Links for 21 April 2010

Fleur De Lawn
I love this drought resistant lawn seed mixed with strawberry clover, mini daisies, Sweet Alyssum, and other tiny flowers. It's not a high traffic lawn, but would be lovely surrounding a path. I'm trying to do something similar with bluebells and violets in my back lawn. $29.99/lb.

Haleigh's Family Told To Make Funeral Arrangements, Did Cops Find Body?
The police have told Haleigh Cummings' family how to have the girl officially declared dead. They can either wait 7 years for the State of Florida to issue a death certificate, or they can request a judge to issue a certificate before the 7 years have lapsed.

This Is Apple's Next iPhone
Apple managed to lose the next generation iPhone and Gizmodo got their hands on it. Looks like the new hardware will have a forward facing camera, and an improved back camera with flash. The back is also flat and their is an aluminum frame all around the thing. But I main uses for the phone (besides being a phone) are the camera apps.

Lauren London On The Controversy Surrounding Her Pregnancy: 'It Did Hurt My Feelings'
Lauren London discusses her pregnancy and baby boy(Whose name she has managed to keep private for 6months), and Lil' Wayne.

The Magic Clock

I don't know why know why someone hasn't thought of this before. The Magic Clock is a clock that uses Twitter to tell the location of family members. It's like Mrs.Weasley's clock from Harry Potter. Unfortunately this thing isn't for sale, because it's what I want for Christmas.

XBox 360 Natal

My children are lifelong Nintendo fans and even they have to admit that Microsoft's "Project Natal" for the XBox 360 is cool. Microsoft will be bringing Minority Report style game interaction to the market. Instead of using a controller the add-on uses a sensor bar similar to that of the Wii. Except that the Natal uses cameras to track body movements, making the player the controller.

I'm not an engineer, so watch the video to understand what I am babbling about.

NYKO Wing

Looking for a graduation gift for a video game loving grad (Or dad, it is almost Fathers Day.), check out the NYKO Wing. The wireless controller enables you to play classic video games on the Wii without being tethered to the game console. And the two AAA batteries give you up to 30 hours of playtime. $29.99