David Bowen installation draws information from the intensity and movement of the water in a remote location. Wave data is being collected in real-time from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration data buoy Station 46246 (49°59’7″ N 145°5’20″ W) on the Pacific Ocean. The wave intensity and frequency is scaled and transferred to the mechanical grid structure installed at The National Museum in Wroclaw, Poland. The result was a simulation of the physical effects caused by the movement of water from this distant location.
Not only your dog and cat have a twitter account your plants to can have one! When your plant needs water, it will post an update to Twitter letting you know that it is thirsty. It will even tweet a thank you message after you water it. Check out some tweets by a Botanicalls enabled plant @Pothos.
Botanicalls comes in a DIY kit that contains approximately 30 pieces and requires some soldering skills. Don’t stress if you aren’t a tech nerd, there is a step by step assembly guide available online. The ATmega328 microcontroller comes pre-programmed, but you can customize it with your own messages. The only things you need to provide are a plant, a network connection through an ethernet cable, and a power outlet. After you are done building, the kit will manifest itself into a leaf-shaped electronic chip with two metal prongs. Place the prongs into the soil of a plant and let his voice be heard.
The immersion of digital and the physical Sweet Tweet. Uniform has been exploring the idea of Physical Apps, objects that connect to the internet to perform dedicated tasks, enabling users to access information or services without using a standard interface like a mouse, keyboard or touchscreen.
Sweet Tweet is an extension of this idea. We wanted to create a physical app that connected our studio to our Twitter followers, alerting us all each time we get a new follower. We’d also just made our Philosophy film and there seemed to be a great opportunity to bring it to life. So we created a cuckoo clock that dispenses sweets for our team to eat, each time we get a new follower on Twitter. Now every time we’re followed everyone in the studio shares a very tangible, glanceable and aural notification as our clock toots and tweets a sweet, which makes us all smile.
Nike+ FuelBand has done it again not only are they expanding on what the Nike+ brand is.. they have done it with the classic Nike gusto attaching it to lifestyle, popular culture and shit sports, being the athlete that everyone dreams of being! #makeitcount. Oh I’m guessing the budget for I’m guessing again W+K was big based on all the royalties that they would have had to pay for those special classic clips, love the intro!
One Piece at a Timeby Jonathan Brand. This work begins as 3D drawings on a computer. he then utilizes a large format printer to translate the digital into the real world as a flat inkjet print. I then cut, fold and glue these numbered and labeled shapes together much like a complicated three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle. The title, One Piece at a Time, is a nod to the Johnny Cash song about a Detroit assembly line worker who dreams of someday owning one of the Cadillac’s he assembles and decides to steal one, one piece at a time and reassemble it. INSANE!
Hope he gets the funding and approval, this would be awesome reminds me of xmas and new years in Sydney (minus the fireworks) except this can happen nightly (2yrs) in San Fran. The Bay Lights is an iconic light sculpture designed by internationally renowned artist Leo Villareal. The sculpture will be installed and illuminated over the course of the Bay Bridge’s 75th Anniversary.
All I want for Xmas is a little printer. Little Printer lives in your home, bringing you news, puzzles and gossip from friends. Use your smartphone to set up subscriptions and Little Printer will gather them together to create a timely, beautiful mini-newspaper.
Now I only wish I had a house that matched my thermostat and my Dyson. Beautiful! Loving the behaviour of it learns from the user bloody brilliant. Nest learns from your temperature adjustments, programs itself to keep you comfortable, and guides you to energy savings. You can control the thermostat from anywhere using a smartphone, tablet or laptop, and Nest never stops learning, even as your life and the seasons change. Loving the name as well…
Unofficial title sequence that utilizes themes and images from all 24 of the Tintin books, all blended together in one beautiful circular visual sequence.
Suwappu is a range of eight characters. Suwappu have swappable top and bottom halves, with hundreds of different combinations. Each half of each Suwappu toy can be read by connected devices, like iPhones or iPads. When you look at them through these devices a layer of content is revealed as augmented reality. The Suwappu’s head contains his personality and his pants contain his environment. So Badger’s head on Tuna’s pants means Badger’s personality in Tuna’s world.
Another interesting aspect is that the product itself is created not by Mattel or Disney or a Toy brand manufacturer, but a collaboration with Dentsu (original concept) and Berg (consultant inventors) both more famous for creating marketing digital tactics and solving human interaction problems.
Shit yeah, my kids are going to love this! Shit I’m going to love this. Introducing Disney AppMATes – a new line of toys that comes to life digitally when used with an Apple iPad allowing kids to use the tablet’s screen as a virtual play mat. The Appmates toy line features miniature Disney•Pixar Cars 2 vehicles with sensors on the base of each toy that are recognized as a unique footprint by an app with no cable or Bluetooth connection required. Simply download the free Cars 2 Appmates app from the iTunes app store, place your favorite Appmates toy character on the screen and play. Ages 4+
The Volvo You concept introduced at the 2011 frankfurt auto show is dripping in touchscreens. The touch control cockpit with intuitive smart pad technology “The Concept You explores new territories in our search for the ultimate intuitive car. Smart phones and smart pads have brought mobile infotainment into a new era. Here, we use a number of touch screens to replace buttons and controls in order to make the driver totally connected, totally in control. The technology also helps create a refreshingly uncluttered interior.
The control centre in Concept You consists of four main areas; a digital Driver Information Monitor, a head-up display on the windscreen, a touch screen on the upper part of the centre console and a touch screen between the two individual rear seats. The wood/leather steering wheel has aluminium and glass paddles with integrated touch screens.
The touch screen in the upper part of the centre console remains in sleeping mode until the driver looks at it. A hidden infrared camera registers the eye movements and information is displayed on the screen. Another sensor registers hand movements and triggers the infotainment system’s control mode. The possibilities are different depending on if the screen is approached by the driver or by the front seat passenger. Certain functions, such as surfing the web, are only accessible from the passenger side while the car is rolling. The technology knows who is the present operator and adapts itself automatically. The driver can alo “flip” data from the central touch screen to the head-up display – as well as exchanging data with the rear seat passengers. A perfect car for minority report!
Great Illustrations from Simon Landrein. The attention to detail is so “hyper realistic” in particular the “penis” for the Monster Of The Wood. Great Stuff!
Using three iPods, which Marco Tempest borrowed from people in the audience, 21st century magician Marco created illusions through an application that synchronizes videos across multiple screens of mobile devices. Spining a clever, surprisingly heartfelt meditation on truth and lies, art and emotion. Bloody amazing!
Nice illustrations from Craig & Karl who live on opposite sides of the world but collaborate daily to create bold work that is filled with simple messages executed in a thoughtful and often humorous way. They specialize in illustration, installation, typography, as well as character, editorial and pattern design. Who needs an physical office space when you have the bloody internet and skype!
Interface design for The Thousands City Guides iPhone app – delivering the very best of Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide to the palm of your hand.
The Piano hanger takes the traditional coat hanger and smushes it flat against the wall. Inspired by traditonal piano hinges, each hook swings out when needed, and then folds back flat after usage.Designed by Patrick Seha for Feld. A little pricey.
Sugru is a new silicone material that can be moulded by hand or with simple tools. It sticks to things and cures at room temperature to a tough and durable yet soft-touch silicone. yeah…
This is now starting to get interesting, Apple vs. Samsung battle of patents. Stanley Kubrick, not Apple, designed the iPad, Samsung says in a bizarre patent defence that cites 2001: A Space Odysseyas an argument for why its copycat tablet shouldn’t be pulled from sale in the US. Even more surprising is the fact that a senior patent lawyer argues that “Samsung probably has a viable defence here”.
The architectural concept of the London Aquatic Centre is inspired by the fluid geometries of water in motion, creating spaces and a surrounding environment that reflect the riverside landscapes of the Olympic Park. An undulating roof sweeps up from the ground as a wave – enclosing the pools of the Centre with a unifying gesture of fluidity, while also describing the volume of the swimming and diving pools. Superbly executed.
One of my fav illustrators Jean Jullien has updated some nice work in particular the Signature Series of polo shirts for Korean clothing label Plac Jeans, all in his super signature style.
