Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Finger Tentacles by Archie McPhee
For too long tentacles have been wasted on the bottom of the sea, new Finger Tentacles available from Archie McPhee levels the tentacular playing field…
Kinect Graffiti, 3D Drawing System That Turns Artist Into Paintbrush
“Kinect Graffiti” by French artist Jean-Christophe Naour is a 3D gestural drawing system that uses the Microsoft Kinect motion sensor. images by Jean-Christophe Naour
Laughing Squid Interview on ABC News Radio
Earlier today my friend Dan Patterson, a broadcast journalist at ABC News Radio, invited me over to the studios for an interview where talked about…
Deep Fried Kool-Aid Balls
San Diego County Fair vendor “Chicken” Charlie Boghosian, the man behind the deep fried Twinkie and other unique fried fair fare, has a new creation:…
Lytro Light Field Camera Allows Focusing After Photo is Taken
Lytro is a Mountain View start-up that is developing the word’s first consumer light field camera. A light field camera captures additional information about the…
Craft Coffee, Highlighting Artisan Roasters With a Monthly Tasting Box
Craft Coffee is a coffee-by-mail service that assembles a monthly tasting box of several coffees by artisan roasters from around the United States. The selection…
EDWARD, an Electric Dicycle by University of Adelaide Students
EDWARD is an electric dicycle–a vehicle consisting of two giant side-by-side wheels–designed and built by students at the University of Adelaide. The students developed a…
ScottBeale.org Relaunched as a Photoblog
I’ve just relaunched my personal website scottbeale.org as photoblog on Tumblr running the awesome new High Res Theme designed by Justin Ouellette.
Jazari, a Robotic Percussion Band
Jazari is a percussion band consisting of a menagerie of robotic instruments and their conductor and designer, Patrick Flanagan. He controls his robotic instruments with…
Lomography La Sardina, An Analog Camera Styled After a Sardine Can
The La Sardina by Lomography is a new plastic 35mm camera with a design inspired by vintage sardine cans.