The Segway was an achievement. It was nimble and simple, balanced on two wheels, and moved with barest of intents. The Segway delivered on its lofty technical goals. It was magical.
But the Segway was doomed. After summiting its technical challenges the Segway hit a brick wall of cultural…
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Source: dbreunig
Video: Bridge explodes in slow-motion.
This is the explosive demolition of a 1930s-era steel bridge along US 281 in Marble Falls, Texas.
Solar system
An interesting graphic to give us some perspective on the sizes of the Solar Systems components.
A really cool solar system scale graphic by 3D artist Roberto Ziche (via Bob’s Spaces)
Source: itsfullofstars
Opel Adam - Color changing car…
What happens when you park the new, not yet launched, Opel ADAM in central Copenhagen on a dark evening - and make it come to life? We tried and ended up giving unsuspecting bar guests and people passing by something they hadn´t seen coming.Opel ADAM is the most individual city car in the world, with more than 60.000 exterior and 80.000 interior combinations.
Another word of warning for app designers/developers. You don’t have many chances to get it right.
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Source: marketingcharts.com
Online browser-based webcam toy turns your video feed into triangulated Delaunay effect in real-time.
There are controls to play about with, as well as saving an image.
Put together by Scott Garner, you can follow his Tumblr blog for other online coding projects here
Complementary post to the earlier ‘Delaunay Painter’ web toy.
Try it out for yourself here
(via thecreatorsproject)
Source: scott.j38.net
Using The New Sim City, 6 Urban Planners Battle For Bragging Rights
For this competition, in February, Co.Exist and Greg Lindsay—the co-author of the future cities book Aerotropolis and Co.Exist contributor—assembled six teams of urban think tanks to pit their planning chops against each other in the new version of the city planning game.
The thought was that coupling the players’ collective genius with SimCity’s planning dashboard would result in a vision of a potential urban future, a blueprint for the future of cities. That would not turn out to be the case…
Cannot wait.
Source: fastcodesign
Rhizome: Prosthetic Knowledge Picks - Contemporary Plotter
In my latest submission, a look at some modern projects that employ the use of one of the oldest computer output technologies - the plotter.
CHART OF THE DAY: What People Want In A Mobile Device
Full Story: Business Insider
This insanely tiny ARM chip will put the Internet of Things inside your body.
You know, right where you want your tech.
(via futurescope)
Source: Wired
“Download this gun”: 3D-printed semi-automatic fires over 600 rounds
Cyrus Farivar, arstechnica.comThe white portion of this AR-15, known as the “lower,” was manufactured using 3D printing. Defense DistributedCody Wilson, like many of his Texan forebears, is fast-talkin’ and fast-shootin’—but unlike his predecessors in the Lone Star State, he’s…
Is there really nothing more interesting to worry about around 3D-printing than the fact that it will allow us to print a gun at home?
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Source: futuramb
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Travelers look at a glass dome on a stainless-steel train car, April 1947Photograph by Willard Culver, National Geographic
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Wired controllers. Wireless controllers. Hands free motion controls. So naturally what would be next? How about another kind of motion control, but one that doesn’t confine you to a single area.
