Little Printer, An Adorable Web-Enabled Device That Prints Dispatches From the Internet
Little Printer is an adorable web-enabled printer that prints mini-newspapers containing content from the Internet (video). Users select the content—everything from news to puzzles to…
60-Second Adventures in Thought, Six Famous Thought Experiments
“60-Second Adventures in Thought” is a fast-paced animated overview of six famous thought experiments from Achilles and the tortoise to Schrödinger’s cat. The animation is…
More Honest Logos by Victor Hertz
“Honest logos” by Swedish designer Victor Hertz are famous corporate logos cleverly tweaked to reflect an often unfortunate truth about the company. We posted a…
Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
“Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams” is an exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art featuring the work of designer…
Ant-Roach, A Six-Legged Inflatable Robot
Ant-Roach is a fifteen foot long six-legged inflatable robot by Otherlab in San Francisco. The robot’s legs are powered by pneumatic textile-based actuators, in other…
Micro-Lattice, The World’s Lightest Material
Earlier this month HRL Laboratories announced the invention of the metallic micro-lattice, the world’s lightest material. The micro-lattice is 99.99% air, 100 times lighter than…
Jetman Flies in Formation with Two Jet Aircraft
“Jetman” Yves Rossy recently flew in formation over the Swiss Alps alongside two jet aircraft from the Breitling Jet Team. We’ve written previously about some…
Urine Controlled Urinal Video Games
UK-based Captive Games is beta testing urinal video games that feature a novel hands-free interface. Including such titles as On the Piste and Clever Dick,…
Bicycle Wheel Animations by Katy Beveridge
UK-based artist Katy Beveridge created wonderful bicycle animations that play on rotating bicycle wheels. The animations are only viewable when seen through a video camera…
Wonderfully Surreal Television Interview with Salvador Dali (1958)
In 1958, Salvador Dali appeared on Mike Wallace’s short-lived ABC television program The Mike Wallace Interview. During the 30 minute program (part 1…