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Kinect hack creates world's greatest shadow puppet (video)

I'm ready. I need the Sesame Street episode where the puppets are controlled with this technology and kid's get to perform as a monster they've designed.

 

 

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Kinect hack creates world's greatest shadow puppet (video)

via Engadget by Thomas Ricker on 11/18/10

Hey Xbox 360 Kinect owners, want to spice up those family shadow puppet shows? Then check out the installation prototype created by Emily Gobeille and Theo Watson using an Xbox Kinect connected to a laptop using the libfreenect Kinect drivers and ofxKinect. The openFrameworks system tracks the elbow, wrist, thumb, and tips of the fingers to map a skeleton onto the movement and posture of an animated puppet. And get this: it was made in a day. So just imagine the Kinect homebrew we'll have around this time next year. See it in action after the break.

[Thanks, Pradeep]

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hot & heavy - concrete and light bulbs

This is the kind of light bulb that appears over my head when I have an idea.

 

 

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Building a better wall hook, with...concrete and light bulbs?

via Core77 on 11/8/10

After breaking a series of coatracks, a Virginia-based tinkerer who goes by the handle Whamodyne needed to make some stronger wall hooks to hang his heavy winter gear from. His mounting solution was to use lag screws driven into wall studs, but he still needed a form factor for the protruding end. Whamodyne's solution: Concrete light bulbs.

By hollowing out a cheapie light bulb, filling it with mortar mix concrete and breaking the glass off, Whamodyne was able to create some seriously heavy-duty hooks with enough bulbousness to hang a heavy coat without having to fumble with hanging loops and hooks. Having perfected the process, he's posted an Instructable of how to do it.

Want one, but don't feel like getting your hands dirty? He also sells them on Etsy.

(more...)

 

 

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First Look: Uniqlo J Outerwear

* Please note, the sender's email address has not been verified.       I'm all over this. New York is a sad place in the winter. Why not have some quality outerwear at a decent price to chear things up?             Click the following to access the sent link:       First Look: Uniqlo J Outerwear*                 Get your EMAIL THIS Browser Button and use it to email content from any Web site. Click here for more information.   *This article can also be accessed if you copy and paste the entire address below into your web browser. http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/10/uniqlo_2.html

fuseproject: jambox for jawbone

This looks really great. My new apartment is spacially challenged, so I need something that can look good, do a lot of work and take up a little bit of space.

 

 

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fuseproject: jambox for jawbone

via Designboom - Weblog on 11/4/10

'jambox' by fuseproject for jawbone


yves béhar's design studio fuseproject has designed in collaboration with san francisco-based personal
mobile manufacturer jawbone the world's first intelligent wireless speaker and speakerphone.
'jambox' is a palm-sized product that can connect to a wide range of devices including mobile phones,
computers, tablets, ipods and bluetooth gadgets, allowing users to seamlessly stream and share
music and audio.

'jambox' features two powerful acoustic drivers and an innovative moving-wall passive bass radiator
to deliver a wide spectrum of frequencies. the device can be updated with apps and new softwares
through jawbone's industry-first online platform, mytalk, to evolve and get smarter with time.

the stainless steel construction and industrial-weight molded rubber casing offers a sturdy body,
allowing users complete portable freedom. all four sides are wrapped in a single grill to cut down
on moving parts as well as to leave the speakers fully exposed, resulting in a richer audio output.






four different colour options



packaging

 

 

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KANYE WEST - “RUNAWAY” (CO-STARRING SELITA EBANKS

Kanye ate me up with this. I love how he's embracing his view of the world in that selfish artist way. He's all about the product being something he loves, and sells you on it by living inside his own creation.

I use.

 

 

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MINI-MOVIE: KANYE WEST - “RUNAWAY” (CO-STARRING SELITA EBANKS) + TRACKLISTING FOR NEW ALBUM

via CONCRETELOOP.COM by ANGEL on 10/23/10

Check out the full clip of Kanye West's mini-movie "Runaway" co-starring model Selia Ebanks. The clip (which was also directed by Kanye), features music from the upcoming album and tells the story of a mortal that falls in love with a fallen Phoenix. What did you think of it?

In related news, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is expected to hit stores on November 22nd. Make sure to check out the full track listing below.

1. "Dark Fantasy"
2. "Gorgeous" (featuring Kid Cudi & Raekwon)
3. "Power"
4. "All of the Lights"
5. "Monster" (featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver)
6. "So Appalled" (featuring Jay-Z, Pusha T, Prynce Cy Hi, Swizz Beatz & The RZA)
7. "Devil in a New Dress"
8. "Runaway" (featuring Pusha T)
9. "Hell of a Life"
10. "Blame Game" (featuring John Legend & Pusha T)
11. "Lost in the World"
12. "See Me Now"

 

 

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Design without a dime

Some cost effective ideas for my new apartment...

 

 

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Free Furniture Plans from Recession Design

via Better Living Through Design by Simon on 10/20/10

Extremely talented, and perhaps a bit strange (what's up with the chemical suits?), Italian design group Recession Design has created a whole line of modern furnishings for in and out of the home, and provided all the assembly plans free to download. I'm really digging the pastel palette and overall design layout too. Over 30 projects are available to download as a PDF at their website. Warning: the instruction are in Italian.

 

 

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A miracle

hi Nathanael

I found your iPhone in a cab last night (actually, it was on the seat when i got out, so thought it was my one. it was only when i got to my hotel room that i realised i had two of them).

At first I looked through your recent calls and tried calling a couple of people to see if they could pass the message on, but got no joy (i wasn't going to leave them voicemails, as that would just have been confusing), but then you got a Facebook message thing, which alerted me to your page / name etc, so looked in your contacts to see if you had your own home number / email address in there. so, here i am.

(i'm only explaining all this is such detail because i didn't want you thinking i just went trawling through your iPhone. i tried as few options as i could, as this is your private stuff and none of my business)

ANYWAY... i'll leave it in an envelope marked for your attention, on the reception of the Holiday Inn Express, 232 W.29th St.

hope you haven't done anything rash and went out and bought a new one.

ian

Ian Johnsen | ian@entershikari.com

tel : +44 (0) 7809 503439

www.entershikari.com

www.facebook.com/entershikari

www.myspace.com/entershikari

Enter Shikari. 64 Lemsford Road. St Albans. AL1 3PT.

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"Take Me Out" by Atomic Tom, performed live with iPhones on NYC subway

Talent, Meet Technology

 

 

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"Take Me Out" by Atomic Tom, performed live with iPhones on NYC subway

via Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin on 10/15/10

YouTube Link. You can buy the single on iTunes or Amazon. Follow the band on Twitter, Facebook, or MySpace. Oh, fine, it's a gimmick, but a clever one. And sure beats parking a truck in the middle of a Los Angeles freeway.

(thanks, Teresa Brewer)

 

 

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Amnesty International: Power signature

- An example of powerful design -

 

 

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Amnesty International: Power signature

via I Believe in Advertising | ONLY SELECTED ADVERTISING | Advertising Blog & Community by Filippo on 10/6/10

"Your signature has the power to stop torture."

Advertising Agency: EJE DDB, Puerto Rico
Creative Directors: Leslie Robles
Art Director: José M. Rivera
Copywriter: Aníbal E. Quiñones
Illustrator: José Torres
Published: August 2010

 

 

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Robotic Vaginas, Nuff said [NSFW] [Video]

I love how it's two women operating this thing... giggle

 

 

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Robotic Vaginas Make Childbirth Look More Horrifying Than Ever [NSFW] [Video]

via Gizmodo by Rosa Golijan on 9/27/10

WARNING: This video will probably leave you so traumatized that you'll be unable to look at a baby, vagina, or robot without cringing again. It will also leave you wondering why on earth someone designed a baby machine like this. More »

 

 

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