Peripheral Show
2007/02/28
Short clip of ForeignOffice’s detailed videos inside Children Of Men.
Tag and Release
2007/02/28
This an excellent implementation of RFID tech:
Swingline to Embed RFID Tags into Next-Gen Staplers.
Read about my worst case scenario RFID protection.
Hidden Lines
2007/02/27
Curious interview with Ootje, designer of Dutch Guilder notes.
He mentions how he hid secret details in the drawings, and the satisfaction of designing something as widespread as money.
Chest Paint
2007/02/22All through the video I was hoping it was latex paint and he’d peel it off in the end.
Bubble of Fire
2007/02/16The time for the personal firewall is here.
By personal, I mean one that protects your body.
As RFID tech advances, the omnipresent transmitters will become a part of our lives.
Everything around us will change to suit our buying habits.
Brain bandwidth will be consumed by spyware competing for your attention.
Ads catered to your whims and emotions.
Companies tracking your every move.
There are myriad ways of implementing this that can be useful, informative, and beneficial.
But, we should have the ability to disconnect from the grid.
To avoid being followed if we so desire.
I propose installing radio frequency jamming on all new mobile phones (we all carry one).
Updated automatically to detect, warn, and deter invasions.
A bubble that protects us and our information.
The new war will be fought on our bodies…
Click on the pics for more info.
Pink Noise
2007/02/16I got chills of happiness when I saw this intro again…
Gotta love the music.
BTW the funky ass shag-mobile is being sold on ebay.
Leap Into The Void
2007/02/14
A gallery of photos by Denis Darzacq of dancers in mid-air.
Probably inspired by Klein’s “Le saut dans le vide” which I’d like to have poster size.
More on Klein here.
Pixel and Point
2007/02/09Minority Report style GUI…
I think I see a connection between these interfaces and prehistoric drawing in caves.