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New Software System for Realistically Adding Objects Into Photos
Researcher Kevin Karsch and his team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are developing a software system that lets users easily insert objects into…
Shampoo Robot
The Shampoo Robot by Panasonic uses 24 robo fingers to shampoo, rinse, massage, and dry a person’s hair (see a demo video). The robot is…
Black Turtleneck & Jeans Day, Remembering Steve Jobs at Apple Stores Around The World
Today is Black Turtleneck & Jeans Day, a celebration of Steve Jobs at Apple Stores around the world. People are encouraged to wear Steve Jobs’…
Trippy, A Web Service Where Users’ Friends Help With Travel Planning
Trippy is a new social travel web service and iPhone app that lets users call on their friends for travel planning advice and recommendations. The…
Wonderfully Bizarre Light Bulb Sculptures by Dylan Kehde Roelofs
Portland-based artist Dylan Kehde Roelofs creates incredible “incandescent sculptures,” hand-blown light bulbs and lamps that take the standard bulb to a fantastic extreme. The artist’s…
The Cute Show, Web Documentary Series About Things That Are Cute
VBS.TV on Vice has created a web documentary series featuring cute subjects appropriately named The Cute Show. Past episodes have featured a trip to an…
5:46 am, An Eerily Beautiful Film Showing Paris Flooded & Abandoned
“5:46 am” is a eerily beautiful CGI short film that depicts Paris abandoned and under three feet of water. The film is by Olivier Campagne…
Man Aiming a Laser Pointer a Police Helicopter Is Quickly Arrested
On an evening in April of 2010, St. Louis resident Justin Stouder made the mistake of pointing a green laser pointer at a police helicopter…
Dog Mustache
The Humunga Stache by Moody Pet is a mustache-shaped rubber ball dog toy that gives the appearance that your canine is donning fancy facial hair.…
One Year-Old Baby Thinks Magazine Is an iPad That Does Not Work
Jean-Louis Constanza posted a video, titled A Magazine Is an iPad That Does Not Work, featuring a one-year old baby trying to manipulate a traditional…