Kevin Kelly says: "A decade ago I made a huge 470-page book of the best tools available. This Cool Tools book was a catalog of possibilities. Each of the thousands of items featured enable a new possibility that you may have never considered doing before, such as keeping bees, building your own home, or starting a consulting busines. Cool Tools has been long out of print, so I finally made a digital version of it. The full-sized PDF of Cool Tools can be downloaded on Gumroad for $3.99. Good news for those outside the US where the price of the original book plus shipping was discouraging. It also serves as a very searchable version for those with the giant physical book."
Get the color 470-page Cool Tools book as a PDF for $3.99
Kevin Kelly interviews author Charles Platt
In the latest episode of the Cool Tools podcast, Kevin Kelly interviews my old friend, Charles Platt author of Make: Electronics. He also has been publishing his fascinating autobiography in installments, called an Accidental Life (Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 | Vol. 3 | Vol. 4). Charles Platt lives in the Arizona wilderness where he… READ THE REST
Watch: pilot episode of Show or Share
My friends and colleagues at Cool Tools are developing a new YouTube series called Show or Share. In this episode Kevin, Claudia, and Camille talk about things they are enthusiastic about and want to share with each other and with viewers. It's fun to watch them work out what the show's format might be. READ THE REST
A web tool that converts PDF scientific papers into HTML
The folks at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence just released an intriguing tool — "Paper to HTML", which lets you upload a scientific paper and it turns it into an HTML web page. The goal, as they wrote in their email, is to improve accessibility: Screen-readers and accessibility tech usually finds it a lot… READ THE REST
Looking for a unique gift that'll arrive before Christmas? This Galaxy Lamp might fit the bill.
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Skip the shipping times. Gift someone a new language this season with Rosetta Stone.
Sometimes, the holidays sneak up on us. You have to buy someone a present, but you don't know what to get them — and of course, there's the fear it won't show up on time to be under the tree Christmas morning. That's why our Last Chance sale is an excellent opportunity. It provides great… READ THE REST
Buying a holiday gift for a golf lover? This golf simulator is guaranteed to arrive by Christmas.
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