That country is actually Iraq. Egypt is in Africa. That's not even the same continent. Granted, most of us wouldn't know that either. That's why we occasionally watch the news — in the hopes that they know where countries are. (via SomeEcards)
With a little help from some friends whose palettes are a little more up-scale than mine, they dined at Charlie Palmer's at the Hotel Joule.
You Know It's Fancy When ...
Notice the tablet computer.
That is an interactive wine-list called the eWinebook. It sorts and sifts by type, country, region, vintage, or price.
Once you narrow down your selections to a few choices, a live person is available to help you make your decision.
On one hand, it helps the consumer feel better about their choice; and on the other, it increases the restaurants average wine bill. To a "Win - Win" proposition. Cheers.
There is a new version of Google Goggles that is faster and smarter than ever before.
How fast and smart? Google's image-based search app is now powerful enough to finish your Sunday morning Sudoku. Literally.
Take a picture of the puzzle, and the app does the rest. Check out the video below to see Google Goggles in action.
This same tool lets you take a picture of a location and Google will return relevant search results after recognizing where you are and inferring what you might be searching for.
This seems like a pretty big leap towards Jetsons-like living.
Word Lens instantly translates printed words from one language to another using the video camera on your iPhone. You've got to see this.
In a sense, Word Lens is an new form of dictionary. It looks up words for you, and shows them in context. You can use Word Lens on your vacations to translate restaurant menus, street signs, and other things that have clearly printed words.
Here is something worth sharing for the holiday season and new year. It is a video of different musicians, playing around the globe, combining their talents to create a new version of of John Lennon's classic, "Imagine". Here is the video.
It toook almost a year for the Playing For Change crew to complete John Lennon's "Imagine." Like other Song Around the World productions, it is played by various musicians from around the world.
Creating this piece took the crew from the favelas of Brazil to the shrines of southern India, from villages in Nepal to the glittering urban landscape of Tokyo and New York, and beyond.
The filmmakers asked musicians to record their version of the song by themselves. The finished project combines these performances to create an a "music video" of these artists playing together.
The Playing For Change Foundation and Yoko Ono joined together to launch the Power to the People campaign. The campaign seeks to advance John Lennon’s vision of peace by engaging artists and audiences to contribute to music education programs worldwide. Proceeds raised will help build music schools, support teachers and music programs, purchase instruments, and connect schools for cross-cultural learning and conflict resolution across borders. As they say "Music IS the power: Power to the People."
Ah, the good old days. "We told them the wealth would 'trickle down'."
Now, watch video titled “Obama Kicks Door” spoofing the President’s reaction after extending the Bush Tax-Cuts. While Jay Leno’s Tonight Show obviously faked the video, they probably nailed the President’s reaction to the compromise. Here it is.
Holiday travel can pose challenges, and the new security requirements add to them. The TSA is just doing their job. Here are some humorous ways to look at it.