Sound, shower, battery

Yes, another Wired issue has been read and enjoyed - and here are some of the things that made me think and surf around for more information.

Steaming

The company Kohler has run some rather spectacular ads in Wired (and presumably elsewhere, considering the number of great ads) Great use of artists -not to mention that the product looks kind of fun as well, a build-in shower so you can put up several and have your own say in how and where you want the water. "22- and 54-nozzle bodysprays and showerheads that deliver lavish amounts of water for a stimulating or soothing hydrotherapy experience." Now to find a suitable house and I'm all set for Cribs dropping by.

Sweet small

I really enjoy having my Zen mp3 player - it works great for shuffling through podcast (using WMP and four smart playlists to sync only the new ones of various types) and the occasional burst of music. But I have to admit that the newer Zen Plus does look really nice, with about 40% less volume (cut in all dimension, 16 mm off the height) and a color screen. On the downside the battery is embedded so you can't just swap it - not that I've had to swap the one I have, or ever had both charged and brought along, and I'm unsure how well the joystick works on the go.

Lap-car

Well, seems like it is promotion time all over this post (which is why I've grouped all three together) - because bring up the rear, presumably not for long, is the Tesla Roadster featured in Wired as well. A battery-powered sportscar, it takes the li-ion batteries normally found in laptops and supercharges them - in fact 6831 of them - to make the light car go 0-60 in 4 seconds.


But with recent Sony-problems looming in the background, I'm not to sure about putting a whole batch together is the best stunt at present.

And speaking of laptop batteries - why are there (to my un-googled knowledge) no "minibatteries" for office use, containing only enough juice for the ten minute walk to the meeting - thereby making the laptop a bit less heated when used in an office setting day in and day out?

Since we are getting on a tangent here - have a math tidbit and read up on Pingala, an Indian mathematician who 'invented' binary numbers.
In the fifth century BC.