People living in vans

So sad, yet so real, and a growing problem,

How can we help?

Robots

I thought I’d post about robots today!!

got any more clips? Put them in the comments!

Orwell Rolls In His Grave

Posted by Thomas Brodahl

“A marvel of passionate succinctness, Robert Kane Pappas’ documentary critically examines the Fourth Estate, once the bastion of American democracy. The documentary asks, “Could a media system, controlled by a few global corporations with the ability to overwhelm all competing voices, be able to turn lies into truth?…”

I just finished watching this spellbinding and terrifying documentary. As a marketer and designer I am becoming more and more aware of the powers in my control. Those powers are more often than not hired for the purpose of inducing consumption. As a manipulator of image is my obligation to corporations or to people? To truth or to marketing? At what point do we become part of the problem? Artists hired to delude the people? Is that what we are becoming? Art used to be about freedom and expression… as this documentary clearly shows, we are running out of both. They’ve done it to radio, newspapers, television, its only a matter of time before they come after the web. A battle is approaching and we need to take sides.

We need to not only support net neutrality, we need to fight for it with all our power.

(If you haven’t done so recently, do yourself a favor and read 1984)

 

Amazing commercial

this really makes me want to get into motion video graphics 

 

Future of Internet Mobile version

click below

Animated People

Ok, this is a crazy new development in life-like animation. You have to check out thevideo on the article about this animation technology.

“Emily – the woman in the above animation – was produced using a new modelling technology that enables the most minute details of a facial expression to be captured and recreated.”

Text and Link courtesy of Times Online

Gadget Sites

Add to the list if you fancy?!

Boing Boing Gadgets

coolest-gadgets.com

Craziest Gadgets

DAPreview.net

DVICE

Engadget

Elite Choice

Everything USB

GearCrave

Gizmodo

Newlaunches.com

OhGizmo!

Phone Scoop

Pink Tentacle

Popgadget

Shiny Shiny

Slashdot

SlashGear

Techie Diva

Ubergizmo

Uncrate

Wired

O.L.P.C. XO-2 Touch Screen Laptop,

READ

Air Car, runs on air: Zero-Pollution

The Zero-Pollution MDI Air Car

Invented in France and licensed by Tata Motors in India, The Zero-Pollution MDI Air Car is coming to American shores in 2010. It features an ingenious compressed-air motor, which runs to 35mph entirely on air, or uses a trickle of petrol to heat and compress more air to reach higher speeds up to 90mph, and capable of 90mph or 1000 miles to a tank. It also comes in 6-seater, 4-door, and 75 horse power. Available in retail price for under US$20,000. [ZeroPollution]

Styrofoam dome homes

Styrofoam dome houses at Aso Farm Land (Photo by: Erika Snyder)

While styrofoam may be most commonly associated with disposable coffee cups, meat trays and packaging, prefab home manufacturer Japan Dome House Co., Ltd. uses it to construct easy-to-assemble modular kit homes.

Dubbed the “habitat for the 21st century,” the Dome House is an igloo-shaped structure built from snap-together wall sections made of 100% expanded polystyrene foam (styrofoam). It might seem like an odd choice of material for a house, but the company lists a number of advantages that styrofoam has over traditional materials. Unlike wood and metal structures, for example, the styrofoam Dome House does not rust, rot or attract termites. It is also highly resistant to earthquakes and typhoons. In addition, the walls, which are treated with a flame retardant, emit no toxic fumes in a fire. More