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AlastairWarren

  1. Zero N: Incredible interaction concept - a floating metal ball that can be moved and positioned by hand or computer vimeo.com/41796732
  2. Bill Buxton on Innovation for People - it's not about the technology. Fascinating! youtu.be/WFo8M6v8Puk via @youtube
  3. Just watched 3 TED Talks by Rory Sutherland. Perspective is Everything, behaviour economics. Fascinating and funny on.ted.com/BzPq #TED
  4. My Arduino kit has finally arrived, a wicked leaving gift from Bosch -- and it's Creative Friday at @zibamunich tomorrow. Time to invent!
  5. Just entered my electric screwdriver and urban mail vehicle, fingers crossed! core77designawards.com #easidrive #umvpost #c77da
  6. Dominos Pizza scooter talks as it shifts gears. Hilariously awesome idea: youtu.be/n17B_uFF4cA via @youtube
  7. Link to previous tweet, Noisy Jelly - vimeo.com/38796545
  8. So epicly cool! "Noisy Jelly" - various jelly forms hooked up to Arduino, acting as a capacitive sensor and producing music.
  9. Awesome little Arduino robotic clock. Writes the time, then rubs it out and writes again. Haha I love it - wp.me/p22K2I-SsF via @make
  10. Interesting little short from DesignIt's David Fellah, on digital immortality i.e. your grandchild talking to dead you: vimeo.com/34157927
  11. Makers have this incredible view of the future, they believe they’re capable of changing it. @IDEO #Startmaking @GA startmaking.com/david-kelley/
  12. I just signed up for Wunderkit! Use this link to get early access to the beta. wunderkit.com/7r3BPf via @6Wunderkinder #Wunderkit
  13. Time Lapse of creating the Wunderkit.com Couch in PS youtube.com/watch?v=rZ2dIV… via @youtube
  14. Stoked to receive a Silver and a Bronze in the New Zealand Best Awards today! Probably also the first time a Swedish university has placed …
  15. Frog: Constant connectedness and info means we actually learn less? designmind.frogdesign.com/blog/whats-mor… via @frogdesign. As I check RSS with breakfast...
  16. Incredibly interesting: "thinking fatigue" and how your decisions are influenced throughout the day: nytimes.com/2011/08/21/mag…
  17. Contender for the worst interface ever, from a trip to LA in 2007. Just what's a TAP again? http://twitpic.com/4tt64r
  18. Hahaha lightened up my day: My Blackberry is not working http://designdaily.co.nz/blog/2011/02/my-blackberry-not-working
  19. Wow. Word Lens: Augmented Reality App Translates Street Signs Instantly | Gadget Lab | Wired.com wired.com/gadgetlab/2010…
  20. BMW uses bright lights, subliminal messages to sell motorcycles (video) engadget.com/2010/12/16/bmw… via @engadget