<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<title>TONIQ Observatory</title>
<link href="http://toniq.com/observatory-rss.php" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:87a3c25c-0ed7-543a-01cf-4efde1a46ef6</id>
<entry>
<title>At Your Attention!</title>
<link href="http://toniq.com/observatory.php" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:cf05c8b9-62da-9bed-c296-a7afc1992a3b</id>
<updated>2010-09-01T10:55:18-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Conceptualized by a recent product design graduate, Jeremy Innes-Hopkins, the Nokia Kinetic stands upright when a call or text message is received, adding movement to a traditionally static object. Now, if I can only get my dog to walk himself, I will be all set! Filed under: Uncategorized]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>African Baobab The New Superfood</title>
<link href="http://toniq.com/observatory.php" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:cf05c8b9-62da-9bed-c296-a7afc1992a3b</id>
<updated>2010-08-22T10:31:24-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Acai berry has been the superfood darling the past few years, but the fruit of the famed African Baobab tree has gotten noticed outside of Africa for its vitamin richness. According to National Geographic, the baobab tree has &#8220;six times as much vitamin C as oranges, twice as much calcium as milk, and plenty of [...]]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Bat Signal</title>
<link href="http://toniq.com/observatory.php" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:cf05c8b9-62da-9bed-c296-a7afc1992a3b</id>
<updated>2010-08-05T23:10:46-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[I see this as a really great early 21st century way to summon the Batman. [via AmnesiaBlog] Filed under: Current Events, Future, Inspiration, Technology]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Generative Exhibition</title>
<link href="http://toniq.com/observatory.php" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:cf05c8b9-62da-9bed-c296-a7afc1992a3b</id>
<updated>2010-07-14T09:48:23-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[This inventive show is a new collection of works that are a collaboration between Alex Dodge and Brookyln-based tech startup Generative.  On view are prototypes such as &#8220;Sleep Talker&#8217; which allows for an unconscious dialog on a kind of dream-based social network.  Man, that is cool!  Show closes Sunday, July 18th at Klaus Von Nichtssagend [...]]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Kindle ?Popular Highlights?</title>
<link href="http://toniq.com/observatory.php" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:cf05c8b9-62da-9bed-c296-a7afc1992a3b</id>
<updated>2010-06-21T10:42:36-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[With so much information floating around these days, it is no wonder that Amazon has created a new top 25 list. Think of it as the future of the New York Times Best Seller List but in byte sized pieces. Basically, Kindle readers have the power to highlight passages in books that they deem important, [...]]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Lucky China</title>
<link href="http://toniq.com/observatory.php" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:cf05c8b9-62da-9bed-c296-a7afc1992a3b</id>
<updated>2010-06-17T10:49:33-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[While the US is a meritocracy&#8230;work hard, get good stuff&#8230;China is all about luck. Most people may know this already, but it became very clear to me recently when reading articles about China how the concept of luck is truly embedded in the culture. Merit means something too&#8230;but good fortune helps you along. Numbers are [...]]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>The Color of Culture</title>
<link href="http://toniq.com/observatory.php" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:cf05c8b9-62da-9bed-c296-a7afc1992a3b</id>
<updated>2010-06-14T16:25:24-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[If we can believe this chart, the only universal colors accepted by all cultures for a particular emotion are black (for evil) and red (for passion). The information design also leads one to believe (though I find it hard to imagine they intend this communication) that jealousy only exists in Western Europe, America, and Japan (or [...]]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Silence Please</title>
<link href="http://toniq.com/observatory.php" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:cf05c8b9-62da-9bed-c296-a7afc1992a3b</id>
<updated>2010-06-14T13:34:21-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[What is going on in the world that no fewer than four recent publications should feature the theme of &#8220;silence&#8221;? Look at these titles: In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise by George Prochnik Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute Silence by George M Foy Listening Below the Noise: The Transformative Power [...]]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Uncanny</title>
<link href="http://toniq.com/observatory.php" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:cf05c8b9-62da-9bed-c296-a7afc1992a3b</id>
<updated>2010-06-14T13:02:53-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[It&#8217;s batter in a can and you blast it out for perfect pancakes. OK, maybe the name is a little wacky and skews it toward the pre-school set, but let me tell you: if you&#8217;re an adult and like pancakes (or crepes) at all, this is an amazing product. Light, fluffy (yet not puffed or [...]]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Jai Ho, Graduates!</title>
<link href="http://toniq.com/observatory.php" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:cf05c8b9-62da-9bed-c296-a7afc1992a3b</id>
<updated>2010-06-10T16:48:31-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[At the recent commencement ceremony at RISD, students suddenly interrupted the scheduled program, flash mob style, and performed a rendition of the dance from Slumdog Millionaire. I say, &#8220;Jai Ho, graduates!&#8221; via flavorwire Filed under: Uncategorized]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Better Than Fake Cigarettes!</title>
<link href="http://toniq.com/observatory.php" ></link>
<id>urn:uuid:cf05c8b9-62da-9bed-c296-a7afc1992a3b</id>
<updated>2010-05-31T12:19:55-04:00</updated>
<summary type="html" ><![CDATA[Le Whif is BREATHABLE chocolate!!! All of the taste, none of the calories. Each colorful tube of Le Whif gives you up to 10 puffs of chocolately flavor: chocolate, chocolate-raspberry or mint chocolate. It actually doesn&#8217;t enter the lungs, but delivers a rich chocolate taste sensation to the tongue and sides of the mouth. And [...]]]></summary>
</entry>
</feed>