Friday Linkapalooza November 21, 2014

Welcome to this week's Friday Linkapalooza: We've got some great articles, products, and videos to get your weekend off to a great start!

CONSUMER PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY

A company from Finland has created the Smart Garden, intended to help urbanites grow edible herbs and greens indoors.

If your smartphone needs a quick jolt of juice, this powerful belt might be just right for you.

Former phone giant Nokia is entering the tablet fray with an Android unit, the N1, that looks quite a bit like the iPad Mini.

CURRENT EVENTS

Sandy Hook Elementary School will reopen its doors in 2016—the first time since a gunman killed 26 people in 2012. The school’s new building will feature state of the art security and technology.

Robots may soon be patrolling the streets of San Francisco.

A current project called LinkNYC looks to replace New York City pay phones with free WiFi Internet.

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Each year the United Kingdom celebrates Apple Day—and no, it has nothing to do with the world’s most popular smartphone. The Real Apple Store is modeled to look like the computer store it’s named after, but really it’s an opportunity to experience more than 1,000 tasty varieties of apples available in the UK.

Can texting on your smartphone adversely affect your posture?

Finnish company PulseOn wants to provide the most accurate heart-rate technology you can find.

ARTS & CULTURE

A new podcast called Serial is breaking records as the most listened to podcast ever, with more than 5 million listeners tuning in each week. From the producers of NPR staple This American Life, Serial presents a single true story episodically over the course of a season.

An artist named Mark Farid plans to use virtual reality technology in an experiment to attempt to become another person by completing that person’s day to day tasks and activities.

If you’re a fan of Charles Schultz and his classic comics, you may be delighted to hear a new movie version of Peanuts is coming to theaters:

JUST FOR FUN...

On the lookout for a new alarm clock? One of these might suit you quite well.