G-speak, a Computer Interface Controlled by Hand Gestures
G-speak by Oblong Industries is a spatial operating environment, a futuristic gestural computer interface first seen in the 2002 sci-fi film Minority Report. Computer scientist…
Talk-o-Meter, iPhone App Shows Who is Dominating a Conversation
Talk-o-Meter is an iPhone app by Unperfekthaus that monitors a live two person conversation and creates graphs showing proportionally how much each person is talking–thus…
Oomphalapompatronium, A Wondrous Hand Made Musical Machine
The Oomphalapompatronium is a wonderfully convoluted mechanical organ-like instrument hand made by performer Leonard Solomon. Solomon has built several similarly whimsical instruments for his music…
Photos Shot by Camera That Was Mailed Through Postal System
In the summer of 2006, musician and web designer Matthew McVickar sent a camera in the mail from Massachusetts to Hawaii, with instructions to postal…
The Average Color of the New York City Sky
N SKY C is a site by Mike Bodge that generates an average color from a live webcam image of the New York City sky,…
That’s Vaginal, a Campaign to Make Vaginal the New Awesome
That’s Vaginal is a campaign to replace the word “awesome” with the word “vaginal.” Because, as Carlton the cat puts it, vaginas are awesome.…
Remarkably Detailed Popsicles of Pop Culture Icons
These remarkably well-formed ice cream popsicles of pop culture icons are the creation of Stoyn, a Russian ad agency (see a Russian language video of…
Brand Reversions, Clever Logo Mashups of Competing Companies
In UK logo designer Graham Smith’s “Brand Reversions,” he plays with some of the most recognizable brands by remixing their logos with those of their…
Coffee Table Doubles as Hypnotic Hand Cranked Sculpture
The Kanagawa Kinetic Coffee Table by Purdue University design student William “Alex” Mecker is a wooden coffee table that doubles as a mesmerizing hand-cranked kinetic…
Hoverbike, a One Passenger Hovercraft
Hoverbike is a one passenger hovercraft under development by Australian engineer Chris Malloy. The Hoverbike is currently undergoing preflight testing, but Malloy expects the final…