Après plusieurs années, le constructeur Sony Ericsson vient d’annoncer officiellement le Xperia Play comme le nouveau “PlayStation Phone”. Doté d’un processeur Snapdragon 1 GHz, d’une manette coulissante, de pads tactiles et d’un écran 4″. Commercialisé en mars, avec un jeu inclus.
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Découverte de cette nouvelle application produite par Konkreet Labs, permettant aux musiciens de contrôler leurs instruments en manipulant des formes géométriques en temps réel. Une interface intuitive et multi-touch sur iPad afin de créer de la musique de manière différente.
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Exciting news: British researchers have managed to create the first 360-degree images of the sun! Turns out it looks like this:
That is unless you look at it from the other side, in which case it appears like this:
Okay, yes, fine, those are not the actual images; the real one is below.
Un excellent concept avec Noteslate, une tablette tactile très mince dotée d’un écran 13′, avec la technologie “E-Ink” permettant de prendre des notes et illustrations au doigt et au stylet sur différentes pages. L’ensemble est sauvegardé sur une carte SD. Quatre modèles à partir de 99 $.
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Paris-inspired booties and an LED watch from a sixth-generation Berlin shoe brand
Known for inventing four-in-one and two-in-one zipper shoes, Munich’s Nat-2 shows a simpler side of shoe design with their new desert boot-inspired line created just for girls. The suede Marais booties, named after the Parisian neighborhood, combine classic French subtlety with a flexible fit.
At the helm of Nat-2 is creative director Sebastian Thies, whose extensive know-how is due in part to his family’s storied history as innovative shoemakers. Originally founded by “Ferdinand Fischer” in 1856, the company folded during WWII, but was resurrected by Ingeborg Thies, Sebastian’s grandfather and a Fischer by birth. The company was renamed Thies-Fischer KG in 1949 and now produces several brands alongside Nat-2.
In addition to their new streamlined shoe, Nat-2 recently introduced “Time”—a collection of plastic watches that reflect the pared-down aesthetic of the more grown-up streetwear scene. The patented 42 LED scroll system that lights the entire watch face up as each minute passes strikes a balance between the “keep it fresh, keep it classy” style that Sebastian has curated over the last three years. Perfect for the quantum computer nerd, the watch comes in several different colors including olive and purple.
The Nat-2 Time and Marais sell from the Nat-2 online shop as well as from retailers around the world.
A multifaceted video artist explores the communicative effects of light
by Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi
Mentioning an artist in the same breath as Jeremy Blake isn’t something to take lightly, but New York-based video artist, Jakob LeBaron Dwight’s current solo show at L.A.’s Papillion Institute of Arts proves the comparison holds up. With multifaceted training as philosopher, painter and videographer, his studies have converged into a body of work that’s imbued with a sense of organic experimentalism both deeply personal and with psychic overtones.
Dwight’s exploration using light as a medium is a through-line in his video installations, seizing on the “strong pathway already set up in our brains for illuminated imagery and information” to rewire our existing schema of light patterns on screen. In talking with the artist about the show and his works, it became clear that it’s not so much that Dwight is criticizing the banal utility of light in the present digital age (as he relies on the very medium), but more that he pushes people to “discover what communicative effects it may have in the realm or context of abstraction and the art experience, or even in the area of healing and psychology.”
For example, a piece like “Black Mirror” (above) provides ample space for the viewer to project their own emotions and ideas. Watching it left me in a transcendental space, reliving fond memories of my aunt’s African bazaar littered with Kente, Adire, bogolan and many more textiles. I saw myself in that visual tessellation and it felt wholesome.
Following the successful launch of his multi-disciplinary event JLD Studio at NYC’s White Box gallery space last year, his current show positions his conceptually palliative video work as a novel way to anticipate the function of light in society.
The solo exhibit is on view through 27 February 2010 at Papillion Institute of Art.
Voici cette installation par l’artiste Dean McNamee représentant l’activité de Wikipédia en continu. Dans le cadre de la soirée des 10 ans du site à la Fondation Louis Bloind (Londres), une série de 18 imprimantes ont produit sur papier les contributions des internautes en temps réel.
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The Global Village Construction Set is an initiative to develop, “an advanced industrial economy-in-a-box” that can be replicated inexpensively anywhere in the world. Described by the team as a “Lego set of modular building blocks,” the 40 proposed machines will work together for creating sustainable, regenerative, resilient communities. Check out their video on the project below and support this great open source project!
GVCS in 2 Minutes from Adam Mitchell on Vimeo.
Supreme custom fits for the extreme skier
In a former gas station, now powered entirely by wind and sun, Pete Wagner and his team create custom skis one pair at a time. Located just outside Telluride, CO, Wagner has been quietly carving out a name for themselves among enthusiasts and professionals alike with their Skier DNA application, a survey ensuring a complete custom fit geared for your ski style and body shape.
To guarantee even greater accuracy, Wagner recently recruited the technology experts at Advanced Racing Computers, a Park City, UT-based firm that created the vLink—a performance measurement tool for ski racers. When attached to a pair of Wagner skis, the vLinks serve as tiny computers recording 6,500 frames per second along X, Y and Z axes, analyzing every aspect of a skier’s form. Storing up to 99 runs of in-depth data, that information is then transmitted wirelessly or downloaded later for Wagner to assess. Combined with the Skier DNA survey, this meticulous evaluation allows Wagner to craft an utterly personal pair of skis adjusted down to details like tail shapes and flex pattern.
Backed by a wide selection of colors, veneers, artist-designed top graphics or the ability to design your own, Wagner is both a brand dedicated to customization and also stands on its own as an expert ski-maker. Currently the Wagner skis kitted with vLinks sell from the Surefoot store in Deer Valley, Colorado. Prices vary.
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Conçue par 2 designers belges Jérôme Spriet et Wolfgang Bregentzer, voici cette idée de table basse Acoustable contenant un système audio avec ports USB raccordable au laptop ou à l’iPod. En plastique moulé avec ampli stéréo complet, 2 enceintes 50W et sur un diamètre de 120 cm.
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