“Light Blubs” are actually hand blown crystal that look like traditional light bulbs that have been melted. The “blubs” are lit by LED’s and will outlast any traditional bulb. “Melted” is a collaboration between Bergmans and Van der Jagt which follows the same theme. It is made by melting the foam in an oven, not […]
Stainedglass by posterchild Posterchild built four stained-glass effect covers for the HD advertisement screens at some subway entrances in New York. Steve Lambert of the Anti-Advertising Agency writes: Building on the Pixelator, Posterchild goes a more devout route with a stained glass effect. “Hold Fast Sell Out†was built with 1/2 inch melamine, screwed together […]
Today’s BBtv is a little ambient profile piece on the Oakland-based electricity arts group known as “Omega Recoil.” The video includes footage of their Bay Area Maker Faire ’08 performance. Omega Recoil: Electricity as art
The “Third Eye” by Takehito Etani, is a head-mounted video device that enables the wearer to experience perception from “outside of their body”. The device consists of a mono-eyed goggle with a 2-inch LCD monitor and a small surveillance camera mounted above the user’s head. Does it work? Who knows, but it looks pretty cyborg-like […]
The “BoxBeat” is a toy prototype that transforms your desk surface into a beat making device. Simply tap a beat onto the surface and through a collection of contact microphones on the bottom of the box, it picks up the vibrations and triggers sound samples played through its onboard speakers. Pretty simple interaction that reminds […]
Day 7 of 7 in 7 at ITP thundered to a close with Window Ghosts, Twitter Door Sign, Happy Graduation Breast Implants, XBee Interface for Mac, Collective Intelligence for Java and Vegan Pork Martini. Click on a picture to read about each one-day project in the 7 in 7 blog. We celebrated the end of […]
Dug North writes – I know you folks love POV projects. Here’s one you may not have considered…a POV spinning chair! Artist Jim Jenkins created a sculpture entitled “The Little Chair”. The chair is mounted on an axle driven by a powerful motor. When the chair spins, an electronic device writes out the message “Sit […]
