Samsung Hummingbird

Un nouveau spot graphique, “Hummingbird”, pour la gamme de télévision LED Series 7 de la marque Samsung. De superbes couleurs & retouches numériques réalisées par le studio 1stAveMachine. Vidéo dans la suite.


Amazing 3D Immersion Technology

IDEO Labs posted a video on Wednesday of WATG‘s Wimberly Labs’ EON Reality‘s immersive 3D room. They call it an “iCube” (of course), but don’t let that slow you down. We want to go to there.

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Ask Unclutterer: Managing RSS feeds

Reader Lucia submitted the following to Ask Unclutterer:

I like following a lot of websites in a RSS reader — I use Google Reader — but sometimes it’s too much. I check it and there are more than I can read. Now the count is 1000+. Help!

This is a great question and a problem that I’m sure many of us have faced in our online lives. Here are two tips that I hope will help:

  1. Declare RSS Reader bankruptcy. If you have more posts than you could possibly read in two hours cluttering up your RSS reader, it’s time to start fresh. In the left-hand column of your Google Reader homepage, click on the link to “All items.” Then, in the middle column, click on the “Mark all as read” button. Poof! Instantly you are all caught up with reading your RSS feeds.
  2. Create prioritized categories. Once you are out from under the slew of unread posts, you can set up a system to prioritize future readings. Instead of organizing your RSS feeds by content, order them by priority. I have three: Must Read, Really Like, and Fun. My “Must Read” category is filled with blogs I need to read every day for professional reasons. For instance, my Unclutterer feed is in this category so that I can make sure our RSS feed is functioning properly. “Really Like” is filled with close friends and favorite business, writing, and organizing blogs. And “Fun” is filled with silly, but low-priority blogs.

    When I’m pressed for time, I go to the “Subscriptions” list in the left-hand menu and then click on the “Must Read” folder to only see the most important posts. If I get through this list quickly, I’ll click on the folder for “Really Like” and get through as many as I can before my scheduled blog-reading time has expired. Whatever I don’t get to, either gets marked as read (see tip #1) or just sits unread if I know I’ll have more time later in the day to do some reading.

    To create categories, click on the blue “Manage subscriptions >>” link in the bottom left-hand corner of your screen. Select the “Subscriptions” tab in the orange menu bar. Then, click on the drop down menu next to one of your feeds and highlight the very last option “New Folder.” Create your Must Read, Really Like and Fun folders and then assign all of your blog feeds to those three categories. When you’re finished, choose “<< Back to Google Reader" in the orange settings bar to return to your feed reader. Whenever you add a subscription, you need to manually assign it to a folder.

When reading RSS feeds, I like to set a timer and only read blogs for a set amount of time. If not, I can spend hours cruising through the internet. Obviously, I hope that Unclutterer makes your “Must Read” list! And, for anyone reading this post who doesn’t know what an RSS reader is, be sure to check out Matt’s post on this subject “RSS feeds: A primer.”

Thank you, Lucia, for submitting your question for our Ask Unclutterer column.

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Hot In The Hive: Grow An E-Garden With The USB Tulip Hub!

As you know, we at Stylehive are always looking for the coolest and funkiest gadgets. While it certainly keeps us organized and geeky-chic, one of the side effects is that we often find ourselves suffering from Fred Flare overload… but this gizmo was just too cute to pass up! If your techie self (or not-so-techie self) is constantly surrounded by messy tangled wires from your various computer plug-ins (iPod, camera, printer, zip drive — whoever thought only two USB slots would suffice?!), this USB Tulip Hub is the perfect solution to keeping your workspace organized in the cutest form possible and you’ll be able to stop using eeny-meeny-miny-mo to choose which electronic will have to sacrifice its port to make room for others! Embrace spring (and spring-clean all those homeless loose wires!) with this flowery desktop accessory — no watering necessary (in fact I strongly advise against it)!

Price: $22
Who Found It: xgalexy was the first to add the USB Tulip Hub to the Hive.

Kyocera Concept Phone

La marque Kyocera vient de présenter ce concept de téléphone avec écran OLED pliable en trois parties tel un portefeuille. Doté d’un clavier, de boutons rétro-éclairés et entièrement propulsé par l’énergie cinétique. Plus d’images du projet dans la suite.



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3D Immersion Technology

Nouvelle technologie d’immersion 3D : une installation & projection à la fois sur trois murs et un plancher. Produit par Eon Reality, le système détecte les mouvements et les intègre. Grâce à des lunettes polarisées, il est donc possible de se déplacer dans l’environnement virtuel.



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Valeur de l’installation : 600 000 dollars.

Celestron NexStar 8 SE Telescope

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alt= //ppWith the Celestron NexStar 8 SE Telescope you can gaze in wonder at the universe, complete with computerized help identifying celestial bodies. You can marvel at the peace and tranquility, as long as you never catch a glimpse of the many potential Earth-threatening asteroids. In fact, if you’re paranoid like me, it’s probably better not to look too closely at the stars…/p

Tangible Synthesizer Concept

Poly Touch Tangible est un synthétiseur de sons avec cubes et périphériques. Réalisé par Mike Neumann, il s’agit en fait d’un concept doté d’un écran tactile multi-touch qui permet de configurer dynamiquement des objets réels afin de produire du son.



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Panda Ear Buds

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Gravity Installation

Cette animation interactive en temps réel permet d’envoyer des SMS pendant un événement. Les mots sont ensuite incorporés dans des formes géométriques tombant en haut de la projection. Conçue par 2roqs dans le cadre du festival E.motion à Bordeaux.



1017 messages SMS ont été envoyés sur le mur par le public.