From the makers of the Aeron chair, an new type of desk that conforms to your work posture.

I forgot how to turn off these headsets - the interface is pretty obscure until you get used to it - I totally forgot about the "PWR/CALL" button (the outside of the right earpiece can be pressed - but there is no affordance to show you that it is a button).

Here are the basic controls:

On - Press and hold PWR/CALL for 2 secs (ascending tone)
Off - Press and hold PWR/CALL for 5 secs (beep - descending tone)
Hold Toggle - Press and hold EQ/HOLD (top) button for 3 secs (lo-high beep means leaving hold, 3 beeps for entering hold)
Answer/hangup call - Press PWR/CALL once

Vol up/down buttons
Jog up/down switch - next/prev song

Modes (LED Indicator/audio tones)

On - Single Flash
Paired - Double Flash
Off - (duh)
Low battery - (/dee-doop beep)
Hold - no indicator - will just (beep-beep-beep) when you try to press an button.
Charging - Solid Light

Quoted: Basic troubleshooting for the bluetooth stereo headset,

The 2nd film by Gary Hustwit on Design (first was the excellent "Helevetica").  This one focuses on object design and features Apple.

This supposedly aired last night on PBS - but I don't see any repeat airings scheduled.  In fact it looks like KCTS ran a Rick Steves marathon last night instead of broadcasting this movie :-(
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Found it will air on Dec 22nd(!) here:

INDEPENDENT LENSObjectified  #1107Air: Tuesday, December 22, 11:00 pm on KCTS 9 HDSeattle/YakimaFuture Airs: 12/27/09, 1:00 am KCTS 9 HDSeattle/Yakima; 12/27/09, 1:00 am KYVE 47Yakima

Some amazing and fanciful objects created by Japanese design firm, PantoGraph.

I like this "Analog iPod".

Quoted: パンタグラフの制作物、オブジェ

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Web designer directory from 37signals!

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Really nice looking web designs by Seattle based firm.

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I'm dropping my magazine subscription to Wired. They must really HATE their readers. I really wanted to read their article on Craigslist in the September issue (17.09) - but it's UNREADABLE.

I've had this long standing problem with Wired. They are so hung up on being avant-guarde in their layout, that they make the magazine unreadable for their readers. When they first came out, they used to set red type on top of a green background - UNREADABLE. This article is set with lines running nearly the full width of a magazine page - UNREADABLE.

Can't they just set their magazine in an easy to scan design?

After I dropped my Wired in the Trash, I picked up my copy of Science. It's the CONTENT that makes this magazine great - the layout is as simple and "by the book" as it gets. But it's a great magazine to scan, skim, and read.

Goodbye, Wired. I hate YOU too!

Quoted: Read in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and culture at Wired.com.