Debbie loves Kindle – I don’t think the Kindle will ever replace my love of having a good book in my hands, but it is mighty convenient. I can download a book instantly for $9.99 and start reading right away. It allows me to bookmark, highlight and dog ear pages, just like a real book. And it will even read the books aloud! The text to speech feature is a bit robotic, but not too bad. It’s great for my morning commute and particularly for longer road trips. So now I can carry around up to 1,500 books on my Kindle, which weighs less than the average paperback. Now if I only had more time to read!
Nathan loves Airborne – Well, I should say, I love Airborne apart from it tasting like poorly fermented orange juice mixed with vitamins. It kind of makes me think of how we treat dogs. The bait and switch of “Look at this delicious food that couldn’t possibly have a pill you need to take in it!” Never the less, the dog always seems to figure out there’s a pill in his food, and Airborne tastes like medicine juice. What’s worse is when you go to their website, which actually looks OK, they’ve got the sound effect of what their disintegrating airborne tablet on loop. Yes, if you listen to it for more than 30 seconds it does begin to make you nauseous. All that said, having been feeling under the weather today, Airborne has helped boost my immune system and put me on track. Or it’s the placebo effect.
Shawn loves Life Magazine’s 30 Stupidest Inventions Ever post. I can come up with some crazy ideas that I simply laugh at later, but a few of the ideas on this list are truly stupid. Imagine placing your baby in a “Baby Cage” designed to give your little loved one some fresh air while suspended above a busy street. Sometimes it’s just better to keep your ideas to yourself.
Susan loves the Add This application – Most news and entertainment sites have the Add This application built into each post, but for blogs or other sites that don’t offer a share function, this application in Firefox makes sharing online content and bookmarking sites as easy a simple mouse click. If I like a story and think others will too, I just click on the plus sign in my browser and it brings up a multitude of options for how I want to share. Now letting the world know about the latest TV and Twilight news is easier than ever!
