Is this a good idea or a bad one (as my wife used to say to the kids)? Eko has developed a streetlight with a timer. Motorists waiting at the light can now see how much time there is left to wait by an outer disc of lights that counts down to the end of the red. I have some concerns about this from a safety perspective. Will there be an increase in accidents caused by over eager waiters colliding with last minute yellow light runners? Bottom line, what is the benefit?

There are also some other interesting concepts on the site that should be checked out. One that caught my eye is the chigra, a cool floating tea infuser with a propeller on the top. The user blows on the propeller, which simultaneously cools the tea and spins the diffuser to release more flavor. Job well done to Eko.

Are you really reading this right now? Turn off the universal computing device and spend some quality time with your biological organic familial units.

Nothing to say, really. Just wanted to see how the journal works.