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Hak.5 – Hacker TV
Hak.5 is an Internet TV show all about hacking and modifying software and hardware. It's presented in a humorous and laidback way and is a great way to find out how the gadgets and apps that you use work, and … Continue reading
Star Fleet X-Bomber
Way back I used to watch Star Fleet on Saturday mornings. A mix of Anime style and Gerry Anderson puppetry, it blew my mind. However it disappeared from tv in the early eighties and hasn't been broadcast since. For years … Continue reading
Flat-Pack Cardboard Speakers
These Muji fold-up speakers are really innovative. You can pack them flat in your laptop bag or whatever and then unfold them when needed. Of course cardboard speakers are not that durable and they might or might not be audiophile … Continue reading
Mephist Fiesta: Beast-666
This is a submission I've sent into a character design / repaint contest for the 'Mephist Fiesta' series of designer toys by Touma and Play Imaginative. Beast-666 has a fondness for barcodes, microchip implants and death metal 🙂 – link
MadVillain / MF Doom Vinyl Figure
It was inevitable, sooner or later prolific underground rapper MF Doom, who's persona is heavily based on comic book character Dr Doom, would make the transition from vinyl record to urban vinyl in the form of his own action figure. … Continue reading
Second Life Dublin
RTÉ News had a report on tv yesterday about a virtual Dublin built in the 3d multiplayer experience 'Second Life'. The reporter created an avatar for himself and interviewed the owners of two businesses (a pub and a promotions agency) … Continue reading
The Lost Experience
The Lost encylopedia Lostpedia features an overview of alternate reality game The Lost Experience. A true multimedia treasure-hunt, spanning tv, telephone, newsprint, a novel, the web and even confectionary. All of which lead to fresh information on the Hanso Foundation … Continue reading
Anatomy of a Kugg
Plastic and Plush has a really interesting two part feature on the development of a series of Urban Vinyl figures called 'Kuggs', right from concept design through to the prototyping and final production. The Story of Kuggs – Part 1The … Continue reading
PLAY.orchestra
Was back in London again last week and found 'PLAY.orchestra', a sound installation outside the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank of the Thames. It's an interactive public space where you can take part in a collaborative music performance … Continue reading
Shoot To Kill
Been looking at cine cameras on ebay, spotted this 8mm Nizo camera from the 1950's… looks like a hand crafted antique from the future… and it's clockwork, unreal… link