Author: kevin

Jun 30, 2011 Kinetic Theater Chairs

"Imagine if, every time there was an explosion up on the cinema screen and a crashing thunder of sound from the theater’s THX speakers, your seat shook, spilling your beer/coke/popcorn into your lap. Well, imagine no more. The Kinetic Movie Theater chair could make this messy, pants-wetting fantasy into a moist reality." Hate this for the...

Jun 30, 2011 Nightsurf

Kinda cheesy but still pretty awesome. ...

Jun 23, 2011 Stream the Buddy Holly Tribute Album

The cover of Rave On Buddy Holly is wisely splashed with huge names, from Paul McCartney and Lou Reed to The Black Keys, Fiona Apple, Cee Lo Green and Modest Mouse. The collection's high-wattage guest list is pretty remarkable for a tribute album — a form usually defined by its unevenness and filler. But Rave On...

Jun 22, 2011 Ebru Sanati: The Turkish Art of Paper Marbling

Ebru Sanati is the traditional Turkish art of paper marbling. The patterns are the result of color floated on either plain water or a viscous solution known as size, and then carefully transferred to an absorbent surface, such as paper or fabric. Via The Presurfer...

Jun 22, 2011 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 light in a scene, producing a photograph with remarkable characteristics–the image can be viewed in 3D, the focus can be adjusted after the photo is taken, and the viewer’s perspective...

Jun 22, 2011 Where is the Retail Revolution Heading Next?

The online retail revolution has produced spectacular success stories like Groupon and Gilt Groupe. Adam Bryant of The New York Times interviews Susan Lyne, CEO of Gilt Groupe, about where the industry is heading in the future. Via Big Think...

Jun 22, 2011 High Heels Made Out of (creative?) Bizarre Materials

Elephant Dung Heels Circuit Board Heels Human Hair Heels Via 1800 Recycling...

Jun 14, 2011 Project Aura: Bicycle Safety Lighting System

Jun 13, 2011 Neat Science Experiment Demonstrating Fluid Dynamics

The fluid, despite appearances, will NOT blend (at least not in the way we're used to seeing fluids blend), and can be returned to its initial state by simply reversing the direction of mixing, as demonstrated by the colored droplets which return to their initial states. Via io9 ...

Jun 13, 2011 The Sofa Bike

Though not as genius as the motorized couch, the sofa bike is a close second. Via Gizmodo...