Just when we thought we'd seen everything on The Interwebs and its massive blog-o-sphere, we are once again reminded how tiny we are inside its cosmic vastness. Thanks to a few special sensors that detect electric current and some genius wiring, musician, J. Viewz, shows us how he makes ornate productions with his local groceries. Seriously, the guy makes bells out of some grapes and bass drums out of eggplants! Check it out.
Imagine, if you will, that your favorite music program's psychedelic screensaver met with the precise brushstrokes (or mouse strokes) of your wielding hand? That's kind of what you get when you fiddle around with digital designer Yuri Vishnevsky's Silk project. The interactive artwork program allows users to create celestial patterns in symmetric or free form. Now we could just sit here and write out a more detailed explanation, but it's the kind of stuff that just has to be experienced to understand. Go ahead give it a go! And if you really dig it you can download the iPad app here.
Now that the Uptown Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights is on the map thanks to MTV's new reality series, media outlets like The New York Times have been taking notice of the burgeoning creative community and what it has to offer. Case in point, they recently sat down with show star, Jonathan Perez (Audubon), and peered into the inspiration behind the series. Kudos to those Uptown kids and their really well-spoken ideas and platform. Extremely refreshing to see, considering the not-so-positive post-Jersey Shore reality television landscape out there! Check out the interview in this recent Media and Tech episode of Times Cast.
Director/Producer, Simon Klose, presents a look in to what may have been one of the most important Internet cases in history, the story of Pirate Bay. The upcoming documentary tails its Swedish founders, Gottfrid Svartholm, Fredik Neij and Peter Sunde and how their file sharing site created a political storm that resulted in prison time and $3.5 Million USD in fines. Peep the trailer to understand why it was Hollywood V.S. The Swedish Computer Wizards. Available for download real soon! Go figure.
Introducing the Chameleon Clock, a brand-new iOS application that makes use of the iPad or iPhone's rear camera to display a visually-adaptive clock. For .99 USD users can have a sleek NetwalkApps time-teller that blends into whatever background it's placed in front of. Sleek.
Our friends over at The Sound Of Art have just relaunched their website. It's sleeker and just plain cooler, with segments like Sold, where artists and collectors get to talk about what inspired the other, and The Insiders, where fans get an intimate look at the workings of particular industry folk. Log on now to www.SOALife.com to check it out!
In what has to be the most ridiculous and ratchet attempt at promoting an already vulgar tune, Juicy J of Three 6 Mafia fame, has just released an online game for his Bandz A Make Her Dance single. The goal? Throw enough money at pole-sliding strippers to prevent them from crashing onto the floor. Oh and the song, featuring Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz, actually plays while you're at it. WTF???
Anyone looking to brush up on their digital photo editing skills should probably NOT use the following as a reference. The creatives over at YouTube channel, Glove And Boots, took some time to film their puppets, Fafa and Mario, as they explore some Photoshop basics. Unfortunately things don't go to well for the serious beaver and easily-distracted red muppet. Funny stuff!
Rather than letting his or her mind go to waste on countless hours of Android games or Internet cat videos, we expect a little more from our average readers and a site like Luminosity is right up our alley with what it provides to help the brain. The premise of the service is neuroplasticity--the process of changing the way our minds work by applying new constructs and techniques. Basically, brain games! Even the sharpest tool in the shed needs to stretch a muscle or two.
