Here’s a neat website that allows you to view the birth and death rate of any country in real time. Watch the birth and death rates rise and fall. The deaths come with a brief description like “Adult, 30 – 49 years old (Male)” and it also tells you if the birth was a boy or girl. The most active countries are China and India, so check them out if you want to see the numbers run.

The population numbers are based on information from the U.S. Census Bureau. The numbers presented are not real figures, but merely estimates. The notes (on the people’s age and gender) are also simulated, but are properly dispersed according to the percentages found in census data.

It’s pretty cool site, so check it out.

(Via Digg)

Business Week has released its annual list of Most Innovative Companies. For the second year in row Apple is ranked #1. Google and 3M round out the top three spots.

Apple’s successful iPod has become thinner and lighter with each new product release. It has evolved from playing songs to displaying pictures and now playing video. Business Week’s list doesn’t only showcase high-tech companies and their successful and innovative products. The list also includes, Toyota, Proctor & Gamble, IDEO, Ikea, Target, Virgin, and Southwest.

(Via Business Week)

Here’s a neat website that allows you to view the birth and death rate of any country in real time. Watch the birth and death rates rise and fall. The deaths come with a brief description like “Adult, 30 – 49 years old (Male)” and it also tells you if the birth was a boy or girl. The most active countries are China and India, so check them out if you want to see the numbers run.

The population numbers are based on information from the U.S. Census Bureau. The numbers presented are not real figures, but merely estimates. The notes (on the people’s age and gender) are also simulated, but are properly dispersed according to the percentages found in census data.

It’s pretty cool site, so check it out.

(Via Digg)

This tongue-in-cheek interpretation of a woofer is sure to bring not only sound to your ears, but also a smile to your face.

Created by Buro Vormkrijgers, a Dutch design studio founded by Sander Mulder and Dave Keune, this headless dog speaker system is available as a single woofer or a pair of stereo speakers. Also in the works is the Tweeter, a bird-like desktop speaker system.

Check out this and other fun things on their website.

(Via Cool Hunting)

Business Week has released its annual list of Most Innovative Companies. For the second year in row Apple is ranked #1. Google and 3M round out the top three spots.

Apple’s successful iPod has become thinner and lighter with each new product release. It has evolved from playing songs to displaying pictures and now playing video. Business Week’s list doesn’t only showcase high-tech companies and their successful and innovative products. The list also includes, Toyota, Proctor & Gamble, IDEO, Ikea, Target, Virgin, and Southwest.

(Via Business Week)

This tongue-in-cheek interpretation of a woofer is sure to bring not only sound to your ears, but also a smile to your face.

Created by Buro Vormkrijgers, a Dutch design studio founded by Sander Mulder and Dave Keune, this headless dog speaker system is available as a single woofer or a pair of stereo speakers. Also in the works is the Tweeter, a bird-like desktop speaker system.

Check out this and other fun things on their website.

(Via Cool Hunting)