Category Archives: Tech

Garth Blocks

Admin at 3:39 pm July 16, 2014

Cathal Gillen writes:

We like most people are sick to death hearing about Garth Brooks so we decided to do something about it. We created a Chrome plugin called “Garth Blocks” which removes mentions of his majesty from the internet and your newsfeed. Some more info here including the link to download the plugin in the Chrome web store

(pic: quickmeme)

Meanwhile…

Aiken Promotions have formal assurance from Dublin City Council that local authority will not contest an application for a judicial review

— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) July 16, 2014

Son Of Big Dog

Admin at 10:23 am July 16, 2014

LS3, the successor to Big Dog, a quadruped robot developed by Boston Dynamics, gets a first taste of military action at RIMPAC2014 – the multinational maritme war games in Hawaii.

sploid

X-Ray Toys

Admin at 4:13 pm July 15, 2014

From a series of pleasing, artificially coloured x-rays of electronic toys by Sydney-based artist Brendan Fitzpatrick.

colossal

Feedback Loop

Admin at 9:07 am July 11, 2014

Arcus Motion Analyzer – currently in development and funding on Kickstarter – is a ring-sized, water resistant motion tracking device that also recognises gestures.

Feeding back in real time via a Bluetooth connection, multiple devices can be worn to generate complex data and metrics.

laughingsquid

Barcelona GO!

Admin at 3:48 pm July 10, 2014

A really rather superb if slightly discombobulating ‘flow-motion’ tour of Barcelona by UK photographer Rob Whitworth.

A full screen eyeball-pleaser.

highdefinite

VFX Of Thrones

Admin at 12:46 pm July 9, 2014

http://vimeo.com/100095868

German 3DVFX company Mackevision showcases its extensive and very impressive digital matte work on Game of Thrones (Season 4), seamlessly enhancing the Antrim landscape with everything from spectacular hilltop fortresses, teeming towns and marching armies to fleeting architectural and landscape tweaks.

(H/T: Graeme Kelly)

Aaaagh! Jelly Gummies!

Admin at 4:39 pm July 8, 2014

Pulsating nightmares by Dundee-based illustrator Sam Lyon.

Especially number 4.

designboom

Merc Of Arc

Admin at 11:58 am July 8, 2014

A spectacular sculpture soaring over Goodwood House in West Sussex at this year’s Goodwood Festival Of Speed – 26m high, 90m long and comprised of 160 tonnes of steel – a 1934 Mercedes Benz W25 and the 2013 Mercedes AMG Petronas Team’s F1 W04 pass each other on opposite sides of racing history.

creativeboom

Inside A Fireworks Display

Admin at 7:50 am July 7, 2014

A DJI Phantom aerial drone is flown directly (and most likely illegally) nside a fireworks display in West Palm Beach, California last month by Joe Stiglingh.

Here’s the complete, Andrea Bocellified four minute flight.

laughingsquid

(Additional H/T: James Cregan)