RoboGames 2011, The World’s Largest Robot Competition
photo via Willow Garage photo by Scott Beale The 8th annual RoboGames, the world’s largest robot competition, takes place April 15-17th, 2011 at the San…
International Pillow Fight Day 2011
With International Pillow Fight Day 2011 scheduled for April 2, dozen of cities around the world–from Adelaide to Zürich–brace for the feathery onslaught. The United…
Realistic Animatronic Eye Mechanism
This animatronic human eye mechanism built by Dan Thompson of the special effects company Visionary Effects is creepily realistic in its movements. via Gizmodo See…
Parkour and Free Running in San Francisco
Parkour and free running masters Ryan Doyle and Brian Orosco recently came to San Francisco to demonstrate their acrobatic Red-Bull fueled wizardry in “Parkour and…
Steampunk Parking Lot, In Line at the Edwardian Ball in Los Angeles
“Steampunk Parking Lot (or, in line at the Edwardian Ball)” by Mark Day was shot outside the Music Box Theater in Los Angeles, as brilliantly…
Party in Rob’s Room, A Six Month Long Prank
When their roommate Rob left town to visit India for 6 months, Paul and Tim hosted a series of increasingly elaborate dance parties in his…
Last Night Never Happened, An App For The Morning After
Last Night Never Happened is a new iPhone and iPad app by 22seeds that deletes last night’s activity on Twitter and Facebook. Unfortunately, the app…
Wonderfully Eerie Living Portraits by Alexa Meade
Artist Alexa Meade creates portraits by painting directly on to the skin and clothes of her subjects. The results are both eerie and beautiful. Meade…
BarBot 2011, Cocktail Making Robots in San Francisco
BarBot, San Francisco’s annual showcase of cocktail making robots presented by our friends at RoboGames, is scheduled for April 1-2. Organizer Simone Davalos is raising…
The Comic Book Guide to the Mission
The Comic Book Guide to the Mission by Lauren Davis is a book about San Francisco’s Mission neighborhood: its people, history, food, and hipsters. The…