Ignite Show: Kati London on Botanicalls: Homegrown Terra-rists

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Today we are releasing "Botanicalls: Homegrown Terra-rists" the second episode of the Ignite Show. This week's speaker is Kati London, the co-creator of Botanicalls, a device that will let you know when your plant needs watering via Twitter. Kati doesn't spend much time explaining Botanicalls instead she talks about some fun(ny) uses for it.

If you want to learn more about Botanicalls check out their site. Or you can see what the Twitter feed of one Robert Plant (an orchid) is like. Or you can pick up a kit at Maker Shed or ThinkGeek. Botanicalls was created by Kati London (the speaker), Rob Faludi, Rebecca Bray and Kate Hartman.

The Ignite Show will feature a different speaker every Tuesday for free. It's available on YouTube (user: Ignite), on our Ignite site (file) and via iTunes. It is being released under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

The format of Ignite is 20 slides that auto-advance after 15 seconds. When you are on stage giving an Ignite talk this can be quite exhilarating (sometimes terrifying). The added adrenalin really adds to the presentation and I think that will come through on the small screen.

Ignite has spread to over 20 cities in the past two years. We want to highlight speakers from around the world with the show. If your town or city has lots of geeks throw an Ignite to bring them together!