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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Winner Of 2010 Best TV Advertisement Award
The winner of the 2010 Best TV advertisement award is Nolan's Cheddar. I thought this commercial was very cute and funny. The cinematography and the sound design was great. It really kept you guessing because you didn't know if the mouse was going to get caught in the trap. I loved the short film so much that I had to find the creator. His name is John Nolan and he actually has more films that he has done. After viewing his website I noticed he is also really into what he calls "animatronics" which are robotic like creations that he makes. They can also move by themselves or move with someone actually moving with them. He has a studio in London where he creates very unique works of art. Congratulations on the Advertisement Award John!!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
VW Folding Bike Concept
A lot of designers are trying t recreate/redesign the bike. Maybe in the future more people will be riding bikes than cars. Volkswagon new electric bike concept is designed to fold into a circle that fits in the compartment that is usually occupied by the spare tire. It's range is only about 12.5 miles so it wont take you very far but its not meant for long distance treks. It official top speed is only 20 km/h so that Germans can wear it helmentless. The bike runs on batteries and can be charged from the car. It has no pedals so you just hope and and go, similar to that of a scooter but looks cooler. Video
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Lufdesign Dustpan Bin concept
Lufdesign created a Dustpan+Bin combo. It looks really neat but I can see where it may have its flaws. The lip is very thick and it may not be the most effective dustpan. But i do like the concept of simply flipping a dust pan 90 degrees to change it from one object to another. The concept pics show crumpled papers, which is something I don't normally through away or sweep up so I would have to see this in action before I plan on buying it.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Self-driving Taxi
A team of professors at Freie Universitat Berlin have been in the process of developing autonomous cars. This self-driving taxi drives without a person in the car behind the wheel. It has 3 cameras, a velodyne laser scanner, GPS, odometer, radars and lux laser scanners attached to the car. It also has a variety of embedded processors. The car was made in Germany. It has a companion iPad app from Appirion. You just start the program, type in the coordinates and wait for the car to extract itself from a parking lot. Its very cool. Watch the video to see it in action. 
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Tweets 10/12
- emilymiethner How the Age of Copy and Paste Ruined Me #columbiajsm http://bit.ly/bwUVeI
- Founders of Facebook put $170,000 into weed. http://bit.ly/aV7gce
- The New Droid Pro looks horrible. Moto is disappointing me :( http://bit.ly/dspFZK
- No more cracked cell phone screens with Nokia's stretchable electronic skin. http://bit.ly/9egNQJ
- Very inspired listening to Anna Akabri's presentation. I can't wait to start my own business! http://bit.ly/drUnnn
- Waiting for the cake to finished with @unicodesnudate so we could eat it it
- The making of the axiom library cake. Happy 75 hofstra!! http://twitpic.com/2r7yhl
- Dell is stepping up thier game with their new Dell Inspiron Duo tablet / hybrid. (a netbook/tablet hybrid) http://bit.ly/aZXzD4
- Looks like Nokia doesnt want to be forgetten in the race for the best smart phone. http://bit.ly/cASwke
- I guess there isnt an app for EVERYTHING! LMAO http://bit.ly/bB49RO
- OMG I JUST WON A CONTEST ON CHEGG.COM!!!!! I won a diamond watch and one of the grand prizes!! School does pay off lol!!
- This shower head mixes soap with water while you shower. No need to tug along that bottle!! http://bit.ly/92ub1r
- #Google Instant is really cool.
- Xbox gamer's account was suspended by Mircosoft for his home town (Fort Gay)..LOL http://bit.ly/bNs3iF
- This article tells the truth about social Networks. Do you really know ALL your friends from Facebook? http://tcrn.ch/9n6d62
- Apple is jumping joining the social network trend by adding Ping to itunes. http://bit.ly/9sDvzK
Sunday, October 10, 2010
The Rowheel
Salim Nasser, engineer at NASA, won a $20,000 innovation prize this month for designing a wheelchair that does the reverse of a typical wheelchair. Instead of the occupant pushing in order for the chair to go, the occupant pulls. Pulling avoids the repetitive stress of injuries caused by pushing, using your arm and back muscles. This prototype contains specially designed wheels which can be attached to existing wheelchairs. Hopefully we will be able to see this product on the mass market. And because of its simplistic design I'm sure it will be cheaper than the electric models. Maybe by the time I'm old and grey wheelchairs will be molded off of this one. 
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Anna Akbari's Presentation
In Anna Akbari's thesis she explores self-presentation, new media, sexuality and the workplace, visual conformity and rebellion, techniques of the body and the transience of identity in a consumer society. She states that fashion creates a "space of appearance" within the human drama, which facilities the individual's ability to speak freely and claim power. In her hair chronicles she talks about how we let our hair define our personality. Everyday of our life we wake up and put on a mask. It can either reveal or conceal our personality. Throughout Anna's life she put on different personalities to see how she felt in each one. Why is that society makes us choose a personality and from that how we live our lives. Anna told the audience to break away from the norm one day and see what happens. You will either get a positive or negative reaction but the experience is what counts. And take note of how you feel when you break away from the norm. At the end of her presentation she gave us very important message "Think, Write, Speak + Strategic Self-Presentation = HIRED". All in all the presentation was very inspiring.
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