Laurie Hogin @ Little john Contemporary

Here’s the unusual and stunning artwork of Laurie Hogin. Odd combinations of animals of brilliant colors are both interesting and beautiful. Being a lover of all things biology I would love to have one of her paintings. Links: Little john Contemporary

Flickr Set: Vintage Apple Memorabilia

Dec, 19 2008
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I found these over at boingboing.net today. Very cool, indeed. Most of these are before my time, but it’s interesting to see such a fast evolution of electronics. I’m sure the cutting edge notebook I’m writing on now will be some tiny blip in a vintage memorabilia collections someday… my kids will laugh and call me a dinosaur… history repeats itself. In the ad for the first image it brags about the power of the mac, as the image was illustrated using a mac II. Graphic art has come a loooooooong way. Can’t wait to see what it will be in 20 more years! Don’t know why, but I’ve always found young Steve Jobs HOT!!!! I know… I’m a sicky Link: Flickr Set

Revolving Door Generates Energy from Humans

Dec, 11 2008
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Cool idea that maybe is long overdue. “It’s an alarmingly simple concept that claims to be the world’s first application: Netherlands-based company Natuurcafé La Port installed a power generator into a revolving door. Fantastic, but it took us this long? “The door is the entrance to the Driebergen-Zeist railway station, where it’s predicted to generate 4600 kwh of energy a year—or somewhere around what the average house needs annually, depending who you talk to. Not bad at all. Sure, it’s probably not enough to power all of those train lines, but it’s essentially free energy. [Boon Edam via Inhabitat]” Source: Gizmodo

Pano Zero Client PC

Dec, 09 2008
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This is a great new use of server virtualization, allowing the client to have a tiny desktop computer and negligible power consumption (5 watts). It has no CPU, no local software, no memory. Basically it has just a network connection that streams in data (ie operating system, application information, etc) from a cloud server, using its “Console Direct Technology”. I love the minimalist design, and the technology running the show looks very promising. Here’s waht DVICE says: “If you like the idea of cloud computing, you’ll love this Pano Zero Client. It’s minimalist, to say the least. It has no CPU, no memory, no local software, no nothing. Well, there’s a network connection, and the idea is to stream everything from the cloud, using its Console Direct Technology. Does it run those Internet-based “cloud apps” we like so much? Not exactly. Aimed at big (and cash-strapped) corporations, it’s designed to [...]

Lovely Tilt Shift Photography

Dec, 08 2008
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I’ve seen quite a bit of tilt-shift photography lately, or photos modified in photoshop to mimick the expensive tilt-shift lens effect. Essentially, by blurring out selected parts of a photograph, the focal area is made to look miniature. It’s pretty cool! Here are some samples from the Miniature Sunday Group. And here’s a tutorial to create a tilt-shift effect in photoshop, http://www.tiltshiftphotography.net/photoshop-tutorial.php.

Glow Graffiti

Dec, 08 2008
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Spray paint that uses UV light instead of chemicals… sounds pretty cool. I’d like to see it i person. Here’s what Suck UK says: “It’s the dead of night; everyone is tucked up in bed and the owls are-a-hooting. So it’s time to break out the Glow Graffiti! Powered with UV light you can write, stencil and draw rude pictures to create your very own glowing light show. It’s like very complicated vandalism except much prettier and you won’t get nicked by the police doing it. This really is a gadget of mind-boggling genius, perfect for parties (or if your nocturnal) and will have your friends intrigued for hours to how it all works. If we did tell you the super-top secret information to how it works we’d have to kill you.” Link: Suck UK

Ramones Digital eBook, by Jenny Lens

Dec, 07 2008
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Jenny Lens has photographed punk pioneers in the early days, including The Ramones, The Clash, Sex Pistols, and many more. Her photographs are for sale at her website, www.jennylens.com. Jenny Lens has launched a new project, The Ramones Digital eBooks that showcase rare and never seen photos of the band. The first of the eBooks is $15 and helps keep the Jenny Lens Punk Archive alive. Link: Jenny Lens

Activitea: Creative Tea Advertising

“TBWA was comissioned to come up with a lovely little packaging number for a hip & healthy restaurant chains in-house teabags. Each one has a different sporting activity hanging off the string, lovely idea! (spotted at www.adsoftheworld.com) “

More Molecules – The Nomad Light Molecule

Dec, 02 2008
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This is an awesome prototype lighting system, by Maarten De Ceulaer, that combines several “atom lights” to form molecules. “Pick a magical atom of light from the molecule, and take it with you, where ever you want. When fully recharged, the spheres will give light for approximately 4 hours. When the light starts to faint, simply plug it back on the molecule, so it can recharge. The shape of the molecule is completely amorphous, you can place the lamp in any possible position, flip it around, turn or twist it, to create a different look every time again.” I hope this goes into production at some point. Link: Maarten De Ceulaer, Nomad Light Molecule

Sony VAIO VGN-FW235J/H Review

Dec, 01 2008
By anthropod
Technology
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I just purchased Sony’s VAIO VGN-FW235J/H laptop, and so far it’s proving to be an excellent choice. I’ve only had Sony laptops, so maybe I’m not the best person to review it in comparison to other brands, but here it is anyways. I was shopping at Best Buy and really was planning on getting some HP model, hopefully something on sale. I wanted Intel Duo 64 bit processor, minimum 2GHz, 3GB to 4GB ram, at least 1600×1200 resolution, and a 17 inch display. Well, I got almost everything. The display is 1600×900, and 16.4 inches, but I’m very happy with it overall. So far performance has not had a single hangup, although I am not running many applications at once. At my office, I have an HP with Intel Quad processor with appropriate speed/ram, and I manage to bog it down frequently with apps (itunes, photoshop, flash, flex, illustrator, dreamweaver, cuteFTP, [...]