I found it very interesting that this wind turbine not only creates clean energy through wind power but it also makes great used of recycled cardboard as well. The turbine itself creates very little power but the idea of producing planet-friendly wind turbines seems like a win-win. Granted I believe that something a little stronger…

Soon hobbyist game developers will be able to share their homemade titles over a premier online service, Microsoft’s Xbox Live. “Ten million people will be able to play your games,” said Microsoft’s Chris Satchell recently at a game developers conference in San Francisco. Microsoft freely distributes tools called XNA, which give any amateur developer the…

Remember how silly Sony’s Aibo was? They were the little electronic pet dogs that would bark, yelp, half roll-over, cost too much money, and not make up for the longing of owning a real dog. Mattell is coming out with a T-rex toy that is way cooler as it uses biomorphic robotics and will follow…

Hestbak is an Icelandic music ensemble that primarily relies on instruments within the brass family. The group was formed about five years ago and focuses on incorporating “interactive technologies” and “animated scores” into their performances. Scores are projected in real time and converted into graphical forms which members of the group respond too. The group…

Jack Dollhausen is an artist who creates machines that interact with lights and sounds with the viewer. The way to makes these machines, they look as if they are sculptures, they are beautiful to look at, something you could hang on your wall. This machine called the Fourth Dancer responses to the viewer, if left…

This LED lamp is powered by gravity using the same technology as a grandfather clock.  The lamp last four hours per cycle when activated and is expected to remain functional for 200 years.  “To “turn on” the lamp, the user moves weights from the bottom to the top of the lamp.  An hour-glass like mechanism…

a “silly” website where people can keep track of their morale & display it online. the morale-o-meter free embeddable web application provides an opportunity to continuously track & log numerical morale indicators (i.e. morale, health, sleep, alcohol, caffeine), visualize them as bar graphs, & compare the results with friends, or embed them in blogs or…

In keeping with my interests in robotics, I have found another article demonstrating what a robotic arm is now capable of. While it may not be as cool as my first find, the fireball throwing robot, the tasks this robot can complete are equally impressive. This robot is capable of singing, drawing and writing. The…

In the Southwest and on the west coast, rocks of various sizes are encased in a type of wire mesh to emulate a larger stone structure. It’s a way of using what is readily available to serve the purpose needed. This piece, done by artist Steven Siegel, which sits in front of The Cumming Arts…

This is a link to a commentary on Molly Wright Steenson’s talk on designing with boredom in mind. Steenson gave a talk at Interaction Design Association’s first annual conference (Interaction 2008) called Strategic Boredom. The link for her part in the conference is here and a followup/transcript of her talk on boredom is here. The…

This thing is awsome! I dont know that I have any practical use for this grappling gun, but it would get me one step closer to being as cool as Batman. One very very practical use for this gadget would be to carry it with you in the woods or jungle in case of a…