Use it smart and slow, you'll see it grow....

These days everyone has one. A smartphone. We can't live without them. Sometimes it dominates our whole world. More and more people see the dark side of the smartphone use. They want to go back to the times that we had time and eyes for the world around us instead of the world in our smartphone.
Samuel Wilkinson is one of them. That's the reason that he created this flora terrarium that can be contolled trough your smartphone or tablet. You could compare it to a living Tamagotchi. You can control the Biome's climate, water level and nutrients.
According to the designer, “the idea promotes ‘digital downtime’ by finding an alternative use for smartphones and encouraging their owners to consider a slower life. The control and nurturing of a real mini eco-system takes patience and care, contrasting with the immediacy of messaging or tweeting that is so characteristic of the smartphone generation.”
A beautiful tought in these smartphone times!

http://design-milk.com/biome-by-samuel-wilkinson/#more-89099