Links We Like, April 8th/2013
Here’s our second weekly roundup of links we like at the kubxlab office.
In Brazil, 100 Phone Booths Transformed Into Wonderful Artworks

Vivo, a Brazilian phone operator commissioned 100 artists to paint over 100 phone booths. The result is a wide array of functional art, denoting the creativity and innovation of each individual artist.
LinkMe Displays Texts, Social-Media Alerts on Your Wrist

We like reading the latest news in the world of smart watches (our iPod nano watch bands will always be our favorite) so we were excited to share LinkMe, a new kickstarter project with you. LinkMe is a Bluetooth enabled wristband that allows you to sync the band to your phone and receive messages and alerts directly to your wrist. Pretty innovative stuff.
Mystery Of 1938 'Time Traveler' With Cell Phone Solved? (VIDEO)

A YouTube commenter claims to have solved the mystery of the time traveling cell phone operating woman from 1938. One too many episodes of Sliders makes us fond of the time traveling theory but the article is interesting!
And lastly,

…because it's Monday and he’s hilarious.
Enjoy!
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From iPod nano Watches to Frequency Detecting Apps...
Remember the time when a watch was just a watch… If you were wearing one, you knew what time it was. Then along came cell phones and watches were out the window. But, in comes the Apple® iPod and travel without music dwindles to a rarity. Shrink its size to the iPod nano, and next thing you know, watches are back! iPod nano watches, of course!

In today’s “need to know, now” culture, we are constantly looking for ways to quench our insatiable thirst for information. As technology improves, so does our reliance on it to provide us with on-demand information. With the advent of QR (quick response) codes, we are able to quickly scan a fun looking barcode and be sent to websites and social media profiles.
In today’s “need to know, now” culture, we are constantly looking for ways to quench our insatiable thirst for information. As technology improves, so does our reliance on it to provide us with on-demand information. With the advent of QR (quick response) codes, we are able to quickly scan a fun looking barcode and be sent to websites and social media profiles.
With an iPod nano watch on your wrist, apps, music, and photos are less than an arm’s length away. If you thought it couldn’t get any cooler, then listen up, because the game has just changed! A tech startup out of London has created a similar on-demand information delivery system, but using sounds inaudible to human ears.
UntapTV, a new app created by a startup by the same name, has launched what is sure to be the first app of its kind. Unlike similar... Read more…
kubxlab Teams Up with Daniel Buckman of BELLOSOUND for Sweet TIFF Giveaways
kubxlab and BELLOSOUND team up during the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). iPod nano watch bands will be given away at Four Seasons Hotel Toronto and The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto TIFF events
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