YIKES!: Jeb Corliss’s Wingsuit Base Jumping Demo
Holy crap! This guy’s balls must be so massive I’m surprised they aren’t dragging him down to crash on one of those cliffs! [Via noob.us]
Monthly Archives: October 2010
ENVISION: Step into the sensory box [Video]
ENVISION : Step into the sensory box was created by French media agency Superbien and shown at the last Mobile World Congress. The public was invited to enter the “box” to discover the philosophy behind the 2010 edition of the congress: Transforming the Mobile Experience.
Ig Nobel Prizes bring the wackiness once again
It’s once again the time of year for rewarding some of the most truly remarkable efforts in various fields of science and other research. And no, I don’t mean the Nobel Prizes. I mean the Ig Nobel Prizes. Now in their 20th year, the prizes are awarded by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research. Unlike [...]
Featured 3D Short: The Sad Tale of Sintel and Scales [Video]
Sintel is an independently produced short film, initiated by the Blender Foundation as a means to further improve and validate the free/open source 3D creation suite Blender. With initial funding provided by 1000′s of donations via the internet, it has again proven to be a viable development model for both open 3D technology as for [...]
Metroid’s Samus Aran with Bunny Ears [Pics]
A few days ago, we wrote about Samus Aran parading at a burlesque show somewhere in LA, and now, here she is dressed as a bunny. But “why would Samus wear something as ridiculous as bunny ears” I hear you ask. And the answer is: this particular incarnation of Samus Aran is cosplayed by Jessica [...]
Duke Nukem Forever Live Demo
Warning: clip contains strong language. Gameplay footage starts at 2:45. [Via [H]]
Robot Art on Display at MASS MoCa
Robot Art? Yes, indeed, you read that right. Starting October 23, 2010, visitors to MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA, are in for a big surprise: a work of art conceived and created without human hands. From designbloom: …diaz’s ‘geometric death frequency—141’, a sculpture made from 420,000 black spheres made and assembled by robotics. the [...]
Amazing 3D Light Show [Video]
This 3D Light show was projected on the Kharkov Regional Administration building in Ukraine on August 24th to celebrate the country’s independence day. The interesting part only starts after about 30 seconds, so if you don’t want to wait, don’t hesitate to skip ahead in the video.
Santa vs. Edward Cullen [Pic]
[Via 9gag]
50 years of Japanese Concept Cars
Pink Tentacle, a Japanophile focused blog, shows 50 years of concept cars from Toyota, Nissan, Honda, and others. Some of these concept cars showed off features and designed that made it into later year models – the 1997 Nissan Hypermini looks very much like the Smart Car that made it into production in 2000, and [...]
Monday morning links serving: The October 4th edition
-Top 10 iOS Jailbreak Hacks If you’ve purchased an iOS device, you’ve also signed up for its many limitations. Jailbreaking can put you back in control. Here are ten great jailbreak hacks to help you customize and better utilize your iOS device. -Google Wants to Kill the JPEG: Meet WebP Images on the web in [...]
Beam Me Up Scotchie: 10 Star Trek-Themed Cocktails to Get your Party Started
With names like “Beam Me Up Scotchie” and “Phasers on Stun Punch”, there’s no possible way to go wrong if you mix these at your next “Trekker” party… unless the borgs decide to show up of course. Then having a “successful” party is probably the last thing you’ll care about.
