How’s your baby?
Even when parents have the best help at home, it can be very stressful not having the ability to personally see an infant at any moment. That’s where the Bambino wireless Internet baby monitor can give families peace of mind. Created by Imogen Studio and Seedonk (www.seedonk.com), the Bambino allows parents to securely view their baby from the next room or anywhere online through their computers and on their iPhones. Furthermore, the Bambino can also be safely and easily shared with close friends and family through Facebook. The Bambino connects wirelessly to a computer and uses the bundled Seedonk software to securely transmit video over the Internet. With the camera added to Seedonk, the user can remotely log on to view, manage and share the Bambino from anywhere online. Furthermore, the Seedonk iPhone App provides users with mobile access to the Bambino while they are on the move. The baby monitor has built in infrared lights to allow parents to see their infant even in complete darkness. And with encrypted transmission channels, video and audio from the Bambino are always safe and secure. The device uses security similar to that found in online banking.
Social media for photographers
PhotoShelter has released a free 55-page e-book, “Social Media for Photographers,” which provides essential Internet marketing guidance for serious professionals and aspiring hobbyists looking to grow their photography business online. Available at http://www.photoshelter.com/ref/SOCIALGUIDE the e-book is designed to share insights with photographers who want to get started or optimize their productive use of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn as part of their overall marketing strategy. Using social media, photographers can increase their online presence and multiply the ways their work gets found online. The title includes tips on: the ground rules for social media, choosing where to participate, smart strategies to stand out, generating social sharing and quality links, suggestions for measuring progress, and a listing of tools to save time and make participation more effective. No technical experience is required to implement the strategies discussed in the e-book.
Yoga via video conferencing
Divinewellness.com offers yoga classes and consultation with yoga teachers in India via video conferencing. The service is operated by the Lohia Group, a reputable Indian business house. The services are on a one-to-one basis, easy to use and highly interactive. Through two-way communication, the instructor watches and guides the practitioner on various Yogic asanas and practices. The services also include personalized consultation on other ancient Indian wellness traditions such as Ayurveda.
Phone for fashionistas
Xperia Pureness is the world’s first mobile phone with a transparent liquid crystal LCD screen. It offers ground-breaking miniaturization technology in the battery, memory card and antenna. Xperia Pureness focuses only on the mobile phone essentials of talk, text and time. Sony Ericsson claims that the goal is to strip away “the unnecessary in both form and function.” Of course “unnecessary” is a very individual concept. The keys of the Xperia Pureness are hidden and only light up when touched. The subtle illumination, with call and message notification, transforms the handset from an object of design into a phone only when needed. Sony Ericsson would like the Xperia Pureness to open a debate about people’s relationship with technology in a complex world. A microsite has been created at www.sonyericsson.com/pureness/talktexttime where leaders in the fields of design, lifestyle, art and culture have been invited to share their thoughts around simplicity and modernity.
