I had one of these the first time around!

You don't to wear that Monaco or Perpetual on a daily basis and that Nooka just screams too try hard (although I like it) So when you are looking for a watch for every day, you need to choose one that is simple and stylish but doesn't shout too loud.



The Timex Rose Royce watch gives us that 1980s simple digital clock interface, stopwatch to 1/100th of a second, is slim enough to fit under your shirt cuff and doesn't follow that flourescent fad that every boyband member is sporting these days

Harry Nesbitt

With all this talk of digital, tweeting, convergence in all blogs these days its great to get some perspective. Maybe its how I am feeling these days but this really hit home

A Day In The Life from Harry Nesbitt on Vimeo.

I love what Harry is doing here, he seems to create a real sense of empathy with a simple one minute video...beautiful stuff

N 45.45955 W 101.91356 - where would you want to be?

Thanks to B in Denver for this - Brilliant!

There are over 13,000 McDonald’s restaurants in the US, or about 1 for every 23,000 Americans. But even market penetration this advanced doesn’t mean that McDonald’s is everywhere. Somewhere in South Dakota is the McFarthest Spot, the place in the US geographically most removed from the nearest McD’s. If you started out from this location, a few miles north of State Highway 20 (which runs latitudinally between Highways 73 in the west and 65 in the east), you’d have to drive 145 miles to get your Big Mac...what's going on Ronald?



This map is the brainchild of Stephen Von Worley, apparently McDonald’ses have a notable tendency to occur on highways and, specifically, to cluster at crossroads!

I'll resist the urge to say 'I'm Lovin' it' at this point!

Symphonia

This symphony ad from Vodafone New Zealand has a real feel good factor about it; I have no idea how they did it...or if it is truly for real to be honest but great nonetheless - 1000 handsets playing the 1812 overture? Wild!



I am not sure if an ad like this would really drive new subscriptions but the viral effect of over 300,000 views so far must have got some MMS messages sent just talking about it

Google Phone...Really?

I just came off a call with one of our team in Malaysia. They are banging on about these HTC phones that run Google Android. Now we are hearing that Google are going to release their own phone. Seems like they have been testing with Motorola on the Droid (which is a pretty cool phone from a company that really needs a hit)

The interesting twist here is that the Google phone will sell through retailers and not carriers. Its buying an unlocked phone but having total control over the functionality. Unlocked phones don't come cheap - the carrier usually subsidises them (which is why you see so many students with the 'next' handset)

Without a carrier to subsidize the handset, how cheap could they make it without it looking like a piece of junk? Maybe that's where HTC come in?

Can Google really be looking to out-design Apple? Surely that's a step too far for the cash-rich brains in Mountainview?

Tough Love from Fitness First

I really like this idea from Fitness First in the Netherlands; sure its scary, even humiliating but everything about it just feels right



Waiting at the bus stop and your weight lights up the street? Sure to hit the spot and increase membership at the local gym. Conceived by Dutch agency N=5, this is brilliant stuff!

Cashing in....

It's Thursday night here in London and a friend of mine has just offered me half a bottle of sancerre for a 1.2% stake in Analytics Arbitrage. What a shrewd investment - it values this blog at over £2200!!

Any takers?