Portland-based physicist and copywriter David Neevel built a swell machine that separates Oreo cookies with an automated hatchet and other clever ways.
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Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Physicist Builds a Machine to Separate Oreo Cookies
Physicist Builds a Machine to Separate Oreo Cookies:
Portland-based physicist and copywriter David Neevel built a swell machine that separates Oreo cookies with an automated hatchet and other clever ways.
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Portland-based physicist and copywriter David Neevel built a swell machine that separates Oreo cookies with an automated hatchet and other clever ways.
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Race to win on big and small screens with Chrome Super Sync Sports
Race to win on big and small screens with Chrome Super Sync Sports: Smartphones and tablets are great for all sorts of games, and lately we've been thinking about new ways to play. Chrome Super Sync Sports is a new Chrome Experiment that uses the unique features of mobile devices to create a new gaming experience on big and small screens. In this game up to four friends can compete in running, swimming and cycling on a shared computer screen, using their smartphones or tablets as game controllers.
To get started, you’ll need a computer and a smartphone or tablet that run a modern browser, like Chrome. Visit chrome.com/supersyncsports on your computer, pick a game and decide if you’re playing solo or with friends. Next, visit g.co/super in Chrome on your smartphone or tablet and type in the unique code shown on your computer screen. You’ve now “super sync”ed your mobile device with your computer, and you’re ready to race!
Use the arrow pad on your smartphone or tablet to select one of 50 athletes and prepare yourself for the competition. The motions you make on your mobile touchscreen will move your athlete on your computer screen. To move your athlete forward and win the race, you need to make the correct gestures as quickly as possible. The better you are, the higher your chances of making it to the global leaderboard.
Select your athlete by using the keypad arrows on your mobile
Race using your smartphone or tablet touchscreen
Up to four friends can play using a shared computer screen
Chrome Super Sync Sports is available for Chrome v15 and above, and for Android 4.0+ and iOS 4.3+ devices. It uses the latest modern web technologies, including HTML5 features such as WebSockets for real-time gaming synchronicity on desktop and mobile, and Canvas and CSS3 for rich and engaging visuals. For more detailed information on the technologies used, see the “About” page.
On your marks, get set, race for your place on the World Leaderboard!
Posted by Steve Vranakis, Executive Creative Director, Google Creative Lab
To get started, you’ll need a computer and a smartphone or tablet that run a modern browser, like Chrome. Visit chrome.com/supersyncsports on your computer, pick a game and decide if you’re playing solo or with friends. Next, visit g.co/super in Chrome on your smartphone or tablet and type in the unique code shown on your computer screen. You’ve now “super sync”ed your mobile device with your computer, and you’re ready to race!
Use the arrow pad on your smartphone or tablet to select one of 50 athletes and prepare yourself for the competition. The motions you make on your mobile touchscreen will move your athlete on your computer screen. To move your athlete forward and win the race, you need to make the correct gestures as quickly as possible. The better you are, the higher your chances of making it to the global leaderboard.
Select your athlete by using the keypad arrows on your mobile
Race using your smartphone or tablet touchscreen
Up to four friends can play using a shared computer screen
Chrome Super Sync Sports is available for Chrome v15 and above, and for Android 4.0+ and iOS 4.3+ devices. It uses the latest modern web technologies, including HTML5 features such as WebSockets for real-time gaming synchronicity on desktop and mobile, and Canvas and CSS3 for rich and engaging visuals. For more detailed information on the technologies used, see the “About” page.
On your marks, get set, race for your place on the World Leaderboard!
Posted by Steve Vranakis, Executive Creative Director, Google Creative Lab
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Watch Audi Play Car Paintball With Two RS4s
Watch Audi Play Car Paintball With Two RS4s: 
Car companies do a whole mess of testing before they let cars out in the wild, but Audi’s latest tests on the RS4 are possibly the greatest of all. Namely, the German auto maker straps two giant paintball cannons to the RS4 and plays a game of skirmish with them. More »
This Hair Tutorial Goes Disastrously Wrong
This Hair Tutorial Goes Disastrously Wrong:
Everything starts off well enough, and then that curling iron has other ideas...
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Baby Monitor App Captures Toddler Adorably Not Going To Sleep
Baby Monitor App Captures Toddler Adorably Not Going To Sleep: 
Say it with me now: Hahahawwwwwhahah. This awesome toddler is named Jude, and this video shows what he’s actually doing when his parents shut off the lights and try to make him sleep. It’s punishingly adorable. More »
Teacher's iPhone app scores tests, shares data quickly
Teacher's iPhone app scores tests, shares data quickly:
Our colleagues at TechCrunch have an interesting story about Quick Key, an iPhone app that could be extremely helpful for teachers everywhere. Walter O. Duncan IV is a veteran teacher and the mind behind Quick Key, which is designed to score simple scantron tests (the old tests you complete by filling in circles with a pencil) with the iPhone's camera and a QR code. The video promoting the app is pretty slick, though those scantron sheets look way different than the tests I remember (with the tiny bubbles, about 300 or so to a page).
The app is currently in beta as Duncan collects feedback from teachers who are testing it out. Duncan has raised almost US$100k for future development, and hopes that his company, Design by Educators, will deliver Quick Key to teachers all over the world. It's inspiring to see the iPhone improve upon older technology in such a significant way. These are powerful computers we're carrying around in our pockets, and it's always cool to see them put to important use.
The app is currently in beta as Duncan collects feedback from teachers who are testing it out. Duncan has raised almost US$100k for future development, and hopes that his company, Design by Educators, will deliver Quick Key to teachers all over the world. It's inspiring to see the iPhone improve upon older technology in such a significant way. These are powerful computers we're carrying around in our pockets, and it's always cool to see them put to important use.
Teacher's iPhone app scores tests, shares data quickly originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Boba Fett KitchenAid Mixer
Boba Fett KitchenAid Mixer:
Tommy Filth refurbished a KitchenAid mixer to look like the infamous Boba Fett. He writes:
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Tommy Filth refurbished a KitchenAid mixer to look like the infamous Boba Fett. He writes:
[...] I was taking it apart I got some inspiration for the paint job and this is what came out of it, still needs a phase board for speed control and two decals to be applied to the sides but I couldn’t wait to share.Check more infos here.
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LEGO Stop-Motion of Michael Jackson
LEGO Stop-Motion of Michael Jackson:
Berlin-based animator Annette Jung has created this awesome stop-motion of Michael Jackson and his signature dance moves. Entitled “LEGO Dance”, the 30-second long animation was made using LEGO bricks.
Via Enpundit.
Berlin-based animator Annette Jung has created this awesome stop-motion of Michael Jackson and his signature dance moves. Entitled “LEGO Dance”, the 30-second long animation was made using LEGO bricks.
Via Enpundit.
Japan Has Found An Amazing New Way To Demolish Buildings
Japan Has Found An Amazing New Way To Demolish Buildings: 
Demolishing a building is insanely cool to watch, but unfortunately, it’s also fairly disruptive. Giant clouds of dust plume about the city for days and rubble needs to be moved out. Noise pollution is also an issue. In the crowded cities of Japan, however, one demolition firm has come up with an incredible way to demolish a building that needs to be seen to be believed. More »
Monday, 25 February 2013
Warning: MYO wristband does not give you superpowers
Warning: MYO wristband does not give you superpowers:
Another attempt at controlling your Mac and other digital devices by flailing your hands and arms around in awkward gestures is available for pre-order today. The MYO wristband (US$149) from Thalmic Labs won't be shipping until late 2013, and the company's marketing strategy appears to be relying on the childlike wish of being able to wave your hands and arms Harry Potter-like to have objects bow to your command.
The technology is cool enough; MYO is an armband that measures electrical activity in your arm muscles and translates gestures and movements into corresponding actions on your digital device. The video below shows a number of examples of how this can be used -- one quite practical idea demonstrates a wheeled robotic vehicle being controlled with hand and arm gestures.
But it's the marketing hype that's a bit over the top: "unleash your inner Jedi," or the comment from Thalmic Labs CEO Stephen Lake that the company is interested in "giving us superpowers." Thalmic Labs even uses the tried-and-true method of overhyping a product by resorting to a quote from Steve Wozniak.
If you're a developer and this is hitting your main nerve, the MYO API is available today as well. Just don't expect me to get excited about MYO until I'm able to extend my middle finger at the screen to close browser tabs displaying over-the-top marketing statements.
The technology is cool enough; MYO is an armband that measures electrical activity in your arm muscles and translates gestures and movements into corresponding actions on your digital device. The video below shows a number of examples of how this can be used -- one quite practical idea demonstrates a wheeled robotic vehicle being controlled with hand and arm gestures.
But it's the marketing hype that's a bit over the top: "unleash your inner Jedi," or the comment from Thalmic Labs CEO Stephen Lake that the company is interested in "giving us superpowers." Thalmic Labs even uses the tried-and-true method of overhyping a product by resorting to a quote from Steve Wozniak.
If you're a developer and this is hitting your main nerve, the MYO API is available today as well. Just don't expect me to get excited about MYO until I'm able to extend my middle finger at the screen to close browser tabs displaying over-the-top marketing statements.
Warning: MYO wristband does not give you superpowers originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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