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Lots of talk about Google Wave around the web these days. From wondering if it's going to be a paradigm changer to people begging to get into the beta to reviewers raving and poo-pooing.

This probably sounds goofy to some and just fun to some of us, but a Twitter connected tweeting houseplant gizmo is a pretty swell idea. No; really.

Some will see right away that this is yet another way that Twitter makes sense.  For the rest of you, check it out: a little tiny message from a plant in your house sent directly to you whenever the plant is thirsty.  Helpful, easy and very cool.  (Still not sure how Twitter itself makes a living but the ... what, me worry?)

Downside: $99. Each. Unassembled.  Earth to ThinkGeek... financial crisis??? Hello?

Really dowwwn side:  It has an ethernet interface but no WiFi.  It was working conceptually until you get to the idea of running Cat5 cables to all of your plants. That's too weird even for a geek.

ThinkGeek: two fixes -- well three if you count the price being too high -- but technically two things:
1. Get a trickle of electricity from differential on the rods
2. WiFi. (I mean, seriously!)

Anyway; it does look like fun and the underlying idea is tres cool. Just needs some polishing on the execution. (But; don't we all?)  Check it out at ThinkGeek.com.