Deep dives into niche interests, curiosities, experiments, hardware, software, science, and ideas that appeal to technically curious and enthusiast audiences.
Pencilmation!
I am such a lover of hand drawn designs and art. I believe that drawing by hand is still one of the most basic element in design. Of course, not all designs require a penciled sketch. Found a site by Ross Bollinger and his specialty is pencil animation.
This is the very first Pencilmation episo ...
Human canvas
Have you seen these fantastic body paintings? This stunning collection by Guido Daniele, a studied painter and photographer from Italy is breath taking. I love the rich color and the trompe - l'oeil execution is spot on. Imagine the time and patience that goes into these works of art, and they are ...
Post-it shooter – a new kind of office wars?
We have arcade shooters, and we have stationary. What if these two concepts were to merge into one? Well you would have Post-it shooter!
This game I feel is just brilliant - animated-style post-it note space invaders. Not only that but the making of time lapse is also included below!
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iKey Wearable Rugged Keyboard
Who would think that even keyboards can be worn now. Why do so? For the serious gamers and for those who need to be mobile this cool gadget can be really handy. iKey's rugged AK-39 keyboard is designed to be worn on the arm, providing a simple, compact data-input solution that does not restrict th ...
Don’t Underestimate the Power of the Force of Darth Vader
How would you like Yoda himself to teach you how to use the force? The next highly anticipated Star Wars toy from the new line of Star Wars Science Toys will do just that. The Star Wars "The Force" Trainer, complete with 15 levels ranging from Padawan to Jedi Master, actually allows the user to m ...
Bad Dog, Bad Dog – USB “Humping Dog” Device
This USB "Humping Dog" has quickly become my favorite USB device. When you bust this out, you'll break up the work day with a great belly laugh. It is funny just to look at, but when you plug it into your computer, Fido immediately starts humping your keyboard. This little pup does make a small sc ...
Tribes Next
Tribes 2 was my first online gaming experience. With smoke pouring from my overused 56k modem I played with pings of over 400ms (which in gamer-land is suicide when trying to shoot someone) and loved every second. Then Tribes Vengeance came out, and Tribes 2 support slowed until it was completel ...
Virtual Baseball, Pet and Green Creature
Now you can watch and play baseball virtually. Get stats, control the pitch and with true blue baseball sound effects. All you need is a code, your computer and a webcam. More and more are doing studies and experiments with the virtual world. As consumers are looking for fun and interactive toys ...
Got Pennies? Largest Penny Design Pyramid!
Saving up your money for something special? Well, this guy did and it's not exactly what you would have thought. Marcelo Bezos (hmm...last name thrillingly close to Pesos) saved up all his pennies for the last 35 years and set out on a mission. He was going to break the world record in building the ...
Road Trip Anyone? Most Beautiful Time Lapse!
My love for Los Angeles is beyond expression. When I first saw this video I couldn't understand why the hell this guy wanted to leave L.A to drive cross country. But then when I actually looked at it I was stunned. Never have I seen a more beautiful Time Lapse video. The camera captures everything s ...
Cat’s Meow | Student Feature
An animated short film by Jorge Garcia, presented as a senior thesis for Ringling College of Art and Design. Jorge, or Jay as friends call him, was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. There, his journey with prismacolors and endless copy paper from his dad's office supply store began. Although hi ...
Idiots Eat Worlds Hottest Pepper – That’s Hot!
Why bring this up? Well, just had a truly hot chili dinner and of course had to expand my knowledge on the Pepper itself. Turns out the Habanero Pepper is the worlds hottest pepper (rumor says there are two hotter though) and should not be consumed in it's wholeness. However, apparently there are so ...
Domino – World Record
It seems I am on to World Records as of lately. Few things impress me as much as well executed world records. And if it Domino's in the numbers of millions I am even more impressed. Sometimes though I wonder if people have nothing else to do then hang strapped placing out those bricks. But then agai ...
iPhone Ad You will Never See..
Apple's iPhone ads tell you that whatever you want to do, "there's an app for that." Since the release of the first iPhone ad, a lot of parodies have been created. Slate V came up with yet another funny spoof. Here it talks about how you can deal with so many applications on your iPhone. Yes, her ...
Rubiks Cube – World Record
We have all tried it only to get frustrated about those last squares not aligning right on the cube. We've all been overjoyed by the fantastic feeling of great achievement when we finally, after a half a day worth of trying, finishing the whole damn thing. I got curious what the fastest time was fin ...