Computers & Mobile

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Even more clipstands!

Paper based designs can lead to paper clip designs. It is good how he has each of the parts he needs ready to show. Look ma, no pliers! This one has a good narrative explaining the choices involved. The video in this one is blurry, but the design is neat, and the subtitles definitely help. […]

Processing 1.0 is out!

Processing 1.0 is out – Arduino and Wiring are physical computing initiatives related to Processing, open source, data visualization, amazing work – and now it’s 1.0! Processing is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to program images, animation, and interactions. It is used by students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists […]

Electrohype show in Malmö, Sweden

Electrohype show in Malmö, Sweden

Electrohype 2008 is an exhibition of compter-based artworks in Malmö, Sweden. From the writeup on Cool Hunting: The fifth such exhibit in a decade, this year’s theme touches upon the rhythmic aesthetic of machines working toward a singular purpose. There promises a lot of whirring, buzzing with lights flashing in a way that seeks to […]

iPod/iPhone as music hardware

CDM points out this video demo of and iPod Touch running TouchOSC software alongside a Novation keyboard controller. Much more than a novelty, some of these new apps from independent developers can add much needed enhancement to a pre-existing setup. The ITM suite of MIDI applications also come to mind as potentially quite useful. [via […]

Holiday art in Google docs…

Cyber writes – Some enterprising folks over at Google have collaborated via Google Documents to create holiday art using cells in a spreadsheet as the pixels. A time delay video was taken and is available over at YouTube and the result is pretty spectacular. More info on how they did this is available behind the […]