Deck the Halls
It’s almost Christmas and the holiday season is in full swing. Gingerbread houses are a winter holiday tradition. But just as toy fads and fashion change, so too has the art of gingerbread architecture changed.
This year it’s not just about gum drops and snow covered roofs, but motherboards and Star Wars. In this new age of gingerbread anything’s possible, even a gingerbread man with LED eyes. From star destroyers, to laptops, to mansions with working lights, gingerbread isn’t just a kids activity anymore.
The Festival of Lights
So it’s that time of year again (although according to television and those carols on the radio its been that time of year since October). The truth is, it’s the holiday season, for reals this time, and there’s no way out. Hanukkah began last night at sundown and Christmas is still on its way.
I’m not going to talk about the best techie gifts just now, plenty of people already do that. I just wanted to point out one cool little gizmo I found laying about the internet, The LED motherboard menorah. It’s exactly what it sounds like people.
Why would you want one? Well, there’s been a market out for light bulb menorahs, and velcro menorahs for years, how about an update? I like it. And for those of us living dorms where open flames are not really permissible this holiday season, this seems like a cool little consolation prize.
5 Minutes Peace
We’ve passed the mid point in the college year so I know that we college students could use a little more downtime and relaxation in our lives (odds are most people could). The problem is often time, but in the shared living space of a dorm space itself too becomes a problem.
Professors at the University of Hertfordshire however have worked out what they believe to be the most relaxing room in the world. With soft matting, lavender scented pillows, glade inspired green light, a specially soothing soundtrack, and an artificial blue sky it doesn’t sound half bad.
Not all of us are lucky enough to be able to go test out such a space, but the concept is promising. Imagine if all student centers had a relaxation room? Perhaps campus stress would decrease, it wouldn’t hurt. The only problem would be over crowding when it cam down to finals time.
Holiday Tech Week–Christmas Light Control
Tis the season to ring up big energy bills! Do you forget to turn off your outside holiday lights before you go to bed? Do you dislike going out in the cold to plug them in every night? Let technology make your life easier and add to your Christmas cheer.
Explore the wide range of timers from 24 hour to 7 day timers available at local home improvement stores. Some are set to come on at a particular time of day. Others come on as the sun goes down. You can also find options with remote controls so you can turn them on when you want, but you still don’t have to go outside to do it.
What’s your favorite holiday tech?
Happy Free Candy Holiday :)
Happy Halloween! In honor of the wondrous holiday that is all hallows eve I’d just like to present a link to some geeked out jack-o-lanterns for this year.
A scary face is so last year, what about an IM smiley face, or the red ring of a problem Xbox 360 to scare you silly? That’s what Alan Penner set up for this years celebration. It’s not all about chocolate and goblins (well, lets be honest, it is really all about chocolate) but lets not forget what else goes into making Halloween an all out holiday for us the sugar crazed once a year. 
