Tweeting in mid-air

Admit it - you get a charge when your phone beeps another text-message at you, or when your IM client boings, or if you get an email notification that you've just been added as a new friend in Facebook. That is - until you discover your new friend is your mom. Eesh.

Despite your parental unit's invasion of your privacy, we're constantly finding new ways to stay connected with each other. Twitter, Facebook... even our beloved mascot, Timmy's all wired up. We're all interconnected through quick messages, sent across vast distances, across the hall or across continents, it doesn't matter.

We're internet enabling everything now. Our phones, our gaming consoles and now our clocks. This clock, for example, is incredibly cool in its own right. Red LEDs on a quickly swinging arm create the illusion of text floating in mid-air. It'll tell the time and the temperature, but the truly nifty part comes from the little port tucked hidden in the back.

That's right, it's an Ethernet port! Plug it into a router, and register the device on the manufacturer's website. Once done, you can send it messages from anywere. Get greetings from your girlfriend in Geneva, felicitations from your friends in Fairbanks, or regards from your roommate in Romania. These messages get sent automatically and display in lovely floating photons.

Features

• Desktop clock that uses waving LEDs to create floating text
• Internet enabled
• RJ-45 Ethernet port built in
• Messages sent through Twitter, RSS feeds, email, or through www.myixp3.com
• Displays time, date, temperature, and messages sent through the Internet
• Ships with US 110v plug, for other regions you only need a plug adapter
• No subscription fees