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Monthly archive of 4. August 2008

The Glitch Mob: ‘Slaying It’ Behind a Laptop

Monday, den 4. August 2008

The Glitch Mob are a California based electronic outfit merging hip hop and electro that create bass heavy tracks popular with the Burning Man scene. Formed roughly two years ago, the group are noted… … continue reading

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Plica, The Dual Touchscreen Phone

Monday, den 4. August 2008

James Piatt’s Plica concept phone really takes the idea of a “phone” and throws it out the window. Looking like a cross between a iPhone and a micro laptop, it doubles the touchscreen real estate… … continue reading

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Lego Task Management

Monday, den 4. August 2008

We like software developer Michael Hunger’s creative method of time management: instead of using a planner or online scheduler, Hunger opts for a simpler, yet highly effective system - lego stacking. Hunger keeps track… … continue reading

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YouTube & Self Expression

Monday, den 4. August 2008

Dr. Michael Wesch presented at the Library of Congress recently and gave this fascinating presentation on how YouTube has led to the development of new forms of self expression.

At one point he looks… … continue reading

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Manila’s Little Electric Power Saver

Monday, den 4. August 2008

Recently there’s been a bit of buzz about a new device being sold by Ace Hardware, Manila’s dominant hardware retail franchise: a plug-in device called Extreme Power Saver that claims to be able to reduce… … continue reading

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Taiwan’s Frog Café – Where Photography, Design and Biking Collide

Monday, den 4. August 2008

Located in Taipei, Frog Café is not your average trendy Asian Café, but a dynamic venue to enjoy coffee, independent photography and design as well as a place to meet fellow biking enthusiasts. The… … continue reading

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From Glamor To Geek, New York’s 2.0 Party Scene

Monday, den 4. August 2008

The New York Times has an interesting article explaining how the New York Tech scene has evolved from glamor and glitz launch parties to soldering competitions and PowerPoint Presentations.

Apparently, when the Internet bubble collapsed, New… … continue reading

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Hand Drawn Map Association

Monday, den 4. August 2008

BoingBoing points us to a neat project: the Hand Drawn Map Association, an online collection of user-submitted cartography of places big and small from around the world. The maps range from quick scribbles of neighborhoods… … continue reading

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A Year Of The Credit Crunch: Heaven Knows We’re Miserable Now!

Monday, den 4. August 2008

The Independent ran a rather sobering piece in their weekend’s business analysis section where they’ve tried to put down some statistics around what has changed in the year of the Credit Crunch. Although half of… … continue reading

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Cape Town Dinner Dates

Monday, den 4. August 2008

What If The World, an arts/design collective based in Cape Town, are bringing the local creative community together through a series of dinner parties held in the window of their design studio. The aim is… … continue reading

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