Coffee: The Greatest Addiction Ever

So, apart from me, who else here thinks coffee is the greatest addiction of all time? :) My personal favorite coffee spot (in the region of Montreal): Caffè Art Java. What’s yours? [Via Neatorama]

The Pen Nib Dress: High Tech Robotic Fashion [Video]

Tech A dress covered in an armor of robotic pen nibs? I’m not gonna lie. I’d try it on, anyway. The Animated Pen Nib Dress is a project by Steven Tai and John Nussey–the 60s mod babydoll dress is plated with a field of 795 gold-colored pen nibs, mounted on tiny motors, which are animated [...]

Monday Morning Links Serving: The June 27th Edition

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-1 Billion Uniques: Google’s Traffic Record By the Numbers Google becomes the first company to welcome 1 billion unique visitors to its websites in a single month — but Facebook has plenty to cheer about, too -How Windows 8 Could Change Everything But now that the sins of Vista and the antiquarian vulnerabilities of Windows [...]

The Rocketeer 20th Anniversary Fan Film

This amazing fan film was created by John Banana of the Digital Banana Studio to pay homage to the 20th anniversary of The Rocketeer, which was released by Disney on June 21st 2001 1991. [Vimeo]

Making a car for blind drivers [Video]

Using robotics, laser rangefinders, GPS and smart feedback tools, Dennis Hong is building a car for drivers who are blind. It’s not a “self-driving” car, he’s careful to note, but a car in which a non-sighted driver can determine speed, proximity and route — and drive independently. [TED]

Mom, Can I Go Online? [Comics]

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OMG! QUICK! SOMEBODY KILL IT WITH FIRE [Video]

Insane animator Cyriak recently came back from the dead, and as usual, he’s trying to drive us all insane with his latest creation. Warning: Extremely disturbing video. [Via Cubicle Bot]

“Give Me a Hand” Shirt

I’m loving this t-shirt illustrator Derek Eads created. The shrimp cocktail hand from Beetlejuice is my favorite. Alas, the t-shirt was part of a one-day deal from RIPT Apparel, but if you’re madly in love with it, there is a solution: you can buy it as a print or as a t-shirt through Derek’s own [...]