Desktop Vacation
Having a rough day? Take a serene desktop vacation by Hybridworks and restore your inner peace. [via Coudal]
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Mini Cards from Moo
Moo.com is offering to print mini cards of your Flickr photos – $20 for 100 cards form as many photos as you like. If you have a Flickr Pro account you can order 10 cards from 10 different pictures for…
HTML Graph
HTML graph, graphs the structure of websites. Written using Processing. View a live map of this site or make one of your own (requires Java). [via coudal] There are more cool projects on the Processing site.
Tag Intersections Over Time
Research Chronology 2 is a project by Aaron Siegel that allows del.icio.us users to visually map their tags chronologically and outline tag “paths”. The visualization that is created provides insight into tagging trends and intersections. [via visualcomplexity]
Fabjectory
Fab-ja-wha? Print your virtual creations to the real world with Fabjectory’s service that will print your SecondLife avatar as a 3D tangible thing. Definitely a vanity purchase, but I would be tempted if I wasn’t afraid of discovering that my…
Geta
I forget how I ended up at this article, but it is fascinating none-the-less. It is an interesting introduction to geta, a style of traditional japanese footwear, at Pingmag. All that is left is to figure out where to buy…
Steve Jobs Speaks
Engadget has captured a play-by-play of Job’s “It’s Showtime” keynote this morning on their site. Among the notable news is a smaller Shuffle, a beefed up Nano, more features for the iPod (and a bigger 80GBs), and finally, an announcement…
Wireless Power
Soon devices integrated with the SplashPower receiver will be revolutionizing the way we power our devices. SplashPower aims to simplify recharging power by eliminating the need for cables. [via Core77]
Art Nouveau Aliens
I love this image by Carlos Schwabe posted at BibliOdyssey. It reenforces a sneaking suspicion – looking at H.R. Giger’s work – that there is something reminiscent of art nouveau in his organic sinew (Alien and Necronomicon). The gratuitously dark…
Postcards from an Astronaut
Scott Listfields astronaut paintings are amazing snapshots of the observer as an astronaut, caught in the act of observing. [Via forestandthetrees]
Better Than Duct Tape
The Hardware Aisle has found tape that far outperforms the conventional duct tape we have all come to love. Duluth Trading Co sell X-Treme Tape for $18 roll. “Originally developed for the military, this new silicone based repair tape will…
Misplaced Loved Ones?
Not a problem any more. You can tag your loved ones with a Verichip (from Applied Digital) and track them all over. This transdermal chip is gaining popularity for healthcare and asset security but this RFID technology promises more possiblity…
Building with Shipping Containers
Adam Kalkin is designing liveable spaces out of shipping containers, like the quick house. Given the vast quantity of these containers in Alaska, I am suprised we don’t see more of this here.