Amazon is advertising a product called “Flip,” which appears to be a digital camera with a built-in USB:

Genius – one of the biggest drawbacks of my current camera is that I need a special cord to transfer photos from the camera to a computer.  There’s been a few times at work (or while travelling) where I’ve wanted to transfer the photos but haven’t carried around the cord.

However, an Amazon review notes that it uses two AA batteries instead of the usual  rechargeable battery.  Also, I imagine the quality of the photos and video may not be as high as a standard camera.

Though I won’t buy Flip, I hope it’ll inspire other camera developers to build USB ports into their own cameras.

Ain’t it Cool has scored some images of the creatures from the new Narnia movie, “The Adventures of Prince Caspian”:

More at: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34155

Before I go to bed I’d like to showcase these clever Lego advertisements, which manage to encapsulate everything a child should love about Legos.

Found via Metafilter, which linked to FFFound, which linked to AdGoodness.

It was recently pointed out to me that there is no easy way to click from my front page onto this blog.

To help assist those members of my readership who represent a more practical view of web users, I have redesigned the front page of my site to include a subtle link to this online journal.

Click here to view the new design. 

Hands Across the Water offers a free outlet to donate old books to:

Our Concerns–are they yours also?

Hand Across The Water delivers an effective solution to two problems: the domestic problem of excess books and the global problem of not enough books. We collect books from schools, libraries, and individuals who no longer want them, and send them to schools and libraries which desperately need them. We care about less affluent people who do not have enough books to sustain educational and intellectual growth and are condemned to ignorance, illiteracy and poverty. We are dedicated to cultural bridge-building on a local, national, international scale by providing the tools of literacy and education.

http://surplusbooksforcharity.org/whoweare.html

A noble cause, but hopefully the books they receive will be of high quality rather than old cookbooks or books so bad that nobody wants to read them.  Their blog does offer uplifting tales of where the books go and why they’re appreciated.

They do have a drop-off center in Allston, which is not too far away.  Think I’ll use them the next time I feel like cleaning out my bookshelf.