Added 22 August, 2013
Finish artist and designer Janne Kyttanen is has created some terrific shoe designs, the 3D files of which he is giving away free on his website, to anyone who want to print themselves a pair. Kyttanen graduated from The Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam 2000, where he also currently lives. During his studies he envisioned a future where...
Added 22 August, 2013
Michelle Phan, a 26-year-old self-styled makeup expert who started her own YouTube channel, developed a following so big that she just inked a deal with the Luxe division of L'Oreal and launched her own makeup brand, called EM, which will be sold online. Phan first started putting her tutorials on YouTube at 20 when she was in college, and as she...
Added 20 August, 2013
From planking to hadoken to toddlers in watermelon overalls, now that everyone has a camera in their pocket, we are seeing "foto fads" pop up almost weekly. Hot-Dog Legs is now having its moment in the sun, creating images that look like normal shots taken by people sitting in chairs -- until you look closer, and start to get hungry.
Added 19 August, 2013
As we've pointed out before, most Internet fads these days are not organically-grown ideas, but premeditated constructs of companies hunting for publicity. Weibo, the Twitter of China, is behind that country's latest fad: dressing babies in watermelons. Will it translate to the rest of the world? Only time will tell.
Added 19 August, 2013
The backlash against government spying is growing and companies are responding by creating goods and services that help protect privacy. Even when your phone is turned off, it's not really off. Rogues can still take control of your microphone, camera or information. Edward Snowden required that visitors put their mobile devices in his refrigerator...
Added 17 August, 2013
Mobile apps are great. But what amazes us more is hardware that connects with your phone to turn it into a new device entirely. Lately, we've seen a lot of these that work with biofeedback, like headsets that measure your brain waves, or socks that measure the way you step. Now a Kickstarter project is funding for Range a line of cooking...
Added 16 August, 2013
It seems like we will all soon be wearing our computers on our wrists, what with the plethora of wearable computers coming down the pike. If the Hyetis Crossbow, a forthcoming Swiss-made smart watch, is a harbinger of the future, then we will be wearing our cameras on our wrists too. This tiny, 41 megapixel camera also has an LED flash, as well as...
Added 15 August, 2013
Just as wearable heart monitors are starting to reach the market, Emotiv Insight is a new Kickstarter for a wireless headset that monitors your brain activity and translates it into meaningful data you can understand. The goal of tracking is to help wearers improve your attention, focus, and relaxation, by understanding when you are feeling...
Added 14 August, 2013
The 13 Portals is an interactive street art experience combining technology, art, urban space and community. Artists Pérola Bonfanti and Nicolina of The Free Art Society are creating 13 site-specific, hand painted murals. Each mural appears in an abandoned doorway every Saturday accompanied by a theatrical happening and a chance to score one of 64...
Added 14 August, 2013
As wearable computing is set to be the Next Big Thing, companies are asking how they can embrace this trend in innovative new ways. Many will be game-changing. What if you could walk around a foreign city with a virtual tour guide? One of the first to market is Tourism Radio, which currently has a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for the...