everything should be cool

I am just starting my Christmas shopping today- ahhhh! I know I'm behind and this year everyone seems to be shopping it up so the stores are probably bare by now- poor family they might just end up with some NMJewelry they didn't ask for.:)

All this gifting got me thinking about more utilitarian things, I heard once that in Denmark or some where over there a law was passed that all things made there had to be designed and not just to work but to be cool, I'm sure that is a total line of BS but it sounds like a good idea to me. Everyday objects should all be pretty, what is that quote? Something like- you shouldn't own anything that is not useful or beautiful- I say you shouldn't own anything that is not useful and beautiful! Here are a few things I've run across that fit the bill...

Nest, a smart thermostat designed by Tony Fadell- former Apple Senior VP. Nest is a learning thermostat, it senses when you're home and adjusts accordingly, it even learns your routine and adapts to be most efficient. Plus it is simple, small and pretty- the display is red when warming, blue when cooling, black when off and when you walk away the display dims.