National Geographic Describes the World’s Most Typical Person
With the earth’s population expected to exceed 7 billion this year, National Geographic set out to describe the “world’s most typical person” in the video…
The Elfoid, A Creepy Humanoid Mobile Phone
photo via IEEE Spectrum photo via Ars Electronica The same Japanese robotics team that created the unsettling human-ish Telenoid robot has now released a prototype…
A Thrilling Ride In A Google Self-Driving Car at TED 2011
At TED 2011, Google offered demonstration rides around a closed course in their infamous self-driving cars. Danny Sullivan of Search Engine Land was one such…
David Lynch Demonstrates How He Cooks Quinoa
This video of David Lynch cooking quinoa (part 1 and part 2) is somehow dark and foreboding…an ominous waking dream of whole grains. Just what…
Music Student Turns Entire High School Into An Instrument
Last year, music student Ben Meyers turned a vacant high school into his instrument in “Empty School.” It’s an enormously clever concept and also a…
Experiments Around the House by Lullatone
“Experiments Around the House” by children’s music group Lullatone is an adorable music video made up of a sequence of simplistic experiments involving musical instruments.…
The Next Step in Aquatic Pets: Jellyfish
Jellyfish Art is San Francisco-based purveyor a of fine jellyfish and aquariums. They offer desktop aquariums, but for the discerning jellyfish enthusiast, witness the Monaco,…
A Game Where You Identify Famous Objects from Classic Movies
Famous Objects from Classic Movies by Ji Lee is an clever little online game that presents the player with the silhouette of a famous movie…
Solowheel, An Electric Gyro Stabilized Unicycle
The Solowheel by Inventist is a battery powered gyro stabilized unicycle that can be folded up and carried when not in use. Watch how the…
Above Everything Else, An Absurdly Photorealistic CGI Animation
“Above Everything Else”, an ad for Silestone countertops by Alex Roman, is pretty impressive. The lush HD imagery of objects cascading on to the client’s…