Tweeting Plant

GZA at MIT, Tweeting plants, North Korea architecture guides and more in our look at the web this week

Get botanical updates with this high-tech DIY project, which allows your plant to send out Tweets reminding owners when water levels drop. Stay-at-home botanists and social media mavens will have a hard time resisting this one.

One Laptop Per Child

GZA at MIT, Tweeting plants, North Korea architecture guides and more in our look at the web this week

In an effort to bring communicative technologies to children, Fuse Project is introducing XO-3, a low-cost tablet for use in educational settings. The follow-up to the original XO, which reached 2.4 million children, features a playfully rugged design and simple interface.

Short Order Designer Notepads

Upside-down ice fishing, where to go skinny dipping and a room exploded with stickers—highlights from the web this week

Once reserved for diner waitresses sporting up-dos, this alternative notebook allows you to categorically record the demands of your next client. They uniquely numbered pages allow you to create and action item list for the project with a lateral column to check items off the list. For designers from designer Adam Oreste.