In the continuation of the PressPausePlay film, that highlights making, and sharing stuff has never been easier, Amazon have launched Amazon Studios. It’s pitched as a big disruption to the film industry, that boasts it will give people (more) opportunity to get their film funded,...
Word Trends
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Google offer so many free tools it’s almost impossible to stay up to speed with them all. Google ngrams, buried within Google Books is my latest favourite. I was given I Will Have What She’s Having by Eaon which is full of scientific analysis on mapping social behaviour, and...
VW Fanwagen
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Here’s another great example of old being in demand, as recently I looked at Mustang releasing the ’65 shell for custom development. VW in the Netherlands have just asked Facebook which VW model they’d like to bring back the most. They are calling it the Fanwagen. Not only...
Wipe Out 2.0
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You have to love when science meets games. We’ve seen some mind blowing progress in Quantum Levitation over the past year or so. Here is a cool example from the Japan Institute of Science &...
Address is Approxima...
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@grokstar shared this stop motion film made by The Theory, which is a lovely comment on how technology has given us the ability explore the world from our desk. Everything is connected. Address Is Approximate from The Theory on...
See What You Print
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How often do you hit print, and in the tray is a cropped, black & white version of what you thought you were going to get? It happens less these days, but it still happens. Dave Birss shared See What You Print, or SWYP, made by the Artefact Group. Essentially a touch screen that displays...
Around the world in ...
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A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Earth | Time Lapse View from Space | Fly Over | Nasa, ISS from...
Make Lego & Mon...
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@Dalrimple shared this gem of an initiative from Lego recently, called Cuusoo. Everyone has made something with Lego. Is that something the next big product for Lego? Cuusoo is your chance to prove it. Here’s how Lego pitch it… 1.Have an Idea? Create a project, share your idea and...
Brand new ’65 ...
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Guy Kawasaki shared a story about Ford re-releasing the ’65 Mustang. It isn’t a ‘drive-away’ model though. For $15,000 you get the shell, complete with modern metals, and welding techniques, delivered to your door. No trimmings – just a blank canvas for you to...
Boys who can fly
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Insane behavior. A Feature documentary will be available on 11.11.11 at 11 a.m for download on Mr. sebastien montaz-rosset‘s video blog sebmontaz.com. Thanks to @72andsunny and @therambleman I Believe I can Fly ( flight of the frenchies). Trailer from sebastien montaz-rosset on...