Archive for the ‘ Video/Film/Literature ’ Category

Apple Could Manufacture in the US, Most Consumers Wouldn’t Buy

With all of the attention on Apple’s working conditions in China, it’s interesting to know how things started. Long before the giant Foxconn plants, long before scandals about workers becoming suicidal and living in mass communal spaces, things were quite different. Reading the Steve Jobs biography, you learn that Apple began manufacturing in beautiful, high-end [ READ MORE ]

LED Snowboarder

Via Colossal: Fashion photographer and filmmaker Jacob Sutton shot this hauntingly beautiful video in the Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France starring pro snowboarder William Hughes who dons a special suit laden with white LEDs. Sutton, who has created work for the likes of Hermès, Burberry and The New York Times, spent three nights on a [ READ MORE ]

Shattering the Calm

Photographer Martin Klimas has an international following, and these exploding flower vases show just a bit of his ingenious eye[ READ MORE ]

Back to the Start

A really strong ad by Chipotle gives us a sense of why small farms matter. A great soundtrack by Willy Nelson singing Coldplay. I was late to find this ad, but was stunned by it. Amazingly cute and powerful at the same time. Directed by Johnny Kelly, this is really well done. Watch it fullscreen [ READ MORE ]

Tesla Model X

Tesla just released news of their highly anticipated third vehicle, named the Model X. Via Uncrate: Tesla has unveiled its third electric car, and this time they’re aiming for something with a little more utility. The crossover-style Tesla Model X ($50,000-$90,000) can go 0-60 in 4.4 seconds, and sports falcon-wing doors for rear passengers. Speaking [ READ MORE ]

Videogames Beginning to Enter ‘Canny Valley’

Movie and graphics nerds have heard the phrase “uncanny valley” for some years now. It refers to the super-realistic, yet not quite perfect renderings of humans in movies and games. It has plagued many high-budget blockbusters, like ‘Polar Express’ and ‘A Christmas Carol’ by presenting characters that look just off enough to be creepy. Now, [ READ MORE ]

Incredible Images of Mars

It’s well known I’m a space geek, and these latest images from the ESA’s Mars Express blew me away. Taken by the 9 year old Mars satellite, the images provide amazing detail of our planetary cousin. Click the photos to see them large. Via Space Fellowship: New images from ESA’s Mars Express show the Syrtis [ READ MORE ]

Classic L.L. Bean Covers, Recreated

Via Laughing Squid: For their 100 year anniversary celebration, Maine-based outdoor retailer L.L. Bean brought on commercial photographer Randal Ford to create modern-day photo reinterpretations of their classic catalog cover art from the past. For the photo of the 1933 catalog cover art, Ford shot the images of local residents at Maine’s Acadia National Park [ READ MORE ]

Lake Vostok: Earth’s Hidden World?

I watched a BBC documentary last night about Lake Vostok, the enormous lake that lies thousands of feet below Antarctica’s frozen ice. The documentary explores how this lake was discovered, and the incredible task of drilling through miles of ice to get access to it.  As compelling as the human task has been, the potential [ READ MORE ]

Nike Outfits a Carbon Fiber Leg

Via Fast Company Design: Nike Invents A “Shoe” For Athletes With Prosthetic Limbs The company’s innovation lab worked with marathoner Sarah Reinertsen to fill a market that’s ordinarily too small to attract serious R&D. When it comes to their gear, most athletes don’t have to resort to DIY. But self-customization was the reality for amputee [ READ MORE ]

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