These dudes are making a WOODEN Supercar. Unreal. Check out...

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:38:00 -0400

These dudes are making a WOODEN Supercar. Unreal. Check out these photos and these videos.

From the site:

“We aren’t really all about mission statements around here; too often, they are phoney and superfluous. That said, here is ours. We are building a high-performance, mid-engined supercar from wood composites as a graduate project at North Carolina State University. Wood will be used whereever possible, including the chassis, body, and large percentages of the suspension components and wheels. The car has a target weight of 2500lbs and a power goal of over 600 horsepower. We aren’t trying to sell anything; we aren’t trying to save the world, and we aren’t advocating that everyone should drive a wooden car. This project is a scholastic endeavour in which are simply trying to explore materials, learn, teach, share ideas, and stimulate creativity. This section details who we are and what we are doing. We hope you enjoy checking out what we are working on.”

Miroslav Tichy, a Czech photographer

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:21:30 -0400

“Photography is painting with light! The blurs, the spots, those are errors! But the errors are part of it, they give it poetry and turn it into painting. And for that you need as bad a camera as possible! If you want to be famous, you have to do whatever you’re doing worse than anyone else in the whole world.”

— Miroslav Tichy, a Czech photographer

This is one of Tichy’s homemade cameras, fashioned from cardboard tubing, string, and thread spools:

Here’s a photo taken with one of his homemade cameras:

can design save your leadfoot? meet ecopedal

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:50:00 -0400

can design save your leadfoot? meet ecopedal:

Nissan’s new “ECO pedal” has been engineered to encourage good fuel economy with a servo-actuated gas pedal that will push back on the driver’s lead foot when on-board computers… Read on at MWC

Our friends at Think Coffee just near POKE in NYC make...

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:19:00 -0400

Our friends at Think Coffee just near POKE in NYC make some pretty neato designs in their espresso…

via My Flickr Profile

Hokay soh, I’m not much of a fan of virtual worlds though I’ve...

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:56:00 -0400

Hokay soh, I’m not much of a fan of virtual worlds though I’ve dabbled here and there. You prolly already know this. But recently discovered Stephanie Rothenberg’s latest project doublehappinessjeans, a Second Life sweatshop that produces designer denim by the underpaid labor of virtual avatars; producing the goods in both physical and digital form. Wait. What? Yeah. Watch. Read the full post at MWC

The first music video ever shot with a 360 degree panoramic...

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:39:48 -0400

The first music video ever shot with a 360 degree panoramic lens. A tripped out journey into the track

videomusic on Vimeo

According to the Senate Judiciary Committee, three out of four...

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:44:40 -0400

According to the Senate Judiciary Committee, three out of four women in the United States will be victims of one violent crime during their lifetime.

The No-Contact Jacket is a wearable defensive jacket created to aid women in their struggle for protection from violence. When activated by the wearer, 80,000 volts of low amperage electric current pulses just below the surface shell of the entire jacket. This exo-electric armor prevents any person from unauthorized contact with the wearer’s body. If an assailant were to grab hold of the wearer the high voltage exterior would interrupt their neurological impulses which control voluntary muscle movement. The neuromuscular system would be overwhelmed causing disorientation and loss of balance to occur and of course pain. The pain experienced is non-lethal but is enough to effectively and immediately deter contact with the wearer and provide a critical life saving oppurtunity for escape.

From No-Contact

Lego machine made of Lego parts builds Lego cars. Awesome. ...

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:30:00 -0400

Lego machine made of Lego parts builds Lego cars. Awesome. This shows the engineering and design know-how of everyday intelligent individuals. I have always been into robotics, and marveled at the complex machines in the electronic manufacture industry. I always wanted to make something so complicated, but most of the building materials for big machines are way too expensive, or hard to work with. Kudos to him for using Legos, a cheap and widely available resource. I might have to look for the thousands of Legos, K’nex, and erector set pieces I owned as a child.

This wheel mounts a 25cc two-strokes gas powered engine and it...

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:17:00 -0400

This wheel mounts a 25cc two-strokes gas powered engine and it could be put on the front of your bicycle. All you have to do is just select a common bike (with 26″ wheels, possibly) and replace the front wheel with this cool invention. Your bike can now travel for about 200 miles per gallon at a top speed of 20 mph. Price: $400

Video

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:22:22 -0400

Mike Stimpson a Flickr user known as Balakov, takes quite a lot...

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:18:00 -0400

Mike Stimpson a Flickr user known as Balakov, takes quite a lot of Lego pictures and loves messing about with macro lighting. Strobist.com taught him everything!. “I photograph to see what something will look like photographed” - Garry Winogrand, but Mike will also go along with that! Some of his popular stuff is available to buy at RedBubble. “I have a poster sized version of one of my Lego Stormtrooper portraits on my wall, and it’s just unfair not to give everyone else the chance to have one too!”

The $136,000 Loftcube, is a cheap and cheerful little prefab...

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:35:48 -0400

The $136,000 Loftcube, is a cheap and cheerful little prefab house designed specifically for roofs. But if you want to go even cheaper, you can always do as these people did, and go the Burning-Man route, and plop a $2000 Icosa Village Pod on your roof. Apparently one of the Curbed sleuths just spotted this little space pod going up on a roof in Williamsburg (across the street from the SEA). You gotta love the photo. The Pod looks a bit unstable - like it’s had a bit too much to drink. Anyone know any details about this mystery rooftop dwelling?

via www.loftcube.net

Compact four-rooms-in-one house. Designer Luigi Colani has...

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:22:16 -0400

Compact four-rooms-in-one house.
Designer Luigi Colani has created a space-saving house with a six square meter cylinder inside that contains a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. The cylinder rotates left or right bringing the room you want into view of the main living room. There’s a separate toilet and a small hallway, and everything is controlled with a remote. The house was designed for young professionals who need minimal space while they focus on career…

via mocoloco.com

nerd patches: QR CODES for your jacket

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:07:00 -0400

nerd patches: QR CODES for your jacket:

P8tch We’ve all heard of qrcodes by now - basically - TinyURLs for mobile. Well, these you can wear! Each two-by-four-inch, velcro-backed twill p8tch has a Mysterious Commando Design on the… click to read full post at MWC

High-resolution scans of old postcards — backs...

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:41:00 -0400

High-resolution scans of old postcards — backs included!

via Flickr

Time to dig out your 80’s porno stash. The Ion USB VCR...

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:58:00 -0400

Time to dig out your 80’s porno stash. The Ion USB VCR ($230) lets you transfer your old home movies and other VHS videos straight to digital. It offers a direct USB link to the computer, captures video in MPEG4 at resolutions up to 720x480, sports RCA inputs for other analog video sources, and composite video and audio line output for connection to a regular TV. Just don’t forget to rewind.

From Uncrate

Finally, a Lotus with an interior to match its exterior. The...

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:49:00 -0400

Finally, a Lotus with an interior to match its exterior. The Lotus Evora ($TBD; 2009) is the British carmaker’s new 2+2 coupe, offering 276 hp from a 3.5L V6, a curb weight of just 2,976 lbs., and an interior filled with high-end appointments like leather, a navigation system, Bluetooth, iPod connectivity, and more. Fantastic styling, adult creature comforts, and legendary Lotus handling combine to make this one of ’09s hottest rides.

Lotus Evora | Uncrate

social audio and the music resurgence

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:12:44 -0400

social audio and the music resurgence: image credit: brandon king. click photo for his flickr Since my last posting on Muxtape, a lot has happened in the
Social Music arena. It has risen to the top of a heap of…

shark week shit show

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:52:53 -0400

shark week shit show: Had an amazing “reverse the flow” moment this AM while listening to k-rock. Opie and Anthony had the “Myth Buster” guys over to promote Discovery Network’s upcoming “Shark Week”.

Opie and…

Sweet sneakers. Saw them on a candidate today. Made by roland...

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:06:01 -0400

Sweet sneakers. Saw them on a candidate today. Made by roland barry. Sp?