Tinkling

Okay, so I've seen some weird things in my day. But this is probably one of the strangest things for our global culture as it stands today. I'm not quite so sure if we are willing to move to this level quite yet, even if it is a Japanese product. :o)

Tinkling is an object that makes a "tinkling" sound when you get a voicemail or a text message, bringing technology back to a natural environment. Also, you'll notice that the little tail at the bottom changes its color depending on the type of message.

Check out this really bizarre video, and be prepared to not know what the hell is going on.

Trick-or-Treat code

Happy Halloween! Make sure when you're Trick-or-Treating, you appropriately tag the house for other kids. Check out this coded language for getting the most out of your candy experience.

Like this:
= code for "Werther's Originals." Pretty funny stuff

City Dog Adventure

I don't know why, but this is ridiculously cute and simple. "City Dog Adventure" is a small, urban dog park in Amsterdam, designed by Maartje Dros. It's a place where both dogs, kids and adults can play, and possibly do some dog training while they're at it. This picture of this kid encouraging the dog on the right to jump through the hoop is hilarious.

Alan's War

Really interesting drawing technique using water first to create the outlines, and adding ink later.

Electronic Voting Machines Flawed

So, there's a lot of controversy about the West Virginian voting machines inputting the wrong candidate. In this video, the local county clerk shows viewers how big of a mistake you could make at the polls.

Samsung Unveils Floppy Screen

That's right. We all saw the experimentation with such forms of flexible displays at the 2008 Olympics, but here's a mini version, soon to be open to the public. Samsung's calling it "the flapping display." The name is as goofy as all hell, but the innovation is pretty fantastic.

CNNBC fake Obama video

Here's a hilarious promotional tactic: embedding your friend's name into a video on the topic of the upcoming election.  The theme?  Your one friend, who didn't vote, caused McCain to win.  Here's the video that I've been the victim of several times.

Try it out for yourself!

Josh Keyes

The beautiful work of Josh Keyes.

Human Vending Machines

The fantastic Japanese clothing store, Uniqlo, is staging a give-away event in Times Square on November 18th. And, they're doing it with human vending machines.

Apple now on gay rights?!

There seems to be an amazing trend going around: huge corporations donating money against Proposition 8 (the banning of same-sex marriage in California). Apple is now donating $100,000

Amazing Japanese Fountain

Check out this text and image producing fountain!

AC/DC

Woah. AC/DC music video rendered in Microsoft Excel.

Take On Me

So, remember the "Take On Me" video by Ah-ha?!  Here's quite the hilarious interpretation of it, overdubbing the original video.  Why can't things be spelled out this clearly all the time?

Karin Dreijer Andersson

So, this might be an explanation of why the Knife hasn't been too productive lately. Karin Dreijer Andersson, the frontwoman, is starting up a solo project that hits shelves early next year. She has the instrumental version of one of her tracks uploaded to her Myspace. Oh, and she's going by the name of Fever Ray.

Here's a short article about it.

Hack the Voting Machines!

Nervous about November 4th? Well, that feeling should be heightened, because the new electronic voter machines are incredibly easy to hack. Even worse, they can be done in 7 min. or less, and can even spread virally to other machines. yikes!!! The folks at Princeton did summa' dat research.

World's Largest Lite Brite

300,000 pegs!

Sweet Interactive Mirror

Interactive Mirror from Alpay Kasal on Vimeo.

Google Maps: Voting

Check out Google maps new map that shows voting locations and other information surrounding your home.

The smart table

Finally, a table built by SMART technologies! And, it's multi-touch!

Ivan Tihienko

Beauuutiful interface concept blending real world environments with private technology interaction.


Holographic Interface - round interface - Ringo from Ivan Tihienko on Vimeo.

Watch out for the broccoli!

Here's some hilarious packaging, where people's faces have been hidden inside of the image of broccoli. Terrifying, really.

Walking House

You'll barely notice this dwelling shift its step throughout the city. Designed by Danish designers N55, the walking house looks quite comfy inside.

photos of interior

the Pirate Supply Store

Dave Eggers has been doing some very inspiring work, merging gag retail environments with community learning centers for kids. Here's one about a pirate supply store, superhero supplies, and a time travel store.

MAC and PC Battles continue

So, Mac and PC have been have a bit of a tizzy these past couple of years in the form of their television advertising. Before recently, Microsoft has been running a revolt against the "I am a Mac" campaign. Here's how it's progressing, as Macs are throwing a second punch, with the latest at the top.

RGB Rainbow Glasses

These glasses, designed by Louís Porém, prompt their wearer to fill the interior with their favorite mixture of ink. More photos here.

Sarah Palin as President

Hilarious interactive site illuminating what would happen if Sarah Palin were president. And, it's updated daily until Nov. 4th.

PalinAsPresident.com

Self-Balancing Unicycle

Plan for New Mars Bot

I found this animation quite captivating. It's a 3d rendering of our next robot we plan to send to Mars. Notice the inclusion of a laser gun.

New Sony Bravia Ad

So, the bunnies and bouncy balls were amazing. Here's the latest from Sony Bravia featuring giant dominoes.

The eyeballing game

How good are you at predicting geometry? Here's a fun little game that celebrates your desire not to measure.

Project 10 ^ 100th

Google is offering $10 Million for ideas to change the world!



Project 10^100th

Minilogist > Animals

Minilogue - Animals from ljudbilden on Vimeo.

Dobpler interactive led wall

The Dobpler wall turns shadows into light

iPods causing in-air catastrophe?

Okay, so how much do we actually listen to the pilot when he asks for all portable electronic devices to be put away? Well, the folks at Qantas airlines are blaming passengers for electronic interference during a recent malfunction of an aircraft, causing the vessel to plummet 650 feet. Read more.

2008 Millet Showreel

The Millet 2008 Showreel is absolutely fantastic. Their seamless integration of video and animation constantly challenges the industry.

THE SUN

Man, photos of the sun really freak me out. Check out this collection from The Big Picture.

It's OUT!

The new MacBook Pro!

Gizmodo!

Not So Noisy

The French performance group "Not So Noisy" has spent their recent days composing Transformer-shaped bots out of cars in a parking lot. Here's their process.

HP TouchSmart

Well, it's out. A touch-screen, personal computer. They've been making touch screen monitors for years, but they've limited themselves to controls that could only be done with a point-click mouse. What happens when you add multi-touch functionality?

The Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill

Banksy's new pet store, which opened up in NYC, displays quite an interesting interpretation on our cultural acceptance of animals. Here's an example of what you can find in the shop. More on the Village Petstore and Charcoal Grill's site.

M.I.A. is preggers

Pitchfork 'splains.

A message from earth

So, the polls have closed, and the project titled "A Message from Earth" on Bebo has chosen 501 messages to be beamed into space, hoping to be picked up by intelligent life.

Branded Wedding

Check out how this couple completely branded their wedding.

New Mac Book Pro?

So, rumors are flying that there's a new MacBook arriving on Oct. 14th. Even cooler, is that it might be made out of one solid piece of metal people are calling "the brick." Gizmodo 'splains.

Brian Eno makes an iPhone application

Of course it was only a matter of time before iPhone instrument designers realized they can't cram a guitar, drums or a keyboard onto a tiny iPhone screen and expect people to play it fluidly.  Well, Brian Eno has designed a synthesizer, specifically for the iPhone.  Gizmodo 'splains.

Box me up

Here's a really sweet duvet cover designed to look like a cardboard box.

Swinging over the bar

Terrifying.

Fisher-Price + Al-Qaeda?

Air Traffic

Air Traffic Simulation over 24 Hours. Pretty gorgeous.

Hotel 626

Okay, so I didn't want to post this yesterday until I tried it. Hotel 626 is a really fun, online, interactive haunted hotel. The object is to figure your way out, but it uses your webcam, microphone and cellphone as tools. Designed by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, the craft is fantastic, and I strongly recommend you try it (it's actually pretty scary as well). Even better, it's only open from 6pm to 6am..... sppoooooooky

Lego Tower

The world's largest Lego tower has just finished construction. Gizmodo 'splains.

Earth From ABove

As usual, Boston.com cranks out another amazing set of photographs. The latest Earth From Above series has some really stunning advantage points.

Sarah Palin's Doodles

Okay, so, I don't know the legitimacy of this document, but it's interesting, none the less. Check out Sarah Palin's doodles from 1996. Someone stumbled across it in the home of one of Palin's colleagues, Laura Chase.

Keith Loutit

Keith Loutit does great film work, playing with the depth of field of the lens to produce a really disorienting sense of scale.


Bathtub II from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.


Bathtub III from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.


Beached from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

sosolimited

Check out sosolimited, a new media collaborative out of MIT. They've done some great performance pieces, including Reconstitution, a live visual remixing of presidential debates using closed captioning. Really great work!

NEO2

Neo2, aside from its great blog posts, offers quite the collection of neat, free typefaces.

Projector Phone

So, graphic designers would totally benefit from having their own personal projector (since color calibration is different with every clunky bit of light-emitting hardware they come across). Well, what if it was within something you carried around everywhere–your phone. It's still a clunky for a phone, but the technology just needs to catch up.

I ♥ Smart Cars

Be smart!

Wii! Weeee!

Alright, so some people are doing some pretty amazing things, utilizing Wii technology for DIY interactive experiences. Johnny Lee has pretty much been pioneering this movement, but others are starting to catch on. Check out these amazing experiments.


Stimulant: Microsoft Surface + Nintendo Wii Mashup from Stimulant on Vimeo.

Catherine's Animals

Behold! the photographs of Catherine's Animals!

HBO VOYEUR

Okay, so we all have a little bit of voyeurism in our blood. As much as we try not to, we can't help glancing when we know that someone else isn't looking, especially if you feel that their life is more interesting. HBO tapped into that drive a while back, offering a site where you can watch stories unfold, Rear Window style. It's really captivating, actually. Check it out.

Who Wants Fold-Away Furniture?

These are great examples of just how mobile our lives are becoming. The Kenchikukagu is a line of fold-away furniture designed by Toshihiko Suzuki. It practically fits anywhere...well, assuming that you have large amounts of white space in your home.

Justice Documentary

Justice has a documentary in the makings.

SNOWFALL ON MARS?!

It was announced yesterday that the Phoenix mission discovered forms of snowfall on Mars. Check out what National Geographic has to say about it.

WOWEE! That's a large camera!

John Chiara made his own camera—a really, really large camera that he has strapped down to a trailer. What happens when manual labor meets photography?

The Outbreak

The Outbreak is a choose-your-own-adventure style online zombie movie. The overacting is quite hilarious, I must say. Definitely worth the time.

Ratatat - Shempi