Monthly Archives: September 2011

Video: AlphaDog Is A Bigger, Faster, Quieter BigDog

I’m sure all of you remember BigDog, the utterly terrifying biomimetic robot platform that dances over rough terrain on weird legs and makes a sound like it’s full of angry bees. You didn’t think they were going to give up on it, did you? No, it Continue reading

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NONONONO Cat

[Video Cat]
Today’s weird animal viral video is, like all great examples of the genre, equal parts funny, creepy, cute, and sad. Apparently, the cat in this video is having a fear/anxiety/aggressive reaction to the presence of a young girl (sounds lik… Continue reading

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LOCAL Bike by Fuseproject

This zippy little bike, called the LOCAL, is the latest endeavor to come out of San Francisco-based studio Fuseproject, headed by designer Yves Behar. The result of the Oregon Manifest Constructor Design Challenge, a one-of-a-kind design/build competit… Continue reading

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TFP farrells: guangzhou south railway station

this addition to china’s network of high speed railway transportation hubs will distribute 300,000 passengers between 28 platforms on a daily basis.read more Continue reading

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Flick a Light

The delightful Toggle is a lamp that is switched on and off by simply toggling it left or right! Its no-fuss and minimal design is very retro and chic. Something that suits all places and people. Adding it to my wishlist!Designer: Yonggu Do———- … Continue reading

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idIRt from Cyalume

If you’ve spent any time at all in the military, then you are well with Chem Lights and perhaps with other Cyalume products as well, but here’s one that’s so new, you haven’t seen it yet.

We called this kind of stuff pixie dust, but Cyalume’… Continue reading

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UI Stencils

Put your million-dollar app idea on paper with these UI Stencil Kits ($27). With versions for the iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, and the web, the kits consist of a…Visit Uncrate for the full post. Continue reading

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A Different Type of Gun Store by Artist Monte A. Smith

Guns are always better when completely devoided of their atrocious function. Perhaps this was the message that artist Monte A. Smith wanted to send out when designing The Gun Store, an art installation featuring highly controversial objects on display… Continue reading

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Warmer Air

This is a small and fast (for me) painting, measuring at 37 * 58 cm. It doesn't have the detail of my large paintings due to it's size, but I think the brushwork at the micro level is perhaps some of the best I've done. It is also one of … Continue reading

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Ford’s New Door Protector System

Several times I’ve driven Mini Coopers through ZipCar, and one feature that takes getting used to is the “whoosh-click” noise that happens a millisecond after you close the door. That rather unique noise belongs to a BMW engineering feature whereby o… Continue reading

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