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Introducing “The Nest” – a learning thermostat
Introducing “The Nest” – a learning thermostat
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RFID Tracking Possibilites
RFID Tracking Possibilites
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Even hermit crabs aren’t immune to swings in their own ecological economies. A global shortage of shells is leaving the entire species short on housing, and the DIY design community over at Makerbot isn’t having it. Stepping in to bring shelter to the shell-less, Makerbot has launched Project Shellter along with artist in residence Miles Lightwood to…
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Magnetic liquid – ferrofluid – магнитная жидкость / Dancing Ferrofluid (by ArefyevaTatyana) -Thought this was somewhat topical for our design class. Had I been tasked with naming this piece, it would have been something more like “Colorful Hedgehogs Play in Mercury.” (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
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Networked Cartography
No Metro lines, no URLS. This time, it’s the 140 most influential people on twitter, sorted by #name #handle #category #influence #activity. Plus: When they started tweeting and what they first said. It took quite some time until we had it in the shape we envisioned. Also check out their Web Trend Map 4 – they…
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The world is filled with people who take pride in never having played Angry Birds, or who turn their noses up at iPhone games in general. Let them. There was a legitimate case to be made for the possibility of Angry Birds winning game of the year from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences,…
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Maniacal Rage: Fuck You, Tiny Wings
Maniacal Rage: Fuck You, Tiny Wings maniacalrage: I hate this game. I hate it so much. Every time I open it, I tense up. I dread touching for sunrise. I hate the night. It’s a fucking bastard, the night. And what about the sun? The sun is a lazy bitch who only helps you out…
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Hacking for a greater good.
Hacking for a greater good. The internet just scored an epic win at the hands of Anonymous. Whether or not you supporting hacking is one thing, but when its used to help bring an end to one of the sickest injustices on the planet how can you not be all for it?
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How The Gadget Show built its FPS simulator (video) — Engadget
How The Gadget Show built its FPS simulator (video) — Engadget This is some pretty impressive technology that could mean some big leaps forward in combat training, not to mention immersive gaming. On a related note, I am now accepting donations to build one of my own.
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Yet while we can’t predict what the future holds for our unending political discourses, we can look at how far we’ve come with technology in merely the last decade and realize the present we know now will, very soon, find itself memorialized in nostalgia. Here’s some technology emerging down the road that’s poised to change…