Sep 15
Poo-pourri stops foul bathroom emissions before they have a chance to permeate
their surroundings. Talk about a new idea that’ll really make waves!
Sep 15
Marketing firms will stop at nothing to get the attention of consumers. This being the case, it should come as no surprise that they will play with any fetish (within the legal boundaries), no matter how bizarre, to turn heads. Today we’ll explore a few ad campaigns that focus on the southernmost parts of our bodies: feet.
Sep 14
Albert Einstein once said, "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." Turkish artist Sakir Gokcebag tweaks that slightly with his common object art installations, clearly stating that there are two other ways to live your life, as though nothing is art, or as though everything is art. You can probably guess which perspective he holds.
Sep 14
One might say the new 2013 Rolls-Royce Wraith is the “sporty” member of the esteemed Rolls-Royce automotive family but to do that would ignore the many superlative technological features of this most enviable ride.
Sep 12
Keep Your Overworked Laptop Processor Cool With This Colorful Silicone Strip
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If your laptop is having a bad case of the hots, this triangular piece of silicone might be the perfect solution.
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Sep 12
According to one technology engineer, machines could take the place of humans within sales, call center and customer service positions within the next five years. That’s a scary thought, isn’t it? Do his predictions hold water, though?
Sep 12
The fine folks over at the AbleGamers Foundation – an organization devoted to improving the lives of the disabled through video games – yesterday announced the opening of their first game lab, geared specifically towards gamers with special needs.
Sep 11
The next time a trendy hipster next to you says that they are "really into art", ask them if they would like to be inside some art. If so, they might be the perfect model for Marie-Lou Desmeules’ fascinating and slightly disturbing Living Sculptures, which take a shot at society and our standards of ‘beauty’ with their plastic facades of celebrities on top of actual people.
Sep 11
Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs – the long-awaited sequel to The Dark Descent – finally released yesterday. After playing, I got to thinking – it does some innovative things with the survival horror genre; it uses techniques that I think any video game designer would do well to note. Let’s look at those.
Sep 11
Meet Katakkuri-chan, the official mascot of Japan’s far-northern Asahikawa Prison! The cute, cheerful, smiling character is spearheading the jail’s efforts to warm up their chill and forbidding image. Maybe this is an idea other prisons can try, such as designing a canary wearing a striped jumpsuit to represent Alcatraz.
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