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Inspirograph, A Highly Customizable Browser-Based Version of the Classic Spirograph Drawing Toy
The Inspirograph is an online, browser-based take on the classic Spirograph geometric drawing toy created by engineer Nathan Friend. There are several different size and…
A Look at the Complex LIDAR Laser System Nokia Is Using to Map Terrain for Self-Driving Cars
Nokia HERE mapping service is offering insight into the view of the complex LIDAR system used to help create models for self-driving cars
‘Exobaby’, Hyundai’s Marketing Campaign Promoting Their Vehicle Technology With a Baby in an Exoskeleton Suit
The “Exobaby” is a marketing campaign by Hyundai that promotes the advanced technology of their vehicles with a little baby in an exoskeleton suit. The…
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Performs a Mysterious Floating Orb Magic Trick With a Surprise Comedic Twist
“Weird Al” Yankovic performs a mysterious floating orb magic trick in a recent video on his YouTube page, and true to his nature it ends with…
Alpin Drums, A Sextet of Percussionists Who Play Toolboxes While Wearing Traditional Bavarian Garb
Alpin Drums is a German musical sextet who play percussion on various objects–including toolboxes in a video shot by Vimeo user malfecha–while wearing the traditional…
Beloved ‘Mad Magazine’ and Movie Poster Artist Jack Davis Announces His Retirement at Age 90
Jack Davis (previously), the legendary cartoonist whose work is most closely associated with his long run on Mad Magazine and the iconic movie posters he…
‘The Auteurs of Christmas 2’, Humorous Short Holiday Films Shot in the Style of Iconic Filmmakers
“The Auteurs of Christmas 2” is the second in a series of annual shorts by Fourgrounds Film that compiles various short and silly holiday films…
Hector, A Large Robot Based on a Stick Insect That Can Move Its Six Legs Independently
Hector is a large six-legged robot built by Axel Schneider and his team from Bielefeld University in Germany that is capable of moving each of…
Bebo Relaunches as a Messaging App With Animated Avatars After Being Bought Back by Its Founder
Bebo has been relaunched as a new feature-rich messaging app after the social networking service was bought back from AOL by founder Michael Birch for…
San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge Light Installation ‘The Bay Lights’ to Become a Permanent Installation
Today Illuminate the Arts, the organization that produced The Bay Lights (previously), a large-scale LED installation by Leo Villareal currently on the San Francisco—Oakland Bay…