I'm a huge Kickstarter fan, despite the fact that my Rasp Pi looks like it will arrive before the Twine that I backed back in 1987 (actually, I think it was November last year, just feels like it was '87).

The Makey Makey looks great fun - we already make stuff with the arduino that the wee lads play with (mainly by scrunching bits of tinfoil into other bits of tinfoil to make things light up / buzz) but this makes the hookup to the screen much easier. And it looks cool. And it has crocodile clips. And look - pacman!

You still have plenty time to back it aswell.

A list of the handsets being used on one of my sites.

It goes without saying that the iOS devices head the list. Looking in Google Analytics at the mobiles being used it blows my mind that I have no idea what most of these phones look like.

I have truly passed through the iOS event horizon. I can't look back. Something must be done.

I'd love an extra cm or so of screen below the 'two thumbs' keyboard on iPad to be dead space - i.e. you can't tap there. Why? See the pic:

The wee lads love eating toothpaste and chewing the toothbrush. They need some serious cajoling to actually brush properly though. To be fair Robin is a bit young, but Dugald is in the zone for proper brushing. So I backed this on kickstarter:

This looks like a fun way to make toothbrushing competitive. And nothing motivates the wee lad like a bit of competition.

And it has an API. So when this arrives - my son's toothbrush will have an API. We are living in the future people. We are living in the future. A toothbrush - with an API. And an iPhone app. Who needs a flying car when your toothbrush has an API.

I'm already kicking about ideas for an Arduino thingummy that watches the data feed from the toothbrush and does something in the real world when he hits two minutes. Like start a clock that shows how long since he brushed. 

There's more from the guy behind this thing here - worth a watch.