The New York Times has a great article on 3-D scanners today - desktop boxes that can copy, e-mail, print or fax 3-D objects.
This builds on the current regarding home fabrication in the home.  Sears was publicised a few months back for introducing a home fabricator.  Combined with a 3-D imager, hobbyists will soon be […]

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David Byrne is recognized in most mainstream circles as the guy wearing ill-fitting suits in Talking Heads videos, and music fans know his influence on New Wave/Post Punk.  Being a bit of a music geek, I did know that his art extended beyond music, and that he spent a short time at the Rhode Island School of […]

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Anyone that’s seen a 1 year old with a remote, a toddler navigating a pc, or grown adults going head to head on a Wii can tell you that user interface (”IU”: the way people interact with tv, the web, and any other content) needs a new approach.
In a surprising conversation that could have been […]

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One of the bigger revelations at SXSW was one of the simplest ideas on the tradeshow floor. The kind of idea that makes you bitter that you didn’t think of it first, cause it’s been staring us right in the face. “Web 2.0″ to the core (yes-yes, I was told at the show that we’re […]

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What’s Make Magazine? It’s Popular Mechanics for indy geeksters, and leaves Wired Magazine looking like pretty uninspired. Don’t take that to mean it’s self important, or a field guide to engineering. It’s seriously fun… the kind of study that made you enjoy going to biology class dissections, rocket science for kids (i.e. blowing stuff up […]

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