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October 29, 2004
moving image
Some pretty good broadcast animation work
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Aesthetic Apparatus
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Streetforward
An interesting online music shop
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WebTV start ups
More new companies are attempting to exploit the increase of high speed internet by sending video and other digital media over the internet.
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Household wind turbines
Small rooftop wind turbines that are the size of a small satelite dish and can provide 30% of household electricity are going to be used in Scotland.
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TV loyalty cards
Sky TV in the UK is going to introduce smart cards that reward TV viewers for watching programs and/or advertisements.
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robotiquette
Robots will need to learn how to treat people like people and not like other robots - they need robotiquette
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The 'gurge
Interview with Australian group Regurgitator on the state of the music industry and their bubble gig at Federation Square in Melbourne.
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October 28, 2004
Top 100
ArtReview has released the top 100 artistic movers and shakers
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Indymedia follow up
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Sir Terence Conran
73 year old designer and "lifestyle guru" is interviewed at the Japan Times
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BOSE SoundDock
Stylish looking speakers for your iPod
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Gaultier in China
At Shanghai's second Fashion week Jean Paul Gaultier shows off some of his latest designs
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Voting Booth Project
Designers and artists have transformed the Florida voting booths from the 2000 American presidential elections
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October 27, 2004
NM2
New Media for a New Millenium - using new technology to shape television content.
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ipod photo
A colour screen ipod that links with iPhoto has just been launched by apple.
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Murdoch denies media bias
Rupert Murdoch denies Fox news is not 'fair and balanced'. But does support George W Bush and his stance on giving tax cuts to the wealthy.
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Green Tea helps your memory
British researchers have discovered that certain enzyme gets blocked by drinking tea every day. In short - improving your memory.
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October 26, 2004
Natalie Jeremijenko
Emily Gertz interviews Natalie Jeremijenko about her role of using technology to defend/deflect militaristic agression in an agressive world.
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Ralph Lauren TV
Soon we will all have our own TV stations
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Marc Jacobs Spring 2005
The Spring 2005 collection from Marc Jacobs
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Well designed site
JC The Store, has an interesting website interface for delivering the emotional experience of the Jean culture.
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40% drop in global wildlife
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Robotic Home Help
The decades long promise of robotic home help is starting to come to fruition. By 2007 the number of robots in everyday use is set to jump seven fold.
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British Contemporary Art
Two big contemporary art events that have recently taken place in London have made an impact in the British contemporary art scene
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Games and Graphic cards
Console games are going the way of Hollywood. Less innovation, more sequels and movie tie-ins. All in the name of making more money to cover the cost of a increasing development costs and according to this article one of the causes is graphic card development.
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October 25, 2004
Industry Crisis
The entertainment industry is in turmoil, new technologies have created industry panic. Where to from here?
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Massive Change
There is something suspicious about a company that uses the name of it's founder to promote a design ideology that is supposedly the 'future of design'.
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New fruit label
A new fruit label design that tells the buyer (by changing colour) when the fruit is ripe and ready to eat.
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Microsoft's worst nightmare
The version 1 release of the open source web browser 'Firefox' could be a thorn in Microsoft's side.
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October 22, 2004
Mosaics for Mac OSX
A free software tool for making mosaic images on your mac
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5 mp camera phone released
Samsung have released a phone with a built in 5 megapixel camera
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October 21, 2004
Erasing Memories
Just like the movie 'Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind' scientists are now testing a pill that can erase traumatic memories - [bugmenot.com]
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Turner Prize
It's that time of the year again and the Guardian's Jonathan Jones has already made his mind up
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Advertising in games
This growth industry is booming
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Warning
Learning about health issues through the internet can be bad for you
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Drawing under the influence
An experiment where an artist is given a large dose of LSD and then over time asked to draw the same person over and over.
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Big Fish
A large (3M) sunfish has washed up on the shores of NZ Dead Link sorry - the story has been taken down :(
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Information Architecture Wiki
If you are interested in Information Architecture then this Wiki is for you
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Creative Commons redesigns
A new look for the creative commons site
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October 20, 2004
Social Networks
Is content still king or is it all about the connections?
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Aerosols can be bad for you
New research points to aerosol use damaging the health of mothers and their babies
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Bling Bling medallion
A medallion made up of layers and layers of gold plated logos
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TV-B-Gone
A new device that can turn of televisions in public spaces
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October 19, 2004
New Voting Methods
With elections recently over in Australia and about to begin in America - maybe now is the time to be thinking about a fairer method of voting - Approval Voting
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Photosculpture
Some work by David Meanix - Photosculpture
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Coke vs Pepsi
Using Brain scans, scientists have discovered that marketing messages can alter our perception of taste. Maybe these scientists were sponsored by Pepsi?
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Taking control of your television
Television viewers in the UK are taking back control of their Televisions
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October 18, 2004
Marc Newson mobile phone
A new mobile phone design by Marc Newson
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Gherkin wins
Foster's Gherkin wins the Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize
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Bling Bling you're dead
Are rap stars and their desire to wear more and more diamonds supporting corrupt governments and child slavery? Maxi Jazz thinks it does
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October 14, 2004
Exquisite Corpse
Some 'nice' poems and stories over at Exquisite Corpse
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Identity Kit Series
An attempt to document the homeless culture (so it doesn't fall off the map, to be manipulated for political gains) without buying in to the "victim photography"
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White ear buds
The iPod's white ear buds are losing their street cred.
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Multi-lingual brain power
Research points to an increase in brain mass when people speak more than one language.
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October 13, 2004
Lab Architecture
The Architects behind Federation Square in Melbourne - Lab Architecture - are currently working on SOHO Shang Du in Beijing
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Quark updates
Quark has announced that they will be releasing version 6.5
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iPod rumours
Could the next ipod have a colour screen and work with iPhoto?
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October 12, 2004
The Zoomquilt
A shockwave zoomable illustration allowing you to travel 'through' the image
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FBI seizes independent media servers
Alternative media network - Indymedia, has had it's servers in various countries confiscated via a request made by the FBI. No reason has been given.
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Alexander McQueen
Alexander McQueen's latest show in Paris, has just been reviewed over at style.com
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Worlds tallest skyscraper
The Taipei 101 skyscraper has just been declared the worlds tallest building
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iPod notes
If you are interested in downloading philosophy, haiku or various other text notes onto your ipod the try iamlarge
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3G and TV
The 3G platform must embrace television - or is it the other way around?
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Alcohol
Researchers at Kentucky University have found that women are better at holding their drink.
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October 11, 2004
Good Flag
How to design a good flag
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October 08, 2004
Derrida dies at 74
Philosopher, Jacques Derrida has died at 74
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Patenting taste and smell
The Nobel prize for medicine has recently been awarded to two American scientists for their work on smell. This introduces new possibilities have where patenting smells and taste could be the next money spinner (for lawyers).
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Car fuelled by water and sun
A student project has built a car that turns sunlight and water into hydrogen that in turn runs a car. A starting point on something the current car industry said would take 20 years.
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October 06, 2004
Visual Illusion
An oldie but a goodie - Akiyoshi KITAOKA's page of visual illusion
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400 Richest in America
Forbes have released their list of the 400 Richest people in America. Kuroshin has a nice article analysing the list
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3D Solar
A new 3D hologram projector
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Podcasting
Using RSS to download audio broadcasts to listen to on your iPod.
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Rolling your own Network
Essay by Mark Pesce on the ways new technology will change the media landscape and alter the way we watch television.
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October 05, 2004
Technology based art
What happens to art that is dependent on technology? Especially when that technology becomes obsolete and there is no one to fix it when it breaks or deteriorates. [bugmenot]
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October 01, 2004
Visual Ideology
An experiment where people with particular political beliefs choose an image based on a word presented to them.
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New gadget
Mpeg4, MP3, Photos - all in one small package
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Vitamins that kill
A new study points to an increase of mortality for people who take vitamin supplements.
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