The Nest Learning Thermostat
I think this will be the next addition to our home. I mean how can you not love this thermostat. It was created by the iPod Godfather Tony Fadell. It’s connected through wifi which allows it to check the weather and adjust accordingly. You can control it using your phone. It saves you money when you aren’t home. Love it! The site is just as beautiful and goes into great detail. Will you be getting one for your home?
A Closer Look Into Occupy Wall St.
The video above gives you an in depth view of what goes on everyday at Zuccatti Park. It also helps that it’s well made. Now I know a lot of people have been asking, “What’s next?” or “Where Do We Go From Here?”. Well below is another video I found which hits that question right on the head.
I’ve been following the movement since it began about a month ago. I was lucky enough to visit the home grounds at Zuccatti Park in New York. It was amazing to be there in the middle of it all. I felt alive but clam. It felt right. Like this is what we should be doing. Democracy at its purest form… It was beautiful.
Here are some photos I took while I was there.
The Sketchbook Project 2012
I know it’s early but this year The Sketchbook Project is going international! Before being cataloged permanently in the Brooklyn Art Library your sketchbook will visit 12 North American cities then head across the world. There are just under 40 themes to get your creative juices flowing. You also have the option to digitize your entire sketchbook for $20. For more information and project deadlines check out the official Sketchbook Project website.
Jurassic Park Theme Time Stretched 1000%
Ok so even if this has been shared 1000 times. I still thought it was worth a post. Who would have thought time stretching the theme song to a movie could be so beautiful. The original Jurassic Park full length theme song is just under 8 minutes. However after being time stretched 1000% it plays out to almost an hour.
Jurassic Park Theme (1000% Slower) by birdfeeder
And I thought you might want to refresh your memory so here is the original full length Jurassic Park theme. (more…)
iPad 2 Head-Coupled Perspective
I just came across this pretty amazing video today. Some tech guru’s over at The Engineering Human-Computer Interaction (EHCI) Research Group have managed to use the front facing camera on the iPad 2 to track your head in 3D space creating a glasses-free monocular 3D display. Yeah… amazing!
A Beautiful Quote
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
-Apple
This Is Interactive
Interactive Display Window from Marcus Wallander on Vimeo.
Thank you Atomicdust for tweeting this link today. Watching this video was inspiring and got my wheels turning. This… is interactive. This is something I want to do here in St. Louis. Who’s in?
Technology never stops so why should you?
2011 is here! And with a new year brings new technologies. If you’re like me you’re probably constantly teaching yourself how to use the latest piece of software or the basics of a new programming language. So as I recently started learning a new program I thought I would share with you some of my favorite noggin cramming resources. I hope one or all of these resources help you become proficient in something new. Happy learning in 2011.
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Build Anything
Build Anything from Studiocanoe on Vimeo.
I thought this was pretty creative and worth sharing if you haven’t already watched it. Our imagination is sometimes all we need. “Imagination?”, you say. Yep I’m sure it’s still there somewhere.
We are all kids at heart.
“And Then There Was Salsa”
(UPDATE: This video has been removed from Vimeo as of Jan 2011)
The reason I am not embedding this video is because you must see the original on Vimeo to get the full effect. This video is incredible. I don’t want to give too much away before you see it so go take a look before you read on.
The other day a friend of mine sent me a link, “check this out”. So I followed the link expecting just another cool video or website that might get a little laugh or “that’s neat!”. When I hit play I was still in lets just say robot mode, but then, what, wait a min what’s happening? The video just came out of the video. No wait what happened to Vimeo? The entire screen was video. Pieces of vegetables were flying across the screen and then just like that the video was over and we were back in Vimeo. The highly creative seamless transition from a everyday video on the web to a full screen 3D craziness was like getting splashed with a bucket of ice cold water. I will not forget this advertisement and I’ll be willing to share, blog, talk about it for a long time. I’d love to know who did this. If you have any idea post a comment. I’m sure these guys worked some crazy hours to make this happen. It might become a new standard in advertisement some day.
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