I just purchased a new camera (well, Site Difference purchased the camera for me). It's the Nikon D70s - a near professional digital SLR with a 6.1 megapixel CCD, the ability to shoot 3 frames per second (up to 144) and two lenses - to name a few. The two lenses (a 18-70mm and a 55-200mm (made by Nikkor)) were bundled with the camera as part of a promotion. Of [...]
This is solar powered lampion (created by Damian O'Sullivan) makes me happy. You can leave this outside - than later that evening use it for your lighting needs. This light is comprised of an array of 36 standard size solar cells (held together by an open spaced frame), each of which is connected to an LED bulb, which is fed by one rechargeable better. That was a mouthful. Solor Lampion [...]
I've just designed my first pair of shoes - Hallock Air made by Nike. This is a little old-news, but Nike built this online ordering mechanism and product line called Nike ID (Individually Designed). If you're so inclined, you can go to the site (http://www.nikeid.com) and design your own pair of shoes. You can even put your own "ID" on them (see the second photo). Nike ID - Hallock Air [...]
I started a new job with Microsoft a few weeks ago - which I briefly mentioned in my Coachella post. My title, UX Designer, is a little difficult to explain. To help my friends and family understand what it is that I do, I thought I would post some descriptive information. User experience design (as a discipline) is described in the following summary written by Kirk Knemeyer and Eric Svoboda [...]
Since 1988 I've been an Erasure fan. I've collected just about every 12", 7", mini-cd, CD, DVD, VHS and digital download I could get my hands on. Last night Maureen and I went to the Show Box (a local venue) to see an acoustic only show by the two person band. This is interesting because Erasure (Vince Clarke specifically) is known for their work with electronic music. Vince was one [...]
I just came home from a week in La Quinta California. My good friends Ryan and Brian traveled with me to see the Coachella Music & Arts festival. Two days of music where surrounded by several days of video games, high-fat foods, Makers Mark and a whole lot of inactivity. The vacation had been planned for several months - which ultimately took place at a perfect time. Just before leaving [...]
On-Off clock from Lexon I love buttons. It's really that simple. However, this new On-Off clock from Lexon just rocks to the off position - no buttons required. Designed by Nina Tolstrup, the On-Off LCD alarm clock can have its alarm activated by tilting it into the on position, and the alarm can be turned off by tilting the clock to the off position. Not sure how the snooze feature [...]
It's been three long weeks since Australia, but the next GP is this weekend. This race, in Imola, is Ferrari's home race. In recent tests, they've stated with some confidence that they're ready to battle Renault for a victory. The F2005 When thinking about this post (before I wrote it), I decided to investigate how fast a F1 car is compared to a regular streetcar. I found this entertaining 3-minute [...]
I need to give Scott Hansen some credit. I don't know him and I've never seen him (I don't think). I'd like to give him credit for his artwork. I've purchased almost every print he has for sale on his site. (see example below) I'm not sure why I like his stuff some much - maybe it's the mix of illustration and photographic imagery? I'm not an art critic, but [...]
At first, the title may not make much sense - it will by then end of this post. I found this gadget online this morning. This thing is called the, "Wattson." It provides a method of understanding how much energy your home consumes. It has a sensor, which takes a measurement of the overall domestic energy consumption (as well as assessing individual appliances). It displays the reading as a number [...]