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French Kittens at Work, Home & Play
French mobile phone and Internet service provider company, Bouygues Telecom, has created a world where kittens are put to work, they buy smartphones, watch television,…
Three New Documentaries by Jason Scott: The 6502, Tape & Arcade
Our friend Jason Scott, a computer historian, archivist and documentary filmmaker who made Get Lamp and BBS: The Documentary, has just announced that he is…
Music Video Genome, a Pandora for Music Videos
Music Video Genome by Casey Pugh is a site powered by VHX that generates a music video channel focused on an artist chosen by the…
Zombies, Run! A Fitness App and Zombie Game
Zombies, Run! is a combination fitness app and zombie game for mobile devices. When a player goes for a run, they also take part in…
Tight Spot, Art Installation by David Byrne Under the High Line in NYC
Starting September 15, underneath the High Line in New York City, there will be a new outdoor installation titled Tight Spot by David Byrne in…
If This Then That, New Service Lets Users Automate the Internet
If This Then That is a new service that lets users create automated tasks on the Internet in a simple “if, then” format. For example,…
Crinkle, Drawings of Cute Animals With Weapons by Xiau-Fong Wee
Artist Xiau-Fong Wee paired cute animals with deadly weapons in her series of drawings titled Crinkle. On her personal website, she describes how she created…
Two of Us, Give a Smile To a Stranger, Get a Smile From a Stranger
Project Popcorn, an in-house project for creative agency, The Barbarian Group, has developed Two of Us, a new website where you take a smiling picture…
Turntable.fm Releases iPhone App
Turntable.fm has just released an iPhone app for their popular collaborative DJ music site (see previous post). Turntable lets you play music together with your…
Baby Chasing a Laser
Laser chasing isn’t just for cats, as demonstrated in this video by our friends David Calkins and Simone Davalos of their daughter Emma Danger tracking…