This project by Berlin University of Arts students Andreas Nicolas Fischer, Martin Kim Luge and Korbinian Polk uses a webcam to take video of the scene outside a moving car and transform it into a dynamic, real world video game. Objects in the video (buildings and trees and stuff) are transformed into in-game objects on the laptop, letting the passengers (passengers, mind you) play against or with the passing scenery. The faster the car goes, the harder it is. I’m not sure what happens when the car stops, or if you’re driving across Oklahoma where there are no objects, but it’s a pretty cool idea with a functional concept demo that reminds me of Star Fox for SNES. Take a look:
Edit: Yeah, the sound effects are totally from Star Fox
This egg / Rolly / Eve / photon torpedo shaped can-thing called the Ovetto has two separate compartments to help make your recycling easier and more efficient. You see, “waste must be kept separate according to the material class it belongs to,” since “separation of waste plays an important role in the integrated management system of waste as it allows the reduction of the amounts sent on for disposal to positive conditioning of the entire management system.” Betcha didn’t know that. Yep, the Ovetto sure “meets the needs of domestic waste separation in order to educate the population to correctly dispose of waste in order to be able to consequently recycle it.” The Ovetto makes this absolutely crucial separation step easy with its dual compartments; I assume one of the compartments is for mixed paper and plastic while the other is for mixed glass and metal. It’s brilliant, I tell you, brilliant!
The Ovetto Recycling Egg is made from recycled polypropylene and sells for about $250 from WhereDidYouBuyThat.com.
When you combine night time with alcohol and loneliness you may end up pondering the meaning of life. But you don’t want to ponder alone, so you drunkenly call or email someone that you probably shouldn’t be calling or emailing in your current state of mind.
There’s nothing that I know of to prevent drunk dialing but now google has created an application to stop you from drunk emailing.
Called Mail Goggles, the add-on to gmail will force you to complete some math questions during certain times when you’re most likely to send something you will regret later. The default active time for Mail Goggles is nights during the weekend but you can change the settings to suit your own habits(If you’re brave enough to admit that you have any).
Designer Duncan Wilson has created an interesting way to decorate your wall at the office or at home.
Pixelnotes cover a wall in 5 layers of tiny perforated square notes. Each layer of notes are colored a different shade of grey while the deepest layer is a bright primary color such as red. The notes have an adhesive top similar to Post-it Notes.
If you ever need a piece of paper to jot something down you can just go over and rip off a piece. The on-going usage of the notes will create a constantly changing display of color and shapes that could make your workplace a tad more enjoyable and functional than a plain wall.
Of course if you’re one of those people who actually spend their time at work doing actual work you might not even notice that there are walls in your office.
Kids, pay attention: even if some crazy Germans decide that it would be fun to put a giant interactive Pong game in a crosswalk, it is never, ever okay to play in the middle of the street. Unless it really looks like a lot of fun, then it’s fine. And Ampel Pong (which means something like light pong, I think) really looks like a lot of fun. A game of pong is projected onto a crosswalk while you’re waiting for a light to change, and otherwise bored and unfriendly pedestrians use their bodies to control paddles. The game automatically adapts to multiple players, and cars work as obstacles.
The above video is computer generated, but you can see a vid of a working version (using a projector, mirrors, and infrared tracking, after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
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Anyone that’s ever seen what I wear can tell you that I don’t keep up with the latest fashion. Every now and then something I’ve worn for years will just happen to come into style, but it’s only by coincidence that I’m being fashionable. So what is the latest trend to hit the runway? Pac-Man.
No, I’m not talking about a T-shirt with our yellow friend, but rather giant Pac-Man helmets. I really wish I were kidding, but at a recent fashion show, designer Giles Deacon showed off his collection of retro Pac-Man headwear. There were several different styles and characters represented, but curiously Ms. Pac-Man was nowhere to be found. More pics after the jump, though some may be NSFW.
How many of you have ever gotten stranded in an airport due to a canceled flight? I’ve only dealt with that on one occasion, and I can tell you that it’s not fun at all. Those chairs aren’t all that comfortable when you’ve been stuck in one for 8 or more hours, and you don’t get a lick of privacy. If you’re really worried about having a place to sleep, you could always get yourself a MiniMotel.
Essentially this is a small one-man tent that gives you a small semi-private place to sleep. While at first it might sound like a decent idea, there are a few things to keep in mind. First, since you don’t know when you’re going to get stranded, you’ll need to pack this in your carry-on luggage every single time you fly, which is by no means convenient. Second, this thing will no doubt have airport security on you faster than you can say “hijack”. Finally, you should remember that after you pay $50 for this thing, you’re still sleeping on the floor.
I’ve seen a lot of USB flash drives in my day, and anymore it’s tough to find one that is unique. Sure, you might find one with an interesting shape or design, but at the end of the day, they’re really all the same. If you want one with a little something extra, why not get one that’s filled with beer?
I’m sure that plenty of people are going to cry foul on this little gadget, and I can’t hardly blame you. I’ve had enough flash drives to know that eventually the plastic gets worn, cracked and will come apart, leaving a finely-aged mess on the floor (or in your pocket). Not to mention that it’s a waste of perfectly good beer. Before you even say it, no, this is not a good gift to pass out at your next AA meeting.
It’s taken more than a little while, but the MSI Wind (which I personally really, really like when it comes to netbooks) seems to have finally arrived somewhere where you have a chance of getting your hands on one for a reasonable price without a major hassle. Best Buy will be carrying the Wind in either black or white for $400, or the same price as an Asus EEE with Windows XP (and it’s way better, IMO).
The good news is that you get a 120 gig drive, instead of the 80 gig drive that my earlier version came with. The bad news is that it won’t come with a 6-cell battery, just the standard 3-cell which’ll get you 3 hours of run time if you’re lucky. On the bright side, you can buy a 6-cell battery by itself for about $140 (putting the total price at around $550, same as the 6-cell Winds sell for) or hold out for the 8 hour, 9-cell battery which is now on pre-order for $180.
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