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.

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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.

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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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