Archive for July, 2006
Hypnotic circles, drawn by a recent graduate of the Royal College of Art Richard Sarson, do make an impression: they hypnotise and mesmerize one’s eye. *
This strange combination of 1000 circles emerged from random doodles with a compass, tracing the same circle over and over again until a pattern was created. As Richard Sarson claims himself, his drawings are the result of an obsession with pattern and symmetry along with the desire to create complex images using simple things?.
* The Circle Project is strongly advised to be checked out by pattern lovers.
July 31st, 2006
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The craziest IPod accessory surely is IRon from Gear4. As can be understood from its name, it is actually an iron.
The gadget is quite simple to use - unfold the iRon, fill with water, dock your iPod and let the music play. The iRon uses power from the iPod’s battery to heat up the water. The craziest part is that the faster the track, the faster water boils, so, for instance, if you are in a hurry, listen to some techno, and if you have time, prefer jazz or classical music.
Two stereo speakers are attached to iron’s body. The iRon comes with a software plug-in, which allows the iPod’s screen to display the water level, temperature and remaining battery life it works only with color screens.
July 25th, 2006
A new development by Moscow-based JSC Ancort Company features the Diamond Crypto Smartphone, designed by luxury accessories maker Peter Aloisson. This cell-phone is claimed to be the priciest ever made - it took eight months to develop and it is $1.3m worth.
The new cellular has sections of rose gold as well as 50 diamonds embedded into the cover, including 10 blue diamonds.
Also, being a smartphone, it has all latest smartphone features, as well as added security - level of encryption will provide secure protection of information against kidnapping, technological blackmail, financial racketeers and corrupted state officials, according to JSC Ancort.
Well, now a consumer doesn’t have to worry for his phone bills - they are nothing compared to the price of this jewelled cellular.
July 24th, 2006
With the new e-Solar Anchorage, from a company called Pacific Outdoor Equipment, you can now stop stressing that your cell phone or iPod is low on battery, while you are on the run. This bag is both a waterproof man bag and a charger for all your gadgets, which uses solar energy.
You can plug in and charge with a USB connector and a 12v car connector. Also the bag looks quite fashionable. E-Solar Anchorage is $255 worth.
July 23rd, 2006
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We all have heard of drugs, haven’t we? Well if you have heard but do not know the theoretical basis, here is one flash cartoon, created especially to dot the i - lab mice are there for you, each being differently high. You can pick one of them and find out what is the specific effect on your brain, while taking.
So probably think twice.
July 12th, 2006
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Kevin Kelly started to shoot photos in 1970s. Some of them were taken in 1980s and late 1990s and all of them were taken in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, China, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan.
As Kevin says, his method of shooting was simple: smile, shoot first, ask questions later. Worked for him even though it took thirty years all together to finish his book about Asia. Astonishing views and portraits have spiritual deep humane touch. Most of the time he was travelling on his own, shooting, and as the result there were 40,000 images, of which he picked 600.
www.asiagrace.com
July 11th, 2006
Most hilarious, ironic, black-humored comics ever made are certainly those by Steven Pastis.
Stephan Pastis was born in 1968 and raised in San Marino, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989 with a degree in political science. However this talented man switched his occupation for comics drawing.
Steven Pastis started Pearls Before Swine in 1997 and it debuted in newspapers in January, 2002. Pearls Before Swine was nominated in each of its first two years as “Best Newspaper Comic Strip” by the National Cartoonists Society and won the award in 2004.
The comics has several main characters: stupid Pig, weird Mouse, clever Goat, zebras and their thick neighbours crocodiles. Pig always acts silly, Rat always acts funny, crocodiles want to eat ‘zeebah-neighbas’?, zebras screw it - and all of this with a portion of healthy irony and black humour.
Pearls Before Swine is updated daily here
July 7th, 2006
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Compound Security Systems Ltd. of Britain has invented a new ring tone, which apparently can nor be heard by adults, because of its high frequency.
The ring tone is created using a frequency around 17 kilohertz - a range that is audible to relatively undamaged young ears but generally harder to hear for those older than 20.
So here is a new teen repellent - kids all over the world use this ring tone in class rooms, where mobile phone use is forbidden.
Here is a sample of the ring tone. Because of the lower sound quality for the MP3 file most people can hear the tone, therefore use the WAV version which is available here.
July 2nd, 2006
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Kazuhiko Nakamura is an environmental graphic designer in Tokyo, Japan. He enjoys creating 3D worlds, which he assembles like a puzzle by gathering archaic pieces from his memory. This work is a fusion of the two worlds produced by Archimboldo and Kafka.
