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Just in case you could only think of 29…
Archive for the technology Category
30 Ways to Die by Electrocution
Posted in absurd, illustration, macabre, science, technology, vintage on April 22, 2013 by bettiemuldoonValentine’s Day Countdown: Thomas Kuntz’s Spooky Love
Posted in art, automata, Books, death, macabre, music, retro, sculpture, technology, valentine's day, video on February 11, 2013 by bettiemuldoonPosted by proxy from Dana’s “stuff to blog” queue while she is on medical hiatus. She reads and appreciates all comments…and apologizes for not being able to respond at the moment.
Thomas Kuntz has been touted on this blog before. The automatons this Haxanthrobaticist creates go beyond artistry and technology. This one is very fitting for Valentine’s Day.
See more of Thomas Kuntz.
Children’s Equipment from the 1889 Paris Exposition
Posted in absurd, antiques, design, exhibits, illustration, oddities, retro, technology on January 19, 2013 by bettiemuldoonPosted by proxy from Dana’s “stuff to blog” queue while she is on medical hiatus. She reads and appreciates all comments…and apologizes for not being able to respond at the moment.
I’d just like to see her TRY to pick up her dolly. Hours of fun (for the parents!)
See more contraptions at Retronaut’s site:
MANOS: The Hands of Fate, Video Game
Posted in film, geek, technology with tags film, geek, technology on July 26, 2012 by shewalkssoftlyI know Manos: The Hands of Fate primarily from my love of Mystery Science Theater 3000. You will usually hear the phrase “worst movie ever made” attached to the title.
Now you can enjoy some MANOS adventures in a new video game, Nintendo style.
If anyone gets/plays this…please let me know how it is!
Hye Yeon Nam: Please Smile
Posted in automata, installations, robots, sculpture, technology with tags automata, installations, robots, sculpture, technology on June 23, 2012 by shewalkssoftlyWhat an interesting interactive installation…
From the website:
Please Smile is an exhibit involving five robotic skeleton arms that change their gestures depending on a viewer’s facial expressions. It consists of a microcontroller, a camera, a computer, five external power supplies, and five plastic skeleton arms, each with four motors. It incorporated elements from mechanical engineering, computer vision perception to serve artistic expression with a robot.
Audiences interact with “Please smile” in three different ways. When no human falls within the view of the camera, the five robotic skeleton arms choose the default position, which is bending their elbows and wrists near the wall. When a human steps within the view of the camera, the arms point at the human and follow his/her movements. Then when someone smiles in front of it, the five arms wave their hands. Through artwork such as “Please smile,” I would like to foster positive audience behaviors.
ReComputing
Posted in craft, geek, jewelry, technology with tags craft, geek, jewelry, technology on March 25, 2012 by shewalkssoftlyReComputing has a series of wonderful pieces made from cut circuit boards and various geeky bits.
These would make great gifts for the tech geek in your life.
See more here.
Yuri Zupancic
Posted in art, technology with tags art, technology on April 3, 2011 by shewalkssoftlyYuri Zupancic is a multi-talented artist who created a fabulous series of microchip paintings (often using handmade brushes constructed from his own eyelashes).
Zupancic describes the project beautifully…
“Smaller and Faster” has replaced “Bigger and Better” as the leading catchphrase of commodities. Things seems to be changing swiftly as every aspect of our lives is being affected by the electronic revolution. I reflect on questions and inspirations of our time with my miniature paintings on microchips. I strive for poetic efficiency through tiny images which strike great metaphorical chords when painted on microchips -the building blocks of the digital age.
The biggest frontier I see today is where nature and technology overlap. Mankind and our extensions (i.e. computers, cities) are essentially natural occurrences, thus move and evolve in the same dynamic patterns as the rest of the world. My paintings on microchips are an attempt to broaden our perspective of modern electronics and acknowledge their position as extensions of the human mind and human nature.
I’m swooning over this mirror neuron piece:
He does regular paintings as well. The merging of classical, modern and technological themes leaves the viewer delightfully suspended between conceptual constructs and vastly different worlds…yet it all comes together.
Send Emails in Your Own Handwriting
Posted in geek, technology with tags geek, technology on February 23, 2011 by shewalkssoftlyThis development from Pilot is a nice way to (slightly) appease my anachronistic love of written letters and printed pages.
Now you can send emails in your own handwriting.
First you register on the site and print out a blank template.
Fill in the spaces and upload the template via scanner, camera or webcam and save…
And presto! A digitized version of your own handwriting that you can even enhance if you choose.
If anyone tries this, I’d love to see examples (I do plan to try it myself as well).
Gadget Anatomy
Posted in anatomy, anthropomorphic, art, geek, technology with tags anatomy, anthropomorphic, art, geek, technology on January 11, 2011 by shewalkssoftlyMads Peitersen brings us something outside the realm of standard form and function. What if your own prized gadgets housed human(ish) anatomical structures?
Now place your ear close to your computer and check for a heart beat…
Stuff I Think is Cool: A Holiday Gift Post
Posted in christmas, geek, products, technology, wish list with tags christmas, geek, products, technology, wish list on December 8, 2010 by shewalkssoftlyThe holidays are upon us…so I’m cleaning out a folder of bookmarks labeled (I’m not kidding) “STUFF.” This folder contains objects I think are fun, but can’t really justify buying for myself because they’re not exactly necessary.
Who knows? Maybe this will help someone’s gift selections…
Computer Code Briefcase, for the quirky geek in your life:
The Torture Device Coloring Book, for the morbidly inclined artist:
The Astro Mitt. Okay, this is awesome:
Trying very hard not to spend $17 on this A Christmas Story Ornament (come on…triple dog dare me not to!):
And bandages!:
Or for comic book fans:
Nintendo Keychain Set, for the retro game lover:
Robot Key Toppers. Great for differentiating between your keys.
