Linked List: August 20, 2008

Wednesday, 20 August 2008

Marian Bantjes and Her Toothbrush ★: Marian Bantjes, posting on the Objectified weblog:

If everything in our lives were afforded the design attention that my toothbrush has, we would sit in chairs that floated while tickling our troubled backs, have tables that yielded at our aching elbows while remaining firm on top, walk on floors that tingled like active sand, and sleep on pillows that would never allow our ears to flatten against our heads.
Very Meta ★: YouTube clip, uploaded from TapeDeck 1.1, of the MacBreak Weekly guys talking about how cool TapeDeck is.
Ed Baig Confirms iPhone OS 2.0.2 Addresses 3G Connectivity Bugs ★: USA Today’s Ed Baig:

Apple acknowledged Tuesday that a software update for the iPhone partly fixes the connection snags that have caused a global firestorm for the new iPhone 3G.

Though mum on details, Apple spokeswoman Jennifer Bowcock said on Tuesday, “The software update improves communication with 3G networks.”