YouTube Magic Tricks and DIY

December 22, 2011

One of my favorite parts about blogging is stumbling across interesting sub-cultures and communities. While reading the always amazing “Marginal Revolution” (a blog on economics) I came across a story about how YouTube was impacting the craft of magic. It is a pretty weird provenance, but the internet has a way of shrinking and flattening [...]

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iFixit – What I Hope Retail/Ecommerce Turns Into

December 21, 2011

iFixit is a great company for a number of reasons: + They have a mission and a manifesto to go along with it. + They speak the language of their community and have a personality e.g. their “XBOX Repair Kit” is called the “Red Ring of Death Repair Kit“. + They make awesome software that [...]

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__________-Of-The-Month Clubs?

December 20, 2011

The always interesting Professor Thomas posted a request to Twitter wondering if there was a “Board game of the month club” or similar offering as a holiday gift. Unfortunately, I know of no such service, but it got me thinking. Subscription ecommerce has been a hot area in the tech world this year with companies [...]

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Haxlr8r – Startup Accelerator for Hardware

December 19, 2011

Haxlr8r is a startup accelerator along the lines of Y Combinator (It is actually affiliated with YC‘s major competitor TechStars) and aims to help enable a new generation of hardware entrepreneurs. The most interesting part of the program is that it takes place partly in San Francisco and Shenzen. There are a lot of YC-esqe companies [...]

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A Dragon that Turns into a Flower and an Impressionist Typewriter

December 17, 2011

Sculpture of a dragon that turns into a ring of flowers. This would be an awesome prop idea for a crown in “Game of Thrones”. House Targaryen for the win. A typewriter modified to type out oil paintings. I don’t have much to add except to say that they are both amazing examples of DIY [...]

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Ash Martin and Viztu – Follow Friday

December 16, 2011

I had the great pleasure of meeting Ash Martin and some of the folks from his company Viztu at an event in Cambridge and came away super impressed. From their website: Hypr3D uses advanced computer vision and digital photogrammetry tools to take 2D photos or videos and turn them into an interactive 3D model. With [...]

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MakerBot hiring for 25 positions – More than the big 4 3D printing companies combined

December 15, 2011

Wow, if you want to get started in the 3D printing business, MakerBot Industries of Brooklyn, New York are making it easy for people no matter what your background or pedigree. MakerBot has over 25 job listings open at the moment. I did a quick check and that is actually more than the big 4 [...]

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“Hardware” is Two Four Letter Words

December 14, 2011

There is a saying that “Hardware” should really be two “four-letter” words in the context of building products, especially electromechanical gizmos. This adage seems to be borne out in the struggles of some high profile hardware/software companies. Orbotix makes a cool remote controlled ball called “Sphero” that you can control with your iPhone or Android [...]

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Quantified Self and Weigh Watchers? Posts to Ponder

December 12, 2011

DIY Bio thought leader Eri Gentry posted a couple interesting insights from the European Quantified Self conference.     So much of the Quantified Self movement is about better tools: A scale that Tweets my weight or a pedometer that collects my life data while making a fashion statement. I hadn’t ever thought about QS [...]

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Volpin Props – Daft Punk Helmet: YouTube’s Treasure Trove

December 11, 2011

Volpin Props is the blog of acclaimed prop maker Harrison Krix. His work is amazing, be it a full costume or a replica weapon from the future or mythical past. This video documents half of one of his most ambitious and impressive projects, replicas of the ornate and interactive helmets worn by the techno duo [...]

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