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Telesymphony.

Almost eight years old, but Dialtones (A Telesymphony) is an awesome software, idea and performance all rolled into one big ball of awesomeness.

[Via It’s Nice That]

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computer, concert, mobile, sound, soundscapes

Real-life junkyard wars: Building a low-cost incubator from car parts.

An excellent read on the IHT about how an incubator for newborns was built out of new or used car parts for use in developing countries.

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baby, car, developing countries, engineering, health, organic resourcing, poverty

Fleeting Seating: The Slightly Uncomfortable Chair Collection.

Fleeting Seating: The Slightly Uncomfortable Chair Collection is an awesome idea to making those unbearably (and sometimes needlessly) long meetings more efficient.

Pure genius.

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chair, furniture, meeting, office, pain

Stealing and selling originality…

Don’t worry about people stealing an idea. If it’s original, you will have to ram it down their throats.

›› Howard H. Aiken

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computer, IBM, original, steal

Equations to change the world.

The XO Laptop, despite all the criticism, is for a noble cause and is a wonderful product. I bought it last year and I’ve had hours of great fun on it – it’s got great battery life, a superb screen that works great outdoors and it’s (almost as) hard as nuts. I can’t wait for our kid to grow up and bang away on it!

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cheap, children, computer, donate, education, emerging world, tool

Monday, 3rd November 2008

Napping is good for you.

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mammals, nap, scientific, sleep

Saturday, 1st November 2008

Indexed chopping board.

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cutting board, Food, index, kitchen, knife, organized, plastic

Monday, 13th October 2008

Banksy’s lovin’ it: Village Pet Store And Charcoal Grill.

Self-dipping chicken nuggets are but one of the attractions at the new Banksy installation in New York which is contained in a store called The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill. Videos seem to show a great deal more detail, especially the animatronics.

[Via Wooster Collective]

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animation, animatronic, grafitti, new york, street art

Friday, 3rd October 2008

iYo! An induction charger for the iPhone.

Swedish designer Peter Thuvander wants to make charging your iPhone or iPod literally into child’s play with his iYo. It’s just a concept at this point and it was borne out of the dark Swedish winters where there isn’t any sun for solar device chargers. Maybe Apple or some other large manufacturer might pick it up for mass production one day if this yo-yo gets enough spin in the media.