August 2009
Awesome new flashlight design
Blackfire’s cool new LED flashlight—which seems, in the first 30 seconds of this video, to be related to Pixar’s iconic desk lamp—has a clamp cleverly integrated into its handle; that combined with the articulating head make this a handyman’s dream.
If you’re at work, you can turn the sound off while playing this video to mute the Disney-like music and...
Upcoming Rock Band Network let's you author tracks...
An in-house fave here @ Make: Online, Rock Band 2 for Xbox360 will soon be opening up to independent developers à la iPhone’s App Sore. Peter Kirn of Create Digital Music gives an in-depth look at the what it will take to make your own music playable on the upcoming Rock Band Network. The process will require a licensed copy of Reaper audio software ($60, easily worth it on its own), a...
Contour 2009 - Hidden In Remembrance Is The Silent...
This is Mechelen:
These are my shoes.
Not that anyone should be interested, i just happen to like these shoes a lot. Almost as much as i liked Contour, the Biennial for Moving Image (apparently saying “video art” is so ’80s) that takes place until October 18 in Mechelen. Mechelen is located right between Antwerp and Brussels. It’s rather small (80 000...
Olivier Henrichot's motorsports footwear concepts
Some of the flashiest ID sketches we see are often from the realm of athletic footwear and motorsports. Portland-based Olivier Henrichot combines the genres with his Fila concepts, which cover your feet with recognizable design DNA from brands like Ferrari and Ducati.
Check out the rest of Henrichot’s book on Coroflot.
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Aakash Nihalani's tape in the city
New York-based artist Aaakash Nihalani uses tape to create geometric ironies on the street. A nice way to start your week! Nice interview at It’s Nice That. Nice.
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Hospital design: Same-handedness is important
In more medical design news, the Des Moines Register reports on how design is being used to save lives at Iowa’s Mercy Medical Center-West Lakes Hospital, following “three years of design, discussion and research…. Mercy officials spoke with staff members and patients in addition to visiting sites throughout the country as part of a planning process focusing on...
Radius Ergonomic Garden Tools
Serious green thumbs know that hours spent gardening can lead to incredible stress on hands and wrists, a strain Radius Garden helps decrease with their advanced ergonomic garden tools. The patent-pending curved Natural Radius Grip encourages large muscles to align along the radius bone, directing strength downward and putting the wrist in a neutral position which maximizes the user’s power....
Linux Baby Rocker
Baby rocked to sleep by CD rom tray on computer.
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New Bottle-Cap Contact Microphones
by Creme DeMentia
I just finished a new batch of Bottle-Cap Contact Microphones in time for the recent GetLoFi Experimental Garage Sale, which was loads of fun! I also recently modified a pair of maracas with piezo-discs in a simple and useful way. I’ll share my process of modifying these maracas after a brief overview of […] http://bit.ly/2iiDy5
How-To: CD drive scavenging for parts
Old CD drives are a decent source for parts to make things from. Since the computer industry has encouraged manufacturing churn for so many decades, it is pretty easy to find at least a few surplus drives to dissect. Inside these dusty relics, you will be lucky to find DC motors, switches, gears, springs and more. The tools you will need are pretty easy to come by as well. From the parts you...
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Someone has finally created a realistic depiction of what it is like to drive into NY on 95 on a Friday.
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Five Best Disk Defragmenters
Your computer’s a busy beaver, rapidly accessing and utilizing files all in the name of bringing you what you want, when you want it. Sometimes it needs a little help tidying up, and that’s where these five disk defragmenters come in.
Photo by Alex Witherspoon.
Earlier this week we asked you to share your favorite defragmentation tools and now we’re back to share the results.
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Be-twix and ad and a hard case
So the question is⦠is this a twix advertisement? or was it just that cool to paint a Twix logo on the back of your white portable radio in the heyday of 80âs graffiti-cool?
Picture via Mariasa Olsonâs flickr set IMG_FAN
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Is British design dead? A high level debate
Alice Rawsthorn and Jonathan Glancey, two of the world’s top design critics, address the issue of contemporary British design.
Rawsthorn, the design critic of the International Herald Tribune/The New York Times, argues that British design is not what it used to be, including most importantly public design - as exemplified by the “achingly embarrassing” 2012 Olympics logo.
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Weekend Inspiration: âArtificial Paradise,...
JpFrenay writes:
I wanted to send you my new experimental shortfilm “Artificial Paradise,inc”. It’s has already been selected for this year’s onedotzero festival in the WOW+FLUTTER 09 section. It’s also featuring in the Autodesk Siggraph 09 showreel.
ARTIFICIAL PARADISE, Inc from Jp Frenay on Vimeo.
Spectacular stuff! For those in or around the UK, onedotzero adventures in motion […]...
How-To: Free DIY battery holders
In this project, we’ll make battery packs essentially for free. If you need a lot, make a lot. If you need more voltage, add on more cells with couplers. If participants and students in your workshop or class all make their own, they can do it together, maybe even doing a manufacturing project to create many for future use.
For some time now, I have struggled with the expense and...
CD Case Features Built-In Theremin and Artistic...
San Francisco electro artist Moldover, like Beck before him, figured out a way to make physical music purchases superior to digital: Embrace the physical. In Moldover’s case, that meant cramming an actual working theremin into the CD case.
Moldover really went all-out with this one. The CD case theremin features a headphone jack as well as a speaker, and the wiring on the theremin itself...
Method Acting
Picture by: dunno source. Comic by: terrapin via Comix Builder
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iPhone Explosions: The Inside Story
Yesterday night we published a round up of all the cases of alleged iPhone and iPod touch explosions. Today we got a mail from a Tier 2 iPhone agent for Apple, who had this to say about iPhone safety:
I’m a Tier 2 iPhone agent for Apple. I’d like to add that roughly one to two calls out of every thousand that I take deal with the battery “overheating”.
Generally, this...
Doepfer MS-404 + Sherman Filterbank 2
YouTube via fjl90 “On the first few minutes you only hear the doepfer. At some point (you can see it) I add the sherman. I just want to show you how the ms 404 can sound. It is a great unit but just shitty videos about it on youtube. have fun”
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Computer History Museum photo gallery
Computer History Museum photo gallery @ PC Authority…
Zara Baxter toured the Computer History Museum in California, and took these fascinating photos, including a giant 27Kg hard drive, a Star Trek-like SAGE Air defense system, and other intriguing artifacts.
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Back to School Essentials
Easing into new schedules come fall—whether that means juggling classes or just getting back to the grind after some time off—the back-to-school season often inspires contempt when suddenly work hours take the place of poolside hours. To help alleviate the sentiment, we put together a list that makes desk life a little more fun. Herman Miller Embody Chair After recently putting this three-layer...
Maker Faire Africa video compilation
The folks over at AfricaNews put together a nice compilation video about Maker Faire Africa, including a chair made from plastic bottles, electric cream used for food preservation, and many other fine projects!
Did you miss the Faire this year? Don’t fret, an even bigger version is being planned for next year! In the meantime, be sure to check out some of the other coverage of this...
Nueva versión gratuita de Titan de Best Service
Best Service anuncia el lanzamiento de Titan Free, una versión reducida de su recién lanzado Titan.
Esta versión gratuita incluye una versión ilimitada de Titan con todas las funcionalidades del motor de reproducción de samples y contiene un contenido demo de la librerÃa de Titan, basado en 12 multi-samples extraÃdos de la versión completa, además de la posibilidad de cargar hasta 24...
Chie Mihara Shoes Fall 2009
by Tisha Leung With fine architectural structure supporting a flirty feminine exterior, Chie Mihara’s latest collection continues to define a brand that draws on a range of influences—from urban snow boots to Ferragamo. Inspired by a sketch in a Spanish catalog from the late 40s, âKairaâ (top left) is an âultra femme meets rock and rollâ shoe with detachable fur trim. âKeitiâ...
Kyma/Pacarana Expansion
“Infinitely Expandable Sound Computation Engine Symbolic Sound Releases Software for Chaining Together Two or More Paca(rana) Sound Computers Under Control of Kyma Sound Design Software CHAMPAIGN IL-August 27, 2009-Symbolic Sound Corporation has expanded the real-time sound-computing power of its Paca(rana) sound engine by making it possible for Kyma sound designers to chain two or more...
Stevie Wonder - Superstition live on Sesame Street
YouTube via RSLweblog “It doesn’t get much better than this…. I can’t imagine a better feel good song than this one! Check out the REST OF THE VIDEOS in this collection! Stop by my music webpage (Ryan’s Smashing Life) and say hello!” Some interesting notes via Malcom Cecil on the AH list: “I engineered and co-produced Superstition and still have the...
ADT Morphex - Analog Synth & Effect
via this auction videos “This is the latest, custom-made, hand-built, all-analog, hybrid synth and sound effects unit from deep in the laboratories at Abstract Data. It is an extremely versatile effect unit - unlike any you have heard before. This crazy device takes any two ‘line level’ audio inputs and allows you to morph between them in ways that are both beautiful and bizarre....
JayB's Yamaha AN1x patches (Old Video)
YouTube via Hanni13579. via this auction JayB’s new Yamaha AN1x patches
“Download my sound bank FOR FREE at http://jayb.ath.cx/” via this auction
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Body Paint installation by Memo Akten
The “Body Paint” installation by Memo Akten. It is an interactive installation and performance allow..(more…)
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Real Life Popeye by Rick Baker
The Real Life Popeye by Rick Baker. Wow, awesome! (Click 2 enlarge!)
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The Nokia N900
The Nokia has announced the new phone, the N900(Â500; October 2009). It is the Nokia¡¯s first Lin..(more…)
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"Det er mig der står herude og banker på" - on...
YouTube via organfairy “Again, this is a rerun. For some strange reason after a few weeks the original post stopped working and all that was shown was a “video unavailable” sign. This is a Danish pop song of the disposable type. But here I play it in a totally un-automated fashion. It is not intended as a mockery of Thomas Helmig who originally sang it - even though I find...
Sweet Confession: I Ate an Apple Tablet
With Taste Test in full swing, I couldn’t resist taking a dream concept and challenging a chocolatier. The end result, my friends, is the best tasting Apple product ever. (Trust me on that claim, I ate the whole thing.)
Many, many thanks to Michelle Palisi of Chocolates by Michelle in Port Richey, Florida for making this project possible and for being my personal Willy Wonka.
Note: If you...
One Hour Design Challenge: Ideation Sketches....
Sketches above by Gabriel_r and Ovranesh
Our latest One Hour Design Challenge, Ideation Sketches, closes in only three days. The entries continue to roll in, but we wanted to make sure all of you had an opportunity to show of your sketching chops. This is your final reminder! Enter Now!
In case you missed the announcement, the brief is simple: Make as many ideation sketches as you can in one...
Barneby Gates Wallpaper
Quintessentially English with a twist is the best way to describe these gorgeous designs from Barneby Gates. These new kids on the printing block produce beautiful wallpapers that embrace the past with a distinctive contemporary wit. Patterns show typical English influences of country houses, floral decor and heraldry, but on closer inspection have design details that merit a double take. One,...