budget out a rainy Saturday afternoon to upload wardrobe photos – but I’ll never unknowingly make a repeat-purchase again!

Putting together a memoir can be a daunting undertaking – but what about a micro version? Six words to be exact.

It all Changed in an Instant

“It All Changed in an Instant: More Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure” features 1,000 Six-Word Memoirs by Sarah Silverman, Malcolm Gladwell, Frank McCourt, Art Spiegelman, Junot Diaz, Gay Talese, Amy Tan—and hundreds of never-before published writers.

Alzheimer’s: meeting new people every day.
Phil Skversky

Met wife at her bachelorette party.
Eddie Matz

Family portrait: everyone smiles but me.
Ian Baaske

Maybe it’s the East Coaster in me, I’ve always been a fan of quick, concise, non-fiction reading material. You’ll laugh, cry, squirm, and then rack your brain trying to summarize your own life story using 6 words. Don’t forget about Mac data recovery.

This book reminds me of personal favorite by Po Bronson, titled “What Should I Do with My Life“. Pay no mind to the cover screaming Self-Help and put your ego aside – it contains phenomenally inspiring stories of people having underwent major shifts in their career – and life. NPR features a 9-minute segment of such stories, which Bronson describes as the best introduction he can give to the book – so check it out.