Jeffrey Zeldman wonders why the Japanese, masters of minimalism in all other things, seem to prefer a much more cluttered aesthetic when it comes to websites. (via)

Some of this is immensely useful stuff, though my favorite one isn’t useful for much besides diversion. (via)

This is pretty cool-looking. Regarding the ad: it seems ABC is throwing its entire weight behind the app. Impressive. (via)

Kevin Spacey does impressions. My favorite is the Walken. Also check out this completely random but dead-on impression: Matt Damon as Matthew McConaughey (whew! That was a spelling challenge). Ha! (via)

A consortium of Japanese railway companies is putting digital billboards that are capable of detecting the age and the gender of people who look at them in train stations in Tokyo. Though the billboards do not immediately update, à la Minority Report, to target the detected face, the information collected can be used to modify the billboards based on the prevalent demographic of passersby at certain times of the day.

DARPA is developing technology that can use the kinetic energy generated by the human body’s movement or the thermal energy generated by the difference in body and ambient temperatures to power batteries for electronic devices like contact lenses that can serve as HUDs or augmented reality devices. My first reaction is whoa. My second is the same as the Slashdot poster, who said: “If I remember the movie correctly, this didn’t turn out so well for the humans.”

“8,500-square-foot Mexican colossus,” one of which will apparently be opening in SOMA (across from the ball park) early next month. They’ll be serving taqueria fare (tacos, burritos, quesadillas) and providing a lot of large-screen TVs for sporting events. Though I’m not too big a fan of MoMo’s (owned by the same people), this place may be a nice place to catch a football game of a Sunday.