Japanese Develop Umbrella with Flickr and YouTube Integration
This made me smile:
Some scientists at Tokyo’s Keio University have developed a brolly with a digital camera, WiFi, and a projector built-in. They’re calling it “Pileus“. It can be used to capture images as well as video while your out and about ( in the rain 
) which are then sent to Flickr and YouTube. Plus you can beam previously captured images and video down onto the ground using the built in projector.
Read a bit more about the umbrella here
[...] For me its yet another example of how web based services are being integrated into every day objects. In some instances these border on the ridiculous ( flickr enabled umbrella ), in other cases the integration is subtle and quite useful like this. I personally like the idea of having a photo frame that will randomly display different pictures based on criteria I specify. Especially if its simple to use and doesn’t require me to have to think too much about how I can get it to work. The RSS Integration with flickr was a nice extension that doesnt detract at all from its primary function which is to display your photos. [...]
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