Text is not Dead

This one- number five- really deserved its own post.

Botanicalls

This is really odd and remarkably cool.  A person can buy the Botanicalls sensor and place it in the soil of the potted plant.  A built in controller translates the readings to information” that can be sent over the internet through an embedded ethernet connection.”  Essentially, a thirsty plant can tweet its owner that it needs water, and then it can tweet a thank-you, really “water me please” and “thank you.”