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This paper arcade was given out as a series of flyers from the “I AM 8BIT” event held in LA. It was designed by Scott C, who apparently imagines himself as a giddy potato (click on the link and you’ll see). [via Unsung Paper]
1. His and Hers Lightmare WatchesThis chunky watch with a rubber band has a novel way for displaying the time. You know how you’re expected to recall the position of numbers on a watch with a blank face? Well this watch operates on the same principle, but substitute a large inner dot for the hour hand position and a small outer dot for the minute hand position. Cool huh? NEW for ’09: There’s a nerdy…
Charlie Cooper of Telefon Tel Aviv passed away on January 22. From Josh Eustis on the Telefon Tel Aviv Myspace Page: We have been so fortunate to tour the world together, while at the same time having a massive amount of laughs at one another’s expense. Aside from Charlie’s singular genius and musical gifts, I can tell you that he was a total sweetheart of a guy, and a loving friend and confidant to people…
New City did a great feature on the subVariant relaunch party with Insideout called "Spin Control: Coasting Once Again". It’s also the #1 "Show to See Now." From the article: In 2008, Liz’s Ramp Chicago had a successful run of monthly techno events in the basement of Debonair Social Club. She decided that resurrecting the subVariant label would provide more opportunities to produce events with an interactive twist. She says, “I did a lot of…
g-speak overview 1828121108 from john underkoffler on Vimeo. The interface at the police lab in Minority Report could very well be a real-life computing choice in the near future with Oblong’s g-speak spatial operating environment. As this cool video shows, the user controls objects on the main screen with gestures, and even has the ability to bring them down from the wall to a desktop to be edited further. From the website: The SOE’s combination…
Pretty much all the free email-based file sending services out there limit the size of file you can send and then usually delete it from their servers after a certain amount of time. Podmailing has gotten around that limitation by using bittorrent. You download a little app that converts the file you want to send into bittorrent and then send it to the recipient’s email. Then they can use their bittorrent client to snag it.…
Join us for the relaunch of subVariant featuring Insideout, head of the Berlin-based minimal techno label Clink Recordings. subVariant will distribute a limited edition numbered set of artist-created buttons to the first 50 guests from DezignJK, noted local party flyer designer. They’ll also debut “Loop Points,” an event-based loyalty card based on the techno 4/4 time signature. Insideout’s collaborative debut with Camea, Nothing Shocking/Azimuth, was a hit and played by artists such as Richie Hawtin,…
Here’s a pair of earrings + gift card combo that I made with some leftover Swarovski crystal rhinestones I had. Here’s a cute way to send a friend a handwritten note and a new pair of crystal earrings! This note card features a snowflake-decorated ribbon and label on the front attached with a blue brad. The ribbon conceals one pair of Swarovski crystal post earrings and the inside has a paper insert for note-writing. Each…
Great post in the comments: “wow. IF Nintendo sees this, they might come out with the $79.99 straw “
Here’s a list of a bunch of stuff I’ve been digitally collecting and hoping for IRL versions for a while: Liz McLean Knight’s Wishlist. Some highlights: Samba de Amigo for Dreamcast Back in the day, way before Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero and Rock Band, there was a rhythm game that had you getting down to Latin grooves and shaking your maracas. That game was Samba de Amigo. Grab yourself a Dreamcast on Ebay, score…
The Bit Blob is a “digital noise monstrosity” that lights up and unleashes hideous sounds from its gut. Which makes a fun sonic toy! You’ve only got until today to snag one–they only made a few for this holiday season. The cutesie customizable music toy / sonic desk buddy Thingamagoop is also available for only $120.
Have sweet techno dreams by zonking out on this pillow made in the form of an 808. I can think of about 5 of my friends who would drool over this pillow. Maybe I mean that literally. [via Matrixsynth]