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Skipped over Sunday
2008-03-31 02:26:00 [A weekly link post of skipped over (and slightly stale) sights and stories]? German Playboy billboard uses rain to promote wet t-shirts? Space Invader + QR code scarf gives you that warm and geeky feeling? Sensor-embedded bra records "vertical breast displacement"? 20% of IMs are never sent? Rabbit Travel Vibe is 12 volts of vroom vroom vibration More About: Technology , Advertising , Sunday
Plastic bags become street art
2008-03-30 03:02:00 Otherwise overlooked as trash, this street artist utilizes leftover plastic bags to create inflatable animals. By using ventilation grates, the plastic bag animals are tied down and remain deflated until air begins to flow through. The result is an incredibly creative approach to an inflatable street sculpture. Joshua Allen Harris (the artist) sent the Wooster Collective video of the installation that can be viewed here and here. More About: Bags , Street , Plastic , Street Art
Tits promote toadstools
2008-03-25 22:52:00 Following AdRants lead, we are left with little other comment than 'WTF?' on this recent find in advertising. With an overload of push-up, Nila Sliced Mushrooms is promoting their product by pinning up models on the side of semi's."[The ad is] one part come hither and stick your throbbing member between my huge breasts until you fill this can with your uncontrollable lust look. And you've got the perfect "WTF was that but it sure felt good" ad."We're not so sure that feeling 'Fungtastic!' gets us past flaccid on this one, as we typically stray away from women associated with fungus growth. More About: Advertising , Promote , Tits
Sight for the week's end
2008-03-22 02:30:00 Peeps + microwave = happy easter! More About: Random , Sight
Shake Well Before Use gears up for SXSW 2008!
2008-03-08 11:39:00 Broadcasting from Austin and ready to achieve geekgasm, this year is sure to be as overwhelming as the past. Shake Well Before Use has admittedly been slacking on blogging in the last few weeks due to all the excitement and anticipation. Regardless, come join in the nerdfesticle that is SXSW at these two events:How to Rawk SXSW: Achieving Geekgasm16bit Pownce Party More About: Technology , Interactive , 2008 , Gears
i-Buddy attempts IRL emoticons
2008-02-28 15:00:00 Created for compatibility with MSN Messenger, the i-Buddy appears to be a watered-down wannabe version of a Nabaztag. The device connects via USB and reflects emoticons received from your friends. If a happy emoticon is received, the gadget will flap its wings and light up, however if a angry emoticon is received, it will turn red. If only the device wasn't output only, we'd love to try it out as a tethered voodoo doll against our friends who are too stubborn to switch to Gtalk. More About: Technology , Interactive , Emoticons
67 ways sex sells
2008-02-28 12:00:00 Off of the naughty ad feed over at Trendhunter, they've compiled 67 ways sex sells (we thank them for not holding out for a 69 joke). From Apple ass-vertisements to pin-up calendars (we recommend the cupcakes) and pussy-product-placements, the ads are something to look up to other than upskirts. Some of the ads may have crossed your sight before, but even we were surprised about somehow missing the "boobs as a paintbrush" campaign. More About: Advertising
Tool creates textual landscapes
2008-02-26 01:23:00 Text mining for large bodies of literature, Tim Walter created Textour, an interactive tool that visualizes text in radial patterns."...it is possible to discover certain rules which show that every text is a system of words where length, position and frequency do not appear at random."For fairly complex blocks of text, the process involves an intricate system based around sentences, words, and letters. Filters also help aid the process by providing text restrictions, lengths, and frequency."Every time a letter, word or sentence is entered into the program, the visualisation integrates the new item and the elements appear on the right point of intersection of line through the center and the circles and re-arranges the rest of the elements in a clockwise manner."Walter's site includes the detailed documentation for Textour in German. More About: Design , Landscapes , Interactive , Tool
Art cars yield to art sleds
2008-02-20 12:00:00 While art cars dominate the streets, art sleds are now dominating the slopes. Crafted after an X-Wing Fighter, this art sled attempts to cut through the snowy hills of Minneapolis. Each year, the city is host to an art sled rally at Powderhorn Park. Potentially equipped with four laser canons, the X-Wing Fighter art sled would be sure to render the wooly mammoth and whale competition defenseless. More About: Cars
Video game upskirts glance at pixelated panties
2008-02-07 15:00:00 Playing purely for the panty shots, a video game clip shows the desperate attempts at catching a glimpse of g-strings. Pairing Zelda against Princess Peach, the Super Smash Bros. Brawl has the appropriately dressed characters fighting often in mid-air. The player attempts to pan around for a shot of pixelated princess panties. We'd recommend that Princess Peach look into at least a knee-length skirts for avoiding being fragged. More importantly, we'd recommend the player to poke around The Accidental Video Game Porn Archive and get over it. More About: Gaming , Video Game , Glance
Art for the tasting
2008-02-07 12:00:00 Drink Away The Art is an installation by Hannes Broecker that explores taste buds. Each individual piece is filled with a colored liquid and attached with a faucet. The gallery welcomes people to pour a glass for the tasting, subsequently affecting the art.
Wine Rack bra brings new meaning to cup size
2008-02-06 00:00:00 We can only imagine the situation under which this product came to be an idea. Tailored like a sports bra, this lingerie is designed to hold your liquor (quite literally). With an attempt at silly word play, The Wine Rack holds your wine within polyurethane bags that help fill up your front side. The bra comes with a built-in straw in case the idea of body-heat-warm wine sounds like a better way to keep your dignity than a round of shots. More About: Fashion , Meaning , Size
Sight for the week's end
2008-02-03 01:30:00 8-Bit Dynamic Life Shirt. The closer you come together, the higher number of "life force" hearts light up. More About: Fashion , Sight
High heels help keep a healthy sex life
2008-02-03 01:00:00 A new attempt at a study aims to prove that wearing high heels can improve a woman's sex life. The research looked into the muscle and electrical activity around the pelvic area while wearing high heels. While the researchers are wanting to prove that the measurements equate to a better sex life, we're almost certain that the medical explanation lies somewhere within how other people's muscles react to the sight of someone in heels. More About: Life , High , Healthy , Heels , High Heels
Txtshorthand used to sell underage sex
2008-02-01 14:30:00 A "sex ring" operated by young Japanese school girls was recently uncovered by decoding their use of txtshorthand. The girls were apparently selling sex to older men via mobile transactions."Take this piece of seemingly benign code, for example:IkebLURV1700Yukichi2JC1Ikeb = Ikebukuro. The neighborhood that the girl is in.LURV = "I will have sex with you."1700 = Time: 5PM Yukichi2 = Yukichi Fukuzawa, the guy whose face is on the 10,000 yen note x 2 = I cost 20,000 yenJC = Joshi Chugakusei (Junior high school girl. JS would be elementary school girl, JK would be high school girl)1 = Grade 1. In Japan, 1st year of junior high = 7th grade. "Unfortunately(?), this may make for a valid reason for parents to enforce no texting at the dinner table. More About: Technology , Sell
Waxy outs social media spammer
2008-02-01 00:00:00 Similar to the search engine research conducted on SWBU last month to out a viral marketing campaign connected with PayPerPost, Waxy.org uncovered a social media spamming campaign for The Times (UK)."Since 2004, The Times retained the established SEO consulting firm Sitelynx to handle their search engine marketing. Working on behalf of The Times, a Sitelynx employee posted thousands of links to community and social news websites, including Mahalo, Del.icio.us, StumbleUpon, Metafilter, Yahoo! Answers, Ma.gnolia, and Netscape's Propeller. His actions were done without any disclosure of his affiliation to Sitelynx or The Times and were, in some cases, posted under the assumed identity of his wife."Waxy goes on to include a breakdown of all the found accounts and number of links dropped on each. Needless to say, link spammers should learn that the possibility of being outed on blogs for poor conduct will result higher SEO rankings with negative content than all their hours of making ne... More About: Social , Media , Advertising , Spammer
Allergy-analyzing robots invade Tokyo
2008-01-30 10:00:00 Invading Japan for further analysis, a swarm of 200 robots are taking to the skies. In preparation for forecasting pollen levels, Weathernews, Inc. is sending out what looks like enlarged ping pong balls with embedded LEDs."[They] weigh 1 kilogram (2.2 lbs) and measure 30 centimeters (1 ft) across, consist of a monitoring unit housed in a spherical styrofoam shell. A pair of eyes glow 5 different colors ? white, blue, green, red and purple ? to indicate the level of Japanese cedar and cypress pollen in the air."Called Pollen Robots , the spherical bots monitor and provide up-to-the-minute pollen reports and maps online. More About: Technology , Tokyo , Invade
Edited For Orgasms
2008-01-30 08:00:00 This is perhaps on the side of trying too hard, but someone took the time to edit their way through a variety of Star Trek episodes for anything resembling an orgasm. The Trekkie YouTube clip features the numerous seasons and character climaxes. Cheesy? Definitely. Worth your time? Questionable. [via] More About: Orgasms
Mobile touchscreen concept gives the reach-around, still disappoints
2008-01-28 12:30:00 A new mobile concept called P-Per offers a reach-around to the iPhone-famous touchscreen. By using minimal parts, the potential phone offers sustainability."The design consists of just 4 layers, a printed circuit board, extruded polycarbonate, recycled titanium, and a wrap around flexible haptic LED touchscreen."Textually says the design would satiate tech nerds, but we have to politely disagree. The mobile industry should be tapping into those that feel left out from the need for breakable screens and texting typos. Though we may be trading style for bulk, tactile QWERTY keyboards are a must for the true "tech nerds" who text under the table. More About: Technology , Mobile , Reach , Concept , Touchscreen
Sight for the week's end
2008-01-28 01:30:00 InteracItive LED kit in Evil Mad Scientist Auxiliary photo pool. [via] More About: Interactive , Sight
Tuesday Tasting: Sensual Intelligence, Cell Phones and Sex::Tech
2008-01-23 08:00:00 Each week, Ariel Waldman serves a tasting of the latest in sex and tech.Thermal Bras and Panties Could Boost Your Mobile Phone BatteryA new pair of underwear could use your body heat to charge your batteries. The prospect of using nanowires or microspopic strands of silicone has researchers convinced this may be the future of fashion. "This discovery could lead to special clothing that could produce electrical current for batteries in cells and handheld computers," reports Green Daily. While still a concept, the idea of electricity-producing lingerie is pretty hot.Previously: Solar swimsuits power up bikini babesSensual Intelligence Possibly More Sci-Fi Than AILike using your left hand, sex toys are now trying to mimic a foreign feeling by the use of an artificial "mind". Dubbed "Sensual Intelligence", a new down-there-device called SaSi uses a positive or negative button for the user to select what does and doesn't feel good. The device learns your preferences, but also apparently... More About: Cell Phones , Phones , Tech , Cell
Geek graffiti uses glow sticks
2008-01-21 13:00:00 Dubbed Street Wars, this new form of street graffiti uses glow sticks and creative mods on street signage. Known for "playful reappropriation of urban elements in public settings", SpY was the force behind the project. The creator's site is currently down (as of 4am PT), but will hopefully be back up to provide more details. More About: Graffiti , Geek , Glow , Sticks
Tuesday Tasting: Making Out, Macs, And More Porn
2008-01-16 03:30:00 Each week, Ariel Waldman serves a tasting of the latest in sex and tech.Kiss-Me Meter Measures Make-Out-WorthinessCatching up on the CES craziness from last week, we're surprised this one didn't make it into Engadget's Crapgadget edition. The Kiss-me Meter is designed to measure the make-out-worthiness of your breath and thus advise on whether you should make a move or start gargling some serious mouth wash. By blowing into the gizmo, an LED indicator shows where you stand. If we saw someone using this, we would make sure we stood far away.OhMiBod Compatible With iPhone, No Word On Macbook AirOhMiBod should've held off from announcements for another week, as only a few days ago it was boasting iPhone compatibility. No word yet on if the line of vibrators plans to sync up with the new Macbook Air. We're guessing that the serious lack in audio quality in the Macbook Air may make for some not-so-hot vibrations.Unlimited HD Porn That Doesn't Hit Your WalletAnother CES find that ai... More About: Technology , Macs , Tuesday
The perfect accessory for the non-pervert
2008-01-16 00:30:00 It's been covered before on Tuesday Tasting - the saturation of subway gropers in Japan. Not wanting to be lumped in with the lot of pervy men, a new accessory helps define where non-wandering hands are."On super crowded trains, standing commuters quickly run out of stationary rings to hold on to, and have nowhere to put their hands. That's probably what inspired gropers to fondle in the first place, but it's also a looming dilemma for non-perverts as to where they can put their hands in order not to be mistaken for one."While the idea of men holding onto rings to proclaim their non-perv status may be laughable, the product apparently sold out within a very short time frame. More About: Culture , Accessory , Perfect
Export to World transforms pixels into paper
2008-01-14 11:00:00 With an uber-geeky name like Export to World , you know their products have to be virtually awesome and useless at the same time. The concept coverts virtual Second Life objects into tangible elements with the use of paper. Like IKEA, all the objects can be constructed with simple scissors and glue. A Flickr album helps give some added context to the conversion. More About: Design , Paper , Pixels
Sight for the week's end
2008-01-13 07:00:00 Sushi + tush = pervy form of Onigiri[via (nsfw)] More About: Culinary , Sight
Picks for the most lame and lovable CES ads chosen
2008-01-11 12:00:00 Perhaps the only thing more pervasive than flashing screens (or lack there of) at CES is advertising. Engadget points to what they found to be the best and the worst ads at CES this year. The team doesn't give a blow-by-blow review of each ad, but we can only imagine the snickering that took place behind the camera. What are your best/worst picks from the ad album? More About: Technology , Advertising , Lame
Lather, Rinse, RFID
2008-01-10 11:00:00 RFID technology continues to merge into a variety of miraculous experiments around the globe. The latest concept uses RFID tags to communicate to washing and drying machines how individual articles of clothing should be treated. The objective is to avoid laundry dilemmas. Named ClothTAG, the concept could be cute, but may also create an entire new generation of overly-tech-dependent hipsters. More About: Technology
Subliminal advertising takes a slightly less subtle route
More articles from this author:2008-01-09 15:00:00 Created by Ogilvy out of Frankfurt, this series of ads aims to nudge the naughty-minded into buying an otherwise innocent product. The ads were produced for Globus Supermarket in Germany. With tag lines like "satisfy your appetite", the play on imagery is pleasurable until you find yourself wanting to fondle mangos and feel up bananas. More About: Advertising , Route 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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