Design site Wonderwall employs a unique user interface that dynamically reacts to a user’s mouse, responding based on browser history.
Read more...November 4, 2009
Blu Dot’s Real Good Experiment Tracks Chairs from Curb to Home
Furniture company is attempting to track the “curb-mining” habits of the NYC residents by leaving GPS-enabled chairs scattered throughout the city.
Read more...Self-Motivation + Retention, a Better Way to Learn
Together, the Jerry Seinfeld Calendar and Pimsleur’s Graduated Interval Recall, create a method for improving the ways we learn.
Read more...November 3, 2009
“Guangzhou Supports You!” Crowdsourced Photography in China
“Guangzhou Supports You!” is a new crowdsourced, hyper-local online photography activity in Guangzhou, China.
Read more...Architizer: The Facebook for Architects
Social networking site Architizer is being promoted as a “Facebook for Architects,” enabling architects, architecture curators, clients, critics and fans to interact.
Read more...Rent the Runway: Style for the Non-Committal
A new invitation-only site called Rent the Runway lets members rock Badgley Mischka on a Banana Republic budget through an online borrowing system.
Read more...November 2, 2009
Mountain Dew Crowdsources Agency Review and Selection
As further evidence of the increasing threat that crowdsourcing poses to advertising agencies, PepsiCo’s Mountain Dew will reward marketing duties for a $100 million-plus business to a consumer-picked player, via an online contest beginning in late November 2009.
Read more...Battle Studies, John Mayer’s Augmented Reality Music Video
Musician John Mayer has released a new augmented reality video called Battle Studies that places viewers right in the action.
Read more...Urban Cursor Merges Our Digital and Physical Worlds
Danish designer Sebastian Campion has created The Urban Cursor project in an effort to get the public to explore the link between our physical and digital realms.
Read more...DARPA’s Network Challenge Celebrates 40 Years of The Internet With Nationwide Treasure Hunt
In a project aimed at exploring the evolving face of communication, networking, and shared tasks, DARPA is marking the 40th anniversary of the Internet with a team-building challenge hoping to inspire organization and coordination of groups throughout the continental United States.
Read more...Internet For The Rest of the World: ICANN Supports Non-Latin Characters
In a highly anticipated move, ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has finally announced support for non-latin characters in domain names.
Read more...October 30, 2009
(Video): Guitar Hero Hack Creates Life-Size Football Interface
Utilizing freestyle footballers, a hacking experiment features wall-mounted Guitar Hero controls placed in front of a three-story screen. Soccer balls kicked at the life-size panels provide the physical interface for the game within the game.
Read more...Graffiti Analysis 2.0
Graffiti Analysis 2.0 takes live tags and drawings and transforms them into active 3D animations. Even Roth’s project was demonstrated recently at the BLK River Festival in Vienna.
Read more...Better Design Through Life Cycle Assessment
Sustainable Minds has created a piece of software that can help asses life cycle impact of potential products based on factors such as materials used.
Read more...(Pic) Real Time Status Updates for NYC Subway Line
LCD screens have been set up on the L subway line in New York City which display the exact location of trains on the line, so travelers can better understand how long the wait will be.
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