Author: Christian Collard
A guru of the graphics: designer, printer, marketer, & photographer. Christian publishes several websites including Photocrave.net , PrintedProof.com and ThirtyMag.com . Christian is a geek, joker, technology-buff and a married father of 3. Chat with him on Twitter @bluecollard.
Gliding Through the Streets in a Nissan
Check out this new concept car from Nissan, the Land Glider EV. This street glider gives the driver a flying sensation with all four tires on the ground. Its a tiny compact car that rides like a plane and is able to fir into less than half a parking spot.
The wheels and fenders of the Nissan Glid ...
5 Wild Things about a Classic Childrens Story
The children's classic storybook Where the Wild Things Are is being released in theatres soon. What a timeless story of a boy who finds an imaginary world in his bedroom after being sent there without dinner. The story was one of my favorites growing up (probably because I had a vivid imagination an ...
App the Big Apple & Win Money
DO you think you could improve the way New York City opperates? If you develop a web or moble app that improves the transparency, accesibility, or accountability of the city you could score yourself $20,000!
New York recently launched NYC Apps, a public calling for entries (Web and mobile apps) that ...
Is Wii for Kids? Hell-yeah!
Since I was a kid, I have always loved playing video games. I now have three of my own [kids] and don't have the time I'd like to sit back and kick some virtual butt. We do own a Wii, however its mostly used for social get-togethers, guy nights, and sick days.
The kids are 4, 3, and 6 months - a ...
Where do iPods come from?
Ever wonder where something like your iPod, television, or favorite juice mixer was made? I know the brains over at MIT's Media Lab do - they have recently launched a new online tool to help answer those questions.
SourceMap is s a platform for researching and sharing the supply chains behind com ...
Great | Stop | Motion | Story
I love this video. If you have not seen The PEN Story, check it out below. I assure that you will have a new appreciation of stop motion. If you are unfamiliar with stop motion, its the photo-graphic method in which this amazing video was made. It is a great technique for storytelling with an artist ...
Stop Fast-Forwarding!
I was recently watching Heroes on NBC (one of my favorite prime-time adventures) when suddenly I shouted to my wife (who controls the remote) "stop fast forwarding!"
In my house we DVR everything. The time when most families are comfortable on the couch watching prime-time TV is usually the same ...
A Green(er) Apple
The electronics and software brand we all know and love (some of you lust), Apple, is turning green-er. Apple recently unveiled Apple and The Environment. The website reveals all the dirty details of the company's environmental practices such as its earthly cost from manufacturing, transportation, ...
Web 2 Point What?
Check out this great video I found on YouTube. It explains, ah, describes, er, talks about, um, Web 2.0.
The video "The Machine is Us/ing Us" was created by Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Digital Ethnography at Kansas State University, is a visual representation of ...
Check out my Mixtape Wall
I recently spent some time checking out a new creative online gallery for mixtape cover designs called MixtapeWall.com. Its a cool directory of talented disc cover designers.
MixtapeWall.com showcases a wide range of well designed mixtape cover artwork from designers, artists and DJs all over the ...
Mind Altering 3-D TV
3-D television is finally here, and when I say mind altering... I am not kidding.
Panasonic has developed a 50-inch full HD PDP wide-screen TV with high-precision active shutter glasses to take it all in. There is a bunch of techno-whatever-o that goes into capturing and displaying the image to m ...
The Social Media Diet
Americans spend roughly nine hours in front of some sort of monitor each day. Check out this illustration by Jason Lee published in Wired.
The social media pyramid illustrates a healthy balance for optimal social media health. What do you think of the breakdown? How does your own "connected" life ...
Grow Your Own Meat and Fish in a Cocoon
If you had the ability to grow your own meat and fish in a device that looks like something you'd buy off of a George Foreman infomercial, would you? The Cocoon is a concept cooker that grows meat and fish from heated animal cells. Weird.
This mini-grill-looking contraption was designed by Richar ...
Get Your Smile On (your iPhone)
As if we needed another silly app for the iPhone. Who am I kidding? Bring it on!
Kodak has just launched a new free app for iPhone called SmileMaker. This happy-appy allows you to choose from an assortment of smiles to add to your pictures. Take an instant picture or add a smile to your saved ima ...
Rubik’s Cube Meets Apple iPhone
Its been thirty years since Erno Rubik launched the addictive puzzle that either gave us fame amongst friends or endless frustration, the Rubik's Cube.
The first cube game was hard enough with its confounding little "cubies", that they taunt us with a new advanced version. A company called Techno ...