The vacuum separated. The muculent cadence of slivered vasculars enveloped the room as all but the left wall was covered. This was no ordinary rhubarb pie. Where had it been? What ingredients would do this? Had it become infected? Infected by these links? Tiago Hoisel – Fun, whimsical and also a bit scary. Tiago takes…
What’s better than setting up shop in your local cafe, slapping that laptop on the table and plugging in your various USB powered devices? One thing, monitors. LOTS of monitors. AOC is making it possible for you to use all of your USB ports and hubs, for that one thing. Their new 16″ portable monitor is set to make it easier for engineers and designers on-the-go who need a little more intimidation and screen real estate. Think you could use something like this to set up your mobile office? Take a look at the specs and be delighted.
There’s something big happening. Bigger than the dirt clods you use to throw at your friends when you were little. That’s all you had to play with… and you loved it. Pulling dirt from the ground and chucking it through the air was the start of something. Now, the kids who use to do that, are thinking bigger, in 3D and with the ability to print your ideas… which you can then throw at your friends. Artur Tchoukanov and Joris Peels are giving kids new ways to play and new ways to create. They’ve just launched the Origo 3D Printer project and Joris is here to fill us in on the details.
It’s been around over a year and was shown at SIGGRAPH 2010, but the RePro3D is suddenly showing up all over web town for the single reason that it’s, well, stinkin’ cool. Little do most people (or researchers) realize the possibilities that lie in store for such advances in jabbing wee fairy creatures with a massive sensor attached to your nub. The Tachilab research team from the Keio University Graduate School of Media Design is giving a glimpse of what they can do. View the past, present and future all at once in the video below.
We are well on our way to the completion of an awesome ‘Awesome Sauce’ Design Contest! If you’ve not heard about it, this is a completely open design contest dependent on nothing else than your cunning sense of style and creativity. It seems quite a few are up for the challenge as the number of entries has grown to over 100. You can see all of the entries so far right over here at the GrabCAD library. Still interested in joining the fun? The deadline is Friday, September 23rd, Midnight PST. Here’s a recap of how you can get in on the action and bag one of over $15,000 in prizes.