October 2007
Artistic Water Tanks.
Artistic Water Tanks.Why have a big ugly water tank when you can make it a work of art, or you can design it as an object? Here we have a gallery which shows how to make these tanks something worth looking at. Pineapple Water Tower. Location: Honolulu - HI. Coffee Pot Water Tower. Location: In Stanton Montgomery Co. IA. Catsup Bottle Water Tower. Location: In Collinsville IL Madison Co - IL. ...
Virtual Windows.
Virtual Windows. What if only your imagination limited what you could see outside your windows? Thinking of this, Ryan Hoagland came up with the idea of creating a ‘virtual window’.
The Virtual Windows above consists of eight 15” LCD panels connected via custom-built cables to two nVidia Quadro NVS 400 PCI video cards, each with four DVI outputs. The LCD backlight inverters are...
Eye-Fi Wireless SD Card
If you’re using a dSLR or other digicam that doesn’t have built-in Wi-Fi, there’s still hope. The Eye-Fi Wireless 2GB SD Card ($100) packs 2GB of storage (obviously) and Wi-Fi… Visit Uncrate for the full post.
Rebuild Your Mac with 20 Useful Downloads [Mac OS...
Mac OS X only: So you erased your hard drive to install Leopard, and now you’ve got to load your Mac up with all your essential software. I kept a detailed inventory of the downloads I hunted down all over the internet to load on my Mac this weekend, so I thought I’d save you a few clicks. Here’s a list of 20 (mostly) free apps with direct links to their download pages.
All...
New York Photo-Friendly Again
New York City abandoned its attempt to rein in street photographers, videographers, and independent filmmakers by scrapping regulations that would have tightly regulated capturing public images of the city. As part of a settlement of a lawsuit challenging the regulations, New York will allow photographers and filmmakers to operate without a permit as long as they don’t prevent use of public...
Leopard vs. Vista: feature chart showdown (Ryan...
Leopard vs. Vista: feature chart showdown — There no doubt, Vista and Leopard are both extremely advanced, feature rich consumer operating systems. But way back in January when Vista launched knew we had little choice but pit the two in a head to head chartngraph Thunderdome competition.
Source: Engadget
Author: Ryan Block
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The sub-$200 HD DVD player arrives: multiple...
The sub-$200 HD DVD player arrives: multiple retailers slashing prices — Earlier this year the HD DVD camp expressed optimism that this holiday season would prove big for HD DVD, particularly because aggressive pricing was expected to deliver a solid HD DVD player into the sweet sub-$200 spot.
Source: Ars Technica
Author: Ken Fisher
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Second Sidewalk Chalker Nabbed!
Hot on the heels of 6-year-old Natalie Shea being caught and fined for chalking up her sidewalk, a second chalker has been nabbed! This one, Ellis Gallagher, is older — so his punishment was a bit more serious. Seriously! For chalk! The dusty, porous sedimentary rock that leaves markings which wash away in the rain. The Brooklyn Paper reports:
The city’s crackdown on sidewalk chalk “vandals”...
360 Electrical
This is a nice evolution of traditional wall sockets. It’s called 360 Electrical. It is an electrical outlet plate where the two sockets spin 360 degrees to help manage bulky plugs. Copper contacts provide the unlimited rotation ability and 18 hold positions help keep the plugs in place.
Tekken 6 Player Impressions! Part 1…
The latest Arcadia Magazine’s coverage of Tekken 6 includes impressions from some of the top Japanese Tekken players! SD TEKKEN has taken the liberty to translate their thoughts and feelings towards T6 in a two part feature! Check out what they have to say about Tekken 6 by clicking below!
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jail finds
an amazing flickr set compiled by someone who does volunteer work at a jail in wisconsin. these were all found inside the jail’s library, either abandoned inside books or on the book cart. it’s compulsively interesting and culturally telling to see what people have scrawled on these pieces of paper. view the entire set here. [all via flickr. top left: dante. what’s the deal...
Foxtons listings sold
From the Star Ledger:
Bankruptcy judge clears sale of listings held by Foxtons
More than 3,400 New Jersey real estate listings that had been in limbo since the discount brokerage filed for bankruptcy protection last month will be sold to another brokerage, a federal judge in Trenton ruled yesterday.
The New Jersey listings were bought by Rahway-based Maplewood Homes for $100,000. Hundreds...
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Art with Fruits.
Art with Fruits.We have seen the Vegetable Art & now we have art with fruits or rather with the orange peels. Though the origin of these images aren’t known & so is the case of the artist who created this really interesting art using orange peels. Till we saw these images we never thought that orange peels might also be used as a medium to create art. Check out this magnificent...
Greenery On Keyboard.
Greenery On Keyboard.So how about growing some greenery right next to your computer on your working desk? But whats so special about it? And how about if we say here we are going to use a keyboard instead of a pot to grow this greenery, does it make any difference! Yes you got it right a computer keyboard. On second thought use the keyboard which you are not operating on (just kidding) but we wont...
Convert mixtapes to MP3s
There was an analog beauty to the mixtape: you’d drive around in your Datsun and appreciate the fact that your friend dropped a Dylan track between Elvis Costello and Billy Idol.
Those days may be gone—e-mailing your friend an iTunes playlist isn’t the same, and they don’t even make Datsuns anymore—but at least you can easily convert your magnetic-head memories...
24 Hours of Leopard: Cover Flow
Filed under: Leopard Feature: Cover Flow in the Finder. How it works: Just like album Cover Flow in iTunes, Leopard brings the side-scrolling view to the Finder, allowing your “flip” through your files and see live previews (including paging through mutli-page documents and playing movies). Who will use it: Everyone at one time or another. When I first heard of Cover Flow in the...
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Featured Mac Download: Memorize Anything with...
Mac OS X only: Freeware flash card application Genius helps you memorize information by testing your knowledge using what it calls a “spaced repetition” method, which adjusts how often a card is repeated based on your performance over time. The application has a strong following, meaning you can download tons of user-submitted flash card sets covering everything from language to marine...
Karl Zahn rethinks outlets with Wall Cleats
Wall Cleats solve one of those “well if it’s there anyway” problems by adding extra utility to the standard outlet cover. As part of his Covers project, Brooklyn-based designer Karl Zahn asks, “What use is an electrical plug when you’re not plugged in?” Say “ahoy” to a modified classic inspired by boating hardware—perfect for those who say...
Honda S2000 CR
Honda’s hot roadster gets race-ready with the S2000 CR (starting at $36,300). Designed for club racing events (the CR stands for “Club Racer”), the new track-tuned model offers a tighter… Visit Uncrate for the full post.
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markus kison
german graphic designer markus kison turns his polaroids into 3d-models. you can see more of markus’ projects here. and a big thanks to lexi for passing along this link. [all markus kison. from the series alex-ecke-caféte. 2005.]
What People Say In Court!
What People Say In Court!Here is really an interesting collection of what people actually said in real court hearings. Q: What is your date of birth? A: July fifteen. Q: What year? A: Every year. ————————- Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact? A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks. ————————- Q:...
Cardboard Art.
Cardboard Art.Chris Gilmore created these life size sculptures of cars, motorcycles, bicycles, wheelchairs & guitar from cardboard. This is a sheer example of exceptional work that needs lot of concentration, patience & time. Its really amazing to see what can be created using the materials which are easily available around us. Once again this shows & proves that creativity has no...
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Nissan GT-R
It’s no longer a Skyline, but it’s still a badass. The 2009 Nissan GT-R ($80,000; summer 2008) has the standard aggressive styling, along with a Godzilla-like 3.8L twin-turbo V6, which… Visit Uncrate for the full post.
Scott Robertson's Photoshop rendering tips on DVD
As a former “rendering guy,” your correspondent was worried when the talk of ten years ago was that CG and 3D modeling was going to make us obsolete. So it’s nice to see Scott Robertson, who has been cranking out 2D Photoshop renderings for his bicycles concepts like the one above since at least 2001, is still spreading the art. Art Center professor Robertson’s techniques...
Free Fonts Of The Month: Moderna, Mido, Liberation
Every now and again we take a look around, select “fresh” high-quality free fonts and present them to you in a brief overview. The choice is enormous, so the time you need to find them is usually the time you should be investing in your current projects. We search for them and we find them, so you don’t have to.
This month we can present you a dozen of them. It’s not quite clear if one is legally...
Office Pranks: Change the Default Message on HP...
Flummox your coworkers with an “Insert Coin” message on the office printer using the HP Printer Job Language (HPPJL) command set. The Hackszine blog describes how to customize the Ready prompt on HP printers’ LED display with a few simple commands:
I haven’t been able to test yet (no HP printer here), but if I’m reading the code right, you can actually do this...
TV Viewing, 1952-2007
Nielsen: Historical TV viewing activity among households, from about 4hr 48min a day in 1952-53 to 8.14 in 2006-07. — TV by the numbers
Belkin N1 Vision
I found myself in Best Buy a few weeks ago staring at the Belkin N1 Vision and daydreaming about how I could sabotage my own wireless router to justify buying this one. My desire was not without reason. This router has a lot of great features including CD-less installation and a vertical orientation to reduce its footprint on your desk/floor/whatever. The really big improvement that they have...
WWF Paper Towel Dispenser
This paper towel dispenser/advertisement, sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund, caught my attention. Their slogan is ‘Save Paper. Save the Planet’. They try to reinforce the direct correlation between using paper and destroying forests by showing the diminishing paper towel level through a map of South America. As much as I like this idea, I have to admit that I didn’t really...
Post-It Note Jaguar.
Post-It Note Jaguar.We have seen Post-It Notes’ Elvis & now lets see what happens when you combine 14,000 Post-It notes, a dozen co-workers, 2 hours of work & a Jaguar.
This one is Walt’s favorite. Inphonic co-workers converge on the garage with post-it notes to begin the process. Inphonic employees begin their practical joke on Walt in the InPhonic garage. Here they...
Anton Corbijn is the MAN
Like usual Hetherington got the drop on me about Anton Corbijn’s movie but since he’s finally finished (here) maybe he’ll start shooting editorial jobs again.
What’s it like to work with Anton? Crushing.
Remember the photographer who sends one amazing print after a shoot is done? Anton sends 6 or 12. And, each and every one is the greatest photograph you have ever witnessed.
I’m not even...
STREET FIGHTER IV!
Earlier today at Capcom’s media event in London… STREET FIGHTER IV was announced for release in 2008! A short animated clip of Ken and Ryu fighting was shown to the gaming press, but no further details were given. This is huge news for fighting game fans everywhere! So gamers rejoice… the original king of fighting games is making it’s return next year! Don’t call it a comeback! Click below...
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What side is the gas tank on?
We can’t tell you how many times we’ve pulled up to the pump in a rental car and fruitlessly scanned the side mirrors for that telltale finger-bump that lets us know what side the gas tank is on. Well, turns out automakers have a system for this built into the icons, which we just never knew about. And yes, we feel like fools for not knowing/recognizing it sooner:
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Mass-coordinating clothes in lieu of flashcards
Video footage featuring a “human LCD”—South Korean schoolchildren using tri-colored jackets(one color on the front, one on the back, one inside) in the manner of flashcards, to produce patterns and images. (The moment that occurs around 2:58 on the counter is pretty eye-opening.)
The technique is borrowed from North Korea’s annual Mass Games, a challenging-to-coordinate...
High-flying luxury seating
Jet Airways has a new photo gallery of their first-class suite seating, where you can relax and apparently be tucked in by your own Italian Contessa. Brought to you by flatseats.com, which also has comprehensive gallery listings of all of the high-flying airlines. …
City Shrinker
These City Shrinkers are created by Ben Thomas. They are photos of the real world altered to look like scale models. Ben says he tries to alter the familiar to cause people to second guess and question reality, even if it’s only for a second. I’ve seen a couple good Photoshop tutorials on how to achieve this effect, but I’ve yet to come across anyone who can do it better then...
Keeping track of your TEDTalks
Two weeks ago, TED.com hit a milestone: posting our 150th TEDTalk. To help you keep track of all the TEDTalks you’ve watched and want to watch, here’s a simple, low-tech tool: a list of all the TEDTalks posted to TED.com so far, in the order they were posted. Let us know how this list inspires you to explore new ideas or re-watch old favorites.
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Interesting Bed Sheets!
Interesting Bed Sheets!Bed sheets can be really boring at times & you may have thought at times how to make it interesting. Here are the ‘interesting bed sheets’, which are really clever ideas that can make it more interesting & enjoyable. Than the regular mundane old bed sheets, these new bed sheets are much more fun & call for attention. Here are some more images...
Flash-Based Galleries For Your Images
In many situations web designers should avoid Flash and prefer usual text-based presentation. For instance, in most tasks related to pure text presentation Flash is neither necessary nor user-friendly, and it also has some serious accessibility problems: in fact, “pure” text is easier to maintain and easier to copy and paste.
However, if you’d like to present some multimedia-content, particularly...
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