Posted by bordalix Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:29:00 GMT
It looks like an epidemic of busted screens for users of Nintendo’s new Wii game system. That's not all: the website Wii Have a Problem is collecting cases of Wii-related accidents. Well, whatever you do - DO NOT- throw the controller out of anger.
Posted by bordalix Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:01:00 GMT
The saga, one of the best animations I've seen ever. If you are reading this through a RSS reader, come on in, we have a embeded video to show.
Update2: Following a suggestion from Joel, here are the direct links for the two videos: Animator vs Animation and Animator vs Animation II. The videos have better quality in the Atom Films website, but you have to pay the price of watching some publicity.
Update: Youtube decided to drop the video, so I had to browse for a while to find it in another "share your videos" service. So, here it is again, now from DailyMotion:
For those who never saw the first episode, here it is:
Posted by bordalix Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:00:00 GMT
While heading for a weekend of rest and relax, some news that hit my RSS reader:Posted by bordalix Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:16:00 GMT
Dutch artist Theo Jansen created what I believe are magnificent pieces of art: wind powered robots. The concept, the way it moves, the grace. Theo hopes, someday, that his creations can be set loose in the winds of the world to live lives of their own. Of course, someone as already take advantage of this and use it for advertising:
Still on robots, vertebrate physiologist John Long at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. is making an experience on robots mating and evolving. The idea is to better understand how vertabrates evolved, but I'll let you to read the full article.
Posted by bordalix Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:10:00 GMT
A new ball game, riots when fighting for the few PS3 available for sale. Maybe it's time to someone invent the concept of brutal marketing.
Posted by bordalix Sat, 18 Nov 2006 14:18:00 GMT
Via the lessig blog:
This is easily the coolest technology I’ve seen in years: Go to the Creative Commons search page. Click on the OWL Music Search tab. (Depending upon the browser, you might need to run a fake search to get it to come alive — we’re working on this, but just type anything in the search bar). You’ll then see OWL’s Music Search interface. Drop an MP3 on OWL. It will analyze it and show you similar sounding Creative Commons licensed music. You select the part of the song you want to match; it finds the closest match it can find.
Posted by bordalix Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:31:00 GMT
Pronto condoms has invented the ultimate condom: less than 2 seconds to put it on, there are no more excuses. Ivo, what about a usability analysis on this?
Posted by bordalix Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:47:00 GMT
For all those who I tried to explain why I'm not buying the Xbox this Christmas, but I'm awaiting for the PS3, one word: PlayB3yond.Posted by bordalix Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:08:00 GMT
This guys intentionally created the conditions in which the Li-ON battery pack would explode inside a generic portable. The results are dramatic:
Posted by bordalix Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:39:00 GMT
A few links about evolutions in some Google services, and a brand new idea for cellphones selling:
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