Category Archive: shiny things

Makerlab <3 ‘s Social Media Webapps: Volume 1

Makerlab <3 ‘s Social Media Webapps: Volume 1

A short list of websites that are radically reshaping how my life is lived. Examples of positive change in the world around us. Companies that …

 

Boombox App the new Muxtape? At least, reminds me of it…

Boombox App the new Muxtape? At least, reminds me of it…

This is pretty freaking radical. A new Boombox app for the iphone that reminds me so much of Muxtape that it hurts. The app just …

 

Nicholas Negroponte – Founder and Director of the MIT Media Lab

Nicholas Negroponte – Founder and Director of the MIT Media Lab

Lets face it – it is pretty important to watch historical material dealing with a subject or ecosystem one is currently immersed in. This is …

 

Mushrooms – peril or menace?

Mushrooms – peril or menace?

@reidab on mushrooms

 

Not to kill a thought: The impact of language on curiosity, creativity and scientific inquiry

Not to kill a thought: The impact of language on curiosity, creativity and scientific inquiry

Steve Davee is one of my favorite members of the Portland Dorkbot scene. Part of his awesomeness stems from the fact that he is …

 

Haptic Strings and Radio Trowel at DorkBot PDX

Haptic Strings and Radio Trowel at DorkBot PDX

Dorkbot tonight was pretty epic. There was a concert. Collin Oldham The RT (radio trowel) and The Cellomobo from Amber Case on Vimeo. It was pretty cool. …

 

Shelly Farnham of Dorkbot Seattle on the Intersection of Technology and Art

Shelly Farnham of Dorkbot Seattle on the Intersection of Technology and Art

Tonight, Shelly Farnham presented a more national perspective Viewing a scene in the air (a camera attached to a hot air balloon) with VR goggles. …