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  • Author: Martin
  • Published: May 30th, 2008
  • Comments: 1

Convert Boring Units to Real Objects

1000 Kilogram are 1.3 cows, 5.6 female lions or 1 shire horse while 100000 kilogram equal 18 male African elephants and 7.1 Big Bens. The website Sensible Units (via Genbeta) converts boring units like Kilogram, Meters, Miles or Pounds into real world objects. There is obviously no real scientific value behind the calculations but it [...]

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  • Author: Martin
  • Published: May 24th, 2008
  • Comments: 2

GPS Drawing ?

Artist Erik Nordenankar had an interesting idea for a self portrait. He would send a GPS device around the world to specified coordinates to draw the largest image the world has ever seen. Well, the largest virtual image the world has ever seen.
The GPS tracking device was put into a briefcase and sent away with [...]

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  • Author: Martin
  • Published: May 19th, 2008
  • Comments: 2

Two interesting tech demonstrations

I discovered two very interesting tech demonstrations at the TechEBlog which I had to post about. The first is a next generation destruction CG tech demonstration that looks ultra realistic. If they could implement something like that in games it would be awesome.
“Using particle-based tools, the Extreme Loading technology generates iterative visuals with the added [...]

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Easy and free isometric art designer

I was always intrigued by isometric art for some reason. perhaps the simplicity of it all is the thing that gets to me, I don’t know. To create it though, you either need some appropriate apps, or some wicked Photoshop skills and I have neither. While poking around at Lifehacker today I found a post [...]

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  • Author: Martin
  • Published: May 16th, 2008
  • Comments: 2

Cubeecraft Papercraft Toys

Feels like Geek-day today. After the virtual girlfriend article I present you another article that falls into the geeky but cute category. This time it’s Papercraft Toys by Cubeecraft, a website that is offering free papercraft model downloads that can bring a smile on the old and young.
Now this would not be that geeky if [...]

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  • Author: Martin
  • Published: May 16th, 2008
  • Comments: 3

Virtual Girlfriend Bed

I have seen my fair share of geeky stuff on the Internet and the Virtual Girlfriend definitely makes it straight to the top. Geeks don’t have girlfriends, that’s what people believe and while it sometimes may be true it more often than not is not, except for gay geeks maybe who tend to have boyfriends [...]

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  • Author: Martin
  • Published: May 14th, 2008
  • Comments: 2

Microsoft Touchwall

I really like to watch technology presentations and demonstrations, especially on the TED website but also on other websites. I recently came upon a presentation for Microsoft’s Touchwall, an inexpensive rear-projection system.
The video below is a demonstration by Director of Envisioning Ian Sands who explains various features and the technique behind the Microsoft Touchwall [...]

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