Earlier, I Googled the local gyms in my town. I found the place I wanted, and just before I made the phone call, I realized that Google had something that said “write a review.” I did, and immediately after submitting it, there was suddenly a little review, with a “chrisbrogan.com” prominently displayed beside it. When I clicked the link, it went to my Google Profile. Whoa, I thought. Matrix “whoa.” Because, hey, that’s like, free advertising. Non? It’s really hard to explain where your Google Profile is, exactly. The way someone showed me how to find it was like...
Bill Vorn's "Evil/Live 2" is an interesting sound and light installation based on the algorithm Game of Life where each light represents an individual in a simplified version of life's self-organization. The project was built using a matrix of 256 halogen lights (16 x 16) is hanging from the ceiling on an aluminum structure. Audio speakers are also fixed on the structure, just behind the lights. Another speaker is located behind the viewers, up on the wall. Check it out in person at the Electrohype festival in Malmo, Sweden. Bill Vorn Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read...
We've talked a lot about hydrogen and fuel cells here on Giz, mainly because it's the wonder fuel of the near future, but storing dangerous H2 is tricky: something a team at the University of Crete thinks it's solved. The US Department of Energy reckons a tank should store 6% H2 by mass, and current tech can only do about 2%. The Greek team's tank is amazing: it's constructed of two wondermaterials. Carbon Buckytubes connect layers of graphene to make a huge matrix—so far they've built a tank with Buckyballs instead of tubes, but they'll have that finished by Christmas....
CELEBRITY BUZZ: Prince, a Jehovah's Witness, spoke out against gay marriage recently with the best quote ever attributed to someone you don't agree with. Said Prince: “God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing it with whatever, and he just cleared it all out. He was, like, ‘Enough.’ ” UPDATE: Prince says he was misquoted. It's the New Yorker vs. Perez Hilton…choose your own side. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment » The Best Links: “It’s like morpheus and neo in ‘the matrix.’” Prince Does Not Believe in Gay Rights “Being a jehovah’s...
Not really. We're almost 100% sure the top photo, uncovered by the very strange-to-look-at Vince Burlapp, is a Toyota Aurion, the Camry's Australian sibling, and not the 2010 Toyota Camry. Though it isn't the new, next-generation Camry, it is a reminder America's best-selling mid-size car will likely get a makeover soon. Rather than the more bland styling of the Aurion, we suspect the next face lift for the Camry will include the sharper headlights of the Matrix and U-shaped grille of the new Corolla. We've also been told to expect the next Camry update to include at least one new...
This morning the big news is that Live.com, Microsoft’s primary portal which was originally just a search engine has gone social, providing users with profiles and activity feeds of their friends’ latest activities. As Mike Arrington writes, “Users are automatically connected with any friends they have on Windows Live Messenger, which is by far the most popular instant messaging service worldwide.” With 268 million users using Windows Live Messenger, the company has access to around 16.7 percent of the world’s internet population. That’s more than double Facebook’s user base. It’s clear that social technology is becoming ubiquitous and this is...
Most any style geek will recognize Les Ateliers Ruby as the brand that's made the motorcycle helmet an object of desire. Earlier this year, founder Jerôme Costes' flagship collection, Pavillon, was popping up on most every design-conscious blog in existence. Now, for riders looking to up the ante, Les Ateliers Ruby has launched the Costume line, a special order personalization service. Costume offers two paths to crafting your dream helmet: an a-la-carte matrix that allows for thousands of style variations or a made-to-measure personal consultation, for the ultimate in head gear....
I don't know what to think about Terminator Salvation. I like the gritty decay in these leaked production concept illustrations as opposed to the shiny robots shown in the previous movies. But on the other side, it's like the producers took the look and feel of the Matrix, Transformers, and a John Romero zombies movie into a blender and said "push the button, Frank." Then again, I guess there's only one way to portray post-apocalyptical warfare machinery. This: I'm amazed by the Harvesters, the giant mechas you can see next to the tiny T-600, which is a previous even more...
Toshiba has just released a new commercial, called “Timesculpture”, which takes The Matrix’s Bullet Time film technique. It was filmed with 200 Gigashot camcorders arranged on a special rig. Posted by fubiz for Design Yout Trust, 2008. Permalink | No comments Design You Trust sponsors. We're proud all of them: Dream Template | W3 MARKUP | activeCollab | MOSSO : The Hosting Cloud | Envisionext.net | Behance Network...
Part Matrix, part classic Maxell ad, this commercial for Gran Centenario Tequila unleashes all the visual stops and assaults your senses with a spectacle far unlike any liquor ad seen in recent memory...
Check out this matrix-like hexapod robot CNC router cutting a 3D face in high density foam! via LoL. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Robotics | Digg this!...
The Blackberry Storm hit the Verizon Wireless staging testman website with pricing and details! It’s coming in about where we expected - $219 with a 2 year contract, $289 with a 1 year contract and whopping $519 for full retail. The price does not include any rebates or New Every Two discounts so the final price out the door on the launch date will be lower. Sweet! Unfortunately, the page does not contain a release date but we expect a formal announcement from Verizon very soon now that it’s up on the test site. Check out the read link...
