We live in an auditory landscape populated by dings, blips, and jangling-constant reminders of the probably-dire messages you're missing on your phone or computer. If you're like me, your stomach drops a little bit each time you hear those familiar bleeps. Which is why Blink1, a notification device that gives you a visual cue instead, is so great.
This little USB dongle was originally funded in a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign last year. Designed by the LA-based ubiquitous computing company ThingM, it's really a very simple piece of hardware: Just a USB connector, an LED, and a USB controller. What's really neat is the firmware that ThingM has designed for the little guy-using IFTTT, you can program virtually any notification imaginable Read More
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