Here's a few things that have piqued my interest over this festive season. Hope you had a good Christmas and have a splendid New Year.

First up is an art project that I found via PSFK. The artist has made the pier lights in Deal flicker when there are lightning strikes around the globe. Follow the PSFK link for more info.

Next up is a feature on interfaces from ReadWriteWeb. Here's one of the examples "Scratch Input":

And finally a beautiful video demonstrating the benefits of Google's Chrome browser.