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Faster, Lighter, and Stronger: The New Tricked-Out Surfboards
(23 February 2006) - On 5 December 2005, a day now known as “Black Monday” in the surfboard industry, the major manufacturer of the foam “blanks” that form the board's core, Clark Foam, shut its doors, ending an almost 44 year monopoly on the market. No one knows exactly why owner Grubby Clark ceased production (he cites increasing regulations and pressure from the EPA, who denied the claims),...
(23 February 2006) - On 5 December 2005, a day now known as “Black Monday” in the surfboard industry, the major manufacturer of the foam “blanks” that form the board's core, Clark Foam, shut its doors, ending an almost 44 year monopoly on the market. No one knows exactly why owner Grubby Clark ceased production (he cites increasing regulations and pressure from the EPA, who denied the claims),...
Zelle
(01 February 2006) - Liz McLean Knight's work literally represents the integration of art, technology and design. A Chicago-based computer science major who developed an interest in art, went to art school, became a jewelry designer, musician, publisher and record label exec along the way. Her jewelry features intricate geometric designs made with capacitors, transitors, cables, plugs and diodes. It's both graceful and geek chic. Zelle jewelry, bags...
(01 February 2006) - Liz McLean Knight's work literally represents the integration of art, technology and design. A Chicago-based computer science major who developed an interest in art, went to art school, became a jewelry designer, musician, publisher and record label exec along the way. Her jewelry features intricate geometric designs made with capacitors, transitors, cables, plugs and diodes. It's both graceful and geek chic. Zelle jewelry, bags...
This Week in Tropolism
(20 January 2006) - This week Tropolism, we set our Technology Vision to stun, first by looking at SketchUp's new Google Earth Plugin, looking at the thesis projects at Sci-Arc, and looking at a cute little drawing program we just like. We looked as some fashion/architecture remixes at two parallel shows in New York, and gave you more wood-clad building love, this time from San Francisco....
(20 January 2006) - This week Tropolism, we set our Technology Vision to stun, first by looking at SketchUp's new Google Earth Plugin, looking at the thesis projects at Sci-Arc, and looking at a cute little drawing program we just like. We looked as some fashion/architecture remixes at two parallel shows in New York, and gave you more wood-clad building love, this time from San Francisco....
Forecasting Umbrella
(10 January 2006) - During CES last week Ambient Devices announced a few new items in their line-up. Most exciting is the Forecasting Umbrella, which has a handle that pulses blue light when there's a good chance of rain. The device is connected to Ambient's proprietary network which allows it to know where it is and then download the local weather report. Next time you head out the...
(10 January 2006) - During CES last week Ambient Devices announced a few new items in their line-up. Most exciting is the Forecasting Umbrella, which has a handle that pulses blue light when there's a good chance of rain. The device is connected to Ambient's proprietary network which allows it to know where it is and then download the local weather report. Next time you head out the...
This Week in Tropolism
(09 December 2005) - Tropolism this week: Projections, Paper, and Wood! We reviewed the new, projection-heavy show by The Builder's Association, in collaboration with the renderers dbox, called Super Vision. We uncovered some paper architecture. And some wood in Chelsea. Oh, and we were nominated for another award!...
(09 December 2005) - Tropolism this week: Projections, Paper, and Wood! We reviewed the new, projection-heavy show by The Builder's Association, in collaboration with the renderers dbox, called Super Vision. We uncovered some paper architecture. And some wood in Chelsea. Oh, and we were nominated for another award!...
ITP Winter Show
(08 December 2005) - Mark your calendars because next Sunday and Monday is the Interactive Telecommunications Program Winter Show. The student work presented will include interactive art and sound, assistive technology, wireless devices and physical installations. ITP is a fantastic program that pushes the boundaries of technology mediated interactive experiences. It's also near and dear because some of us here at CH (myself included) graduated from there or...
(08 December 2005) - Mark your calendars because next Sunday and Monday is the Interactive Telecommunications Program Winter Show. The student work presented will include interactive art and sound, assistive technology, wireless devices and physical installations. ITP is a fantastic program that pushes the boundaries of technology mediated interactive experiences. It's also near and dear because some of us here at CH (myself included) graduated from there or...
TileToy
(05 December 2005) - Created by Finnish media artist and designer Tuomo Tammenpää along with Brit mobile game developer Daniel Blackburn, TileToy is a modular, re-programmable LED toy. A sleek white plastic box encases the LED components and each magnetic cube communicates wirelessly, enabling a wide variety of games - from anagrams to arithmetic problems - that use numbers, letters, or shapes. Still in prototype stage, inventors plan...
(05 December 2005) - Created by Finnish media artist and designer Tuomo Tammenpää along with Brit mobile game developer Daniel Blackburn, TileToy is a modular, re-programmable LED toy. A sleek white plastic box encases the LED components and each magnetic cube communicates wirelessly, enabling a wide variety of games - from anagrams to arithmetic problems - that use numbers, letters, or shapes. Still in prototype stage, inventors plan...
Pixel Pusher
(26 October 2005) - Ahh... To all the web designers out there (or any other type of designer for that matter) who's known what it's like to spend hours moving something a little bit to the right or a little bit to the left, up, down or slightly free transformed an image all over only to not apply it in the end, this shirt is for you! Or...
(26 October 2005) - Ahh... To all the web designers out there (or any other type of designer for that matter) who's known what it's like to spend hours moving something a little bit to the right or a little bit to the left, up, down or slightly free transformed an image all over only to not apply it in the end, this shirt is for you! Or...
Peyton's Podcast
(21 October 2005) - Our friend Svenja noticed in this week's episode of the WB's 'One Tree Hill' that Peyton, one of the main characters, recorded her thoughts on a podcast. In the show's credits, after the usual 'songs you heard in this episode' promotion, viewers were invited to link to iTunes. There, as this week's feature, you can subscribe to a season of Peyton's teen angst. We'll...
(21 October 2005) - Our friend Svenja noticed in this week's episode of the WB's 'One Tree Hill' that Peyton, one of the main characters, recorded her thoughts on a podcast. In the show's credits, after the usual 'songs you heard in this episode' promotion, viewers were invited to link to iTunes. There, as this week's feature, you can subscribe to a season of Peyton's teen angst. We'll...
Scott Snibbe at the Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie
(17 October 2005) - For over a decade, San Francisco-based artist Scott Snibbe has been designing his own software to make interactive video projections that cause passersby to linger and play with his creations, mesmerized by the unique experience of technology's ability to respond to human movement. Much of his work alludes to the interplay of light and shadow and his latest show, titled "Central Mosaic," premiering this...
(17 October 2005) - For over a decade, San Francisco-based artist Scott Snibbe has been designing his own software to make interactive video projections that cause passersby to linger and play with his creations, mesmerized by the unique experience of technology's ability to respond to human movement. Much of his work alludes to the interplay of light and shadow and his latest show, titled "Central Mosaic," premiering this...
The Freeman PC Museum Collection now on eBay
(13 October 2005) - The Freeman PC Museum Collection is de-accessioning their impressive collection of personal computers—more than 440 computers (and their peripherals, manuals, software, etc.) covering the last thirty years of personal computing. Probably the largest of its type, the collection is currently on eBay and has been posted widely. Tell your friends with deep pcokets (and even bigger storage spaces) or your company/clients to jump on...
(13 October 2005) - The Freeman PC Museum Collection is de-accessioning their impressive collection of personal computers—more than 440 computers (and their peripherals, manuals, software, etc.) covering the last thirty years of personal computing. Probably the largest of its type, the collection is currently on eBay and has been posted widely. Tell your friends with deep pcokets (and even bigger storage spaces) or your company/clients to jump on...
Grooves Magazine
(11 October 2005) - Dubbed laptop rock, noise, minimalist techno, and disco punk (among other off-sounding terms), Grooves magazine covers a wide range of "experimental electronic music." The most recent issue includes profiles of DFA's Juan Maclean, the "goth-hop" pioneer Alias (Anticon), and reviews the emerging Oakland-based group n5md's Run_Return. Clearly geared toward electronic music heads, over 24 pages of reviews and a geeked-out section on the latest...
(11 October 2005) - Dubbed laptop rock, noise, minimalist techno, and disco punk (among other off-sounding terms), Grooves magazine covers a wide range of "experimental electronic music." The most recent issue includes profiles of DFA's Juan Maclean, the "goth-hop" pioneer Alias (Anticon), and reviews the emerging Oakland-based group n5md's Run_Return. Clearly geared toward electronic music heads, over 24 pages of reviews and a geeked-out section on the latest...
Semi-Permanent Recap
(13 September 2005) - After two days in a darkened hall watching a near-constant stream of images and a diverse speaker lineup, my brain started confusing music videos with dreams and vainly tried to come up with the common thread in Semi-Permanent. Tying it all together (props to the planners for the choice), the over-caffeinated concluding speaker, Joshua Davis took the stage. His talk, centered around the concept...
(13 September 2005) - After two days in a darkened hall watching a near-constant stream of images and a diverse speaker lineup, my brain started confusing music videos with dreams and vainly tried to come up with the common thread in Semi-Permanent. Tying it all together (props to the planners for the choice), the over-caffeinated concluding speaker, Joshua Davis took the stage. His talk, centered around the concept...
Google Moon
(20 July 2005) - To Honor the 36th anniversary of the first manned moon landing Google has given us Google Moon. Using the Google Maps interface you can pan and zoom across the moon's surface and view the locations of each Apollo landing. Zoom in all the way for a silly little surprise! Thanks, JGG! ...
(20 July 2005) - To Honor the 36th anniversary of the first manned moon landing Google has given us Google Moon. Using the Google Maps interface you can pan and zoom across the moon's surface and view the locations of each Apollo landing. Zoom in all the way for a silly little surprise! Thanks, JGG! ...
Nextfest
(27 June 2005) - I too made it to Nextfest, Wired Magazine's showcase of all things futuristic. Interestingly, the press day was also the education day so it was a great chance to see how kids responded to all the exhibits. It was no surprise that they found all things glowing and blinking to be most interesting. The big differentiator for today's youth is the expectation for interactivity--...
(27 June 2005) - I too made it to Nextfest, Wired Magazine's showcase of all things futuristic. Interestingly, the press day was also the education day so it was a great chance to see how kids responded to all the exhibits. It was no surprise that they found all things glowing and blinking to be most interesting. The big differentiator for today's youth is the expectation for interactivity--...
Technology+Spa+Wellness=eq life
(24 June 2005) - eq life is a new retail concept that marries "health, wellness and technology in harmony." It looks pretty interesting to us. A former exec at Best Buy came up with the idea when a friend became ill and he felt there was an opportunity (and a need) to provide spa/salon services, beauty and wellness products and related technology products in one place. We'll check...
(24 June 2005) - eq life is a new retail concept that marries "health, wellness and technology in harmony." It looks pretty interesting to us. A former exec at Best Buy came up with the idea when a friend became ill and he felt there was an opportunity (and a need) to provide spa/salon services, beauty and wellness products and related technology products in one place. We'll check...
Retro-Electro
(01 June 2005) - The new book Retro-Electro is a primer to the slew of outmoded devices left in the wake of tech’s breakneck progress over the last four decades. With photos, brief descriptions, history, and pricing info, it’s as much for the obsessed collector as for those who just want a trip down memory lane. In the same way that Taschen’s The Computer, is like paging through...
(01 June 2005) - The new book Retro-Electro is a primer to the slew of outmoded devices left in the wake of tech’s breakneck progress over the last four decades. With photos, brief descriptions, history, and pricing info, it’s as much for the obsessed collector as for those who just want a trip down memory lane. In the same way that Taschen’s The Computer, is like paging through...
Sensacell
(27 May 2005) - Leo Fernekes is a bit of a mad scientist operating in the commercial art-technology realm. He's a master electrical engineer exploring physically immersive human interfaces. If you have ever been to Remote Lounge, the hyper-surveillance themed bar on the Bowery in New York, you've had a taste of what Leo can conceive. Last night I had a chance to experience Leo's latest, Sensacell, developed...
(27 May 2005) - Leo Fernekes is a bit of a mad scientist operating in the commercial art-technology realm. He's a master electrical engineer exploring physically immersive human interfaces. If you have ever been to Remote Lounge, the hyper-surveillance themed bar on the Bowery in New York, you've had a taste of what Leo can conceive. Last night I had a chance to experience Leo's latest, Sensacell, developed...
ITP Spring Show
(04 May 2005) - We've already mentioned that it's thesis week over at ITP. Next week is the Spring Show which will include a large sampling of creative-yet-techie projects not to be missed. If you're in NYC, check out the show on Tuesday and Wednesday (details here). If you can't make it, stay tuned here for a detailed review. ...
(04 May 2005) - We've already mentioned that it's thesis week over at ITP. Next week is the Spring Show which will include a large sampling of creative-yet-techie projects not to be missed. If you're in NYC, check out the show on Tuesday and Wednesday (details here). If you can't make it, stay tuned here for a detailed review. ...
Adidas_1: Pounding the Processor
(12 April 2005) - This morning I got to go running in a pair of new Adidas_1s with Mark Oleson, one of the sneaker's inventors. It was a beautiful day for a run in Central Park and a fantastic opportunity to learn a little more about the world's most intelligent running shoe. ...
(12 April 2005) - This morning I got to go running in a pair of new Adidas_1s with Mark Oleson, one of the sneaker's inventors. It was a beautiful day for a run in Central Park and a fantastic opportunity to learn a little more about the world's most intelligent running shoe. ...
Aichi Expo
(29 March 2005) - Times Online has a wonderful article about the Aichi Expo in Japan... Wondering what it would be like to star in a film before you see it? You can go to see a special animated film at the expo, and you will be asked if you'd like to take part in the show on your way in--just by placing your face into a hole...
(29 March 2005) - Times Online has a wonderful article about the Aichi Expo in Japan... Wondering what it would be like to star in a film before you see it? You can go to see a special animated film at the expo, and you will be asked if you'd like to take part in the show on your way in--just by placing your face into a hole...
Complexification
(28 March 2005) - This unusual work is made by Jared Tarbell, an artist and programmer from Albuquerque New Mexico. These graphics are all created through computer programs he creates. He says "With an algorithmic goal in mind, I manipulate the work by finely crafting the semantics of each program. Specific results are pursued, although occasionally surprising discoveries are made." The images are printed as Archival prints with...
(28 March 2005) - This unusual work is made by Jared Tarbell, an artist and programmer from Albuquerque New Mexico. These graphics are all created through computer programs he creates. He says "With an algorithmic goal in mind, I manipulate the work by finely crafting the semantics of each program. Specific results are pursued, although occasionally surprising discoveries are made." The images are printed as Archival prints with...
LED Belt Buckle
(31 January 2005) - Lets call it-- blink-bling, this LED belt buckle is quite, well, bold. You can store up to 6 messages with up to 256 characters per message while controlling both the brightness and scrolling speed. I guess if you have something to say while your out at the club this is the best way to do it. Your statement will surely not be missed. You...
(31 January 2005) - Lets call it-- blink-bling, this LED belt buckle is quite, well, bold. You can store up to 6 messages with up to 256 characters per message while controlling both the brightness and scrolling speed. I guess if you have something to say while your out at the club this is the best way to do it. Your statement will surely not be missed. You...
ITP Winter Show
(15 December 2004) - Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) Winter Show. Over 50 different projects will be shown representing work from classes like: Social Software for Group Work, Wireless Public Spaces, Spatial Design, Game Design and Networked Objects. With every semester the production value of ITP student work increases right alongside the creative and intellectual prowess. This Winter's show is destined to be the best yet. Sunday 19 December,...
(15 December 2004) - Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) Winter Show. Over 50 different projects will be shown representing work from classes like: Social Software for Group Work, Wireless Public Spaces, Spatial Design, Game Design and Networked Objects. With every semester the production value of ITP student work increases right alongside the creative and intellectual prowess. This Winter's show is destined to be the best yet. Sunday 19 December,...
Tivoli Satellite Radio
(03 December 2004) - Juxtaposing classic style and high technology, Tivoli is packing a Satellite Radio (Sirius) in to a cherry wood table radio. Tivoli Audio is known for it's big sounding small table radios, now you can have a 120 channel, commercial free version. It's not quite out yet, but will be available for $300 from Tivoli Audio. ...
(03 December 2004) - Juxtaposing classic style and high technology, Tivoli is packing a Satellite Radio (Sirius) in to a cherry wood table radio. Tivoli Audio is known for it's big sounding small table radios, now you can have a 120 channel, commercial free version. It's not quite out yet, but will be available for $300 from Tivoli Audio. ...
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