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talking plants

Plant Sensor Tells You Exactly Why You Suck At Gardening

In yet another attempt to further plant and human inter-communication, a company called PlantSense is now offering a USB stake that monitors the soil around your greens and gives you advice on how to keep them healthy. Great for people like me, who have trouble getting even herbs to grow right. More »

3:30 PM on Sun Jun 29 2008
By Elaine Chow
3,582 views, 15 comments

Latest by ovil200: I wonder what types of plants this works for...;) more »

japan plant

Japanese Pekoppa Plant Listens To Your Problems Because Nobody Else Wants To

Sega Toys knows what Japanese people want: something to complain to that couldn't possibly think badly of you. It's called Pekoppa, and it's got a chip inside that will bend, stretch, and lean the plant according to how you speak to it. According to Sega it's "a good listener," will have 200,000 units floating around Japan come September. Do they have dogs in Japan, or have all the North Koreans abducted them all? [Nikkei via Crunchinator]

1:50 PM on Fri Jun 6 2008
By Jason Chen
5,425 views, 57 comments

Latest by GadgetPlay: @nutbastard: "hope none of the other gizmodians have their hopes up for that sort of thing." No, no, of course not... more »

pot

Digital Pot Lets Plants Tell You Their Demands

This is Digital Pot (no: not what you're thinking,) a concept from designer Junyi Heo that's a 21st Century plant pot. It's filled with sensors measuring temperature, soil moisture and the like. It lets you know the results on a display with a mix of emoticons and symbols, so your plants can tell you what they want (and no: they probably don't want you to smoke them.) It's even clever enough to drain itself if you're a chronic over-waterer like me, and charges via USB— also sending its data to your PC for your perusal. Just a concept, but a rather cute one, don't you think? [Yanko Design]

5:45 AM on Thu May 29 2008
By Kit Eaton
6,605 views, 32 comments

Latest by cass: um ... Botanicalls, anyone? [www.botanicalls.com] unlike this, it actually exists in the real world more »

dealzmodo

Dealzmodo: $8 Plant Watering Meter

Here's an electronic plant monitor that measures pH, light and moisture for $7.50. [American Science Surplus: Plant Monitor]

5:10 PM on Wed May 7 2008
By Sean Fallon
6,161 views, 25 comments

maker faire

Remote Plant Watering Via iPhone

Peter set up a robotic watering can to take directions from an iPhone. When Safari's screen state goes from horizontal to vertical, it sends a status update to a webserver via javascript that sets the watering can up or down. Pretty simple but clever setup. [Maker Faire]

2:33 AM on Mon May 5 2008
By Brian Lam
6,584 views, 15 comments

Latest by ripfire: Back when I did my senior project, I built a home automation system (including a sprinkler system) that can be more »

science

Flowers Grow In Moon Soil Simulation

The moon is a nice place to visit, but you'd never want to live there. Because of the lack of breathable air? Nah. There are no flowers. But now, scientists have successfully grown marigolds in crushed anorthosite, a rocky Earth-based soil that is quite similar to the stuff we see on the moon. More »

10:00 AM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Mark Wilson
5,767 views, 38 comments

Latest by Scrubadub: @BasicBlack: hahahaha, I didnt know anybody else read those books. more »

architecture

Svalbard Global Seed Vault Scoffs at Nuclear Winter

We rarely get excited about seeds here on Giz, but the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway is a remarkably daunting structure that looks looks like the lair lovechild of Batman's cave and Superman's snow cave fortress of solitude.

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5:10 PM on Sun Mar 2 2008
By Mark Wilson
17,524 views, 52 comments

Latest by Mrbungleface: @jkr: dont forget the funny fungi and magic cacti These will be pretty essential if mankind really does have to more »

gadgets

Thirsty Light: The Cheap Nerd's Way to Keep Plants Alive

In the tradition of Dr. Frog and Botanicalls comes Thirsty Light, a $10 sensor that sits in your potted plant and blinks when the soil goes dry. You get to trade all that anxiety for a straightforward Pavlovian response: you see a blinky light, and you water your plant. Alternatively, there's a "quick-check" method: buy one and walk around the house with it, sticking it in all your plants. When you are done, you can even turn it off to save juice. OK, I'm sold—I'll take one. (I just noticed you can buy 12 for $84—that's how they get you: the damn volume discount!) [Thirsty Light]

8:30 PM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By Wilson Rothman
2,506 views, 4 comments

Latest by StarChaser Tyger: ...literacy... more »

design concept

Tilting Vase Lets You Know When It Needs Water

If you have trouble remembering when to water your plants, you might be interested in this self-tilting vase design concept that gets horizontal when its plant gets thirsty. Once it's properly hydrated, this pewter container stands up—albeit at a somewhat tilted angle—held up by the weight of the water within. Simple, yet elegant. [Yanko Design]

12:45 PM on Wed Aug 22 2007
By Charlie White
4,818 views, 13 comments

Latest by PocketLint: I killed a fake plant once.. It sat in direct sunlight too long and all the color was bleached out and more »

usb

Grow Plants with the USB-Powered Mini-Greenhouse

We've all dreamed of having a mini-greenhouse that we could plug into our computer, but until today it was just that — dreams. But dream no longer. Geeks.com is selling a USB-powered Mini Greenhouse that includes a computer interface which helps you monitor growth rate and that includes a calendar, wallpaper and bookmark settings to aid you in monitoring the growth of your greenhouse. More »

8:40 PM on Tue Aug 21 2007
By ybaranovsky
10,049 views, 20 comments

Latest by navstar: How does USB have enough juice to power anything but a couple LED lights? (which would have zero impact more »