Theo Jansen has devoted much of his time to creating kinetic art that has the ability to basically, get up and walk away. By building monumental structures such as this one, entitled Animaris Sabulosa, he successfully blends art and technology. To make this piece, he studies the movements of land based animals to create a…

Over the Summer, I was reading a music magazine when I came across an article having to do with musical instruments that people have made, whether they were modified instruments of today or instruments they have created. One of the instruments was this weird looking flat board filled with tons of circuits, closely resembling the…

this new utlra small and compact audio recorder, can record up to 33 hours of video. unfortunately you only have two hours worth of battery life. also the resolution would not be that great, with the maxium size of 320×240. you would be better shooting with your cell phone. but those who think sleek is…

this new and sleek keyboard byBrando is totally indestrucdible, water resistant, and dust proof. it can be plugged in to pc via usb. and compatible with the ps2/3 systems. its is made with a high quality silicone that make it so portable and storable, plus illumoinates making it great at night.. this a great gadget,…

Ever felt down for a long time and were diagnosed with depression? Well it seems that instead of taking Prozac everyday, you have a new answer. Everytime you are feeling down an electrode in your head will shock your brain causing you to become happy. Personally, I think this is unnatural. No, being depressed isn’t…

So I am a huge music lover. My very first “love” was a DJ, so maybe that’s why I love that particular skill! So this artist decided to mix his DJing with his VJing. VScratch provides a visual transcription of every single element used while scratching records-variations of speed, volume, and audio spectrum. Additionally, there…

I found this site using the stumble upon program on mozilla. The artist’s name is Ron Mueck. He is an Australian working in the UK. Originally he designed models and puppets. He worked on the film Labyrith starring David Bowie. All of his scuptures are extremely realistic and are either much larger then the real…

Hi Everyone – Check out your pick up folder for class. The pics from Tuesday are in it!

As mentioned in class, rapid prototyping allows for the creation of complex 3D forms through the layering or a base material. Researchers have made a major breakthrough, making the leap from one to two materials being layered in a single object. If this could be expanded on, it should theoretically be possible to “3D print”…

This is an interesting piece of interactive art called the Thermoesthesia which its makers also call a “Thermal sense display”. Beneath the projection surface there is a matrix of 24 heat pumps. When you touch the surface, you produce snow crystals or sparks, depending on the mode that the installation is currently in. The interesting…

Want express yourself through the climate? The Peau d’Ane is a series of dresses (3) that interacts and changes design as the weather changes. Each dress intereacts with different themes of the weather. The sky dress changes its structure and produces sound based on the clouds and winds in the sky. As for the sun…

Motion Portrait has released a photo imaging program that can transform 2D pictures into 3D talking animation. According to the company, 1 computer with 1 gigahertz processing speed can handle the transformation so most of us should not have any problems with this software if we ever get our hands on it. check the video…