Robot Builder & Designer : : Mark Tilden
"I was born a compulsive builder," Tilden said. "I made my first robot out of sticks and rubber bands when I was 3." "...B.I.O.-Bugs. The footlong creatures, which vaguely resemble roaches despite having just four legs, were a hit at the 2001 Toy Fair in New York and were brought to market last fall by Hasbro" More of his experimental work can be found here

: : the facial recognition system
Viisage : : back in 1984 ..."We deliver the world's most advanced biometric identification solutions."

Hemingway said, ?The most essential gift for a good writer is a built?in shock?proof shit-detector.? (They?re cheap if you haven?t already got one.)
posted by [d] at Saturday, February 23, 2002

[newZ]

:::canon :: new 6 megapixel digital camera
:::korg :: very small metronome
:::turning into digital goldfish
posted by [v] at Saturday, February 23, 2002

a bit of green from NYC...
ozone friendly articles and links from metropolismag
posted by [ms-l] at Friday, February 22, 2002

For fashion conscious.
Today your date is well matched with your time [ 02/22/02 @ 02:22:02]
posted by [v] at Friday, February 22, 2002

martinimeyer : : meyer büro für gestaltung in berlin
martini says... "It's good if a client comes and knows he's in [a place] where somebody thought about the environment."
posted by [d] at Friday, February 22, 2002

pixelpalozza : : pixel pushin contest at iconfactory.com
posted by [d] at Friday, February 22, 2002

just been invited to _project. Whoohoo!
posted by [dj] at Thursday, February 21, 2002

: : lecture series in toronto feat discussions on...
Social Software. Information Art. Genesthetics. Grid Computing.
Open Source Business Models. Nanotechnology. Wi-Fi. Data
Mining. Cryptography. Abandonware. Embedded Processors. Honeypots. Want to know what's next?
[ interactivearena.ca ]
posted by [ms-l] at Thursday, February 21, 2002

Aula : : [j] and I have been involved with Aula in Helsinki. Aula is a community of over four hundred people working in different fields of life. We've mentioned it a few times, but here's some additional info, an article two founding members of Aula wrote for a Japanese group Kohkoku: Aula article for Kohkoku : : additionally, the story of Aula (pdf).

NMUF : : New Media Underground Festival : : [Cape Town] [02.March] [2002] : : "a non-profit network of digital media artists/developers which operates in the open.source spirit of net_CULTURE as a non-profit, knowledge-sharing organisation."

*spark-online : : Team-playing overrated?
posted by [jm.] at Wednesday, February 20, 2002

greatest motivation for not leaving
the toilet seat up ever in this get up
testblog by ms-l
posted by [ms-l] at Wednesday, February 20, 2002

: : winners of the YD+I competition
February the 14th - 16th in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The design team of Martijn Dirks (NL), Laurens Kolks (NL), and Jeremiah Tesolin (FIN based) have just won the Forbo Linoleum design prize for their project concerning Dutch companies Staatsbosbeheer and ANWB. A press realease is available in DOC format under :: resources
posted by [d] at Wednesday, February 20, 2002

"Record Labels' Answer to Napster Still Has Artists Feeling Bypassed", writes the New York Times : : Haven't yet used pressplay.com.

Oh, the drama : : Whine Gretzky : : Whine has no regrets : : "I don't think we hate Canada," captain Teemu Selanne said.
posted by [jm.] at Wednesday, February 20, 2002

welcome to the sms generation : getting close through msgng!
posted by [m] at Wednesday, February 20, 2002

be inc. sues microsoft for destruction of business
another "great" move by the most underated operating OS that ever was. BeOS was to be an os of the future, clean, lean, modular and fast loading, easy to network, crash proof and ELEGANT it had it all long before MacOS or Windows. BeOS had a chance - not once, but times over to strike the bull in the head - every time they missed with calculated precision led by CEO and founder, Jean-Louise Gassee. Be Inc. had one owesome product to be implemented into markets Microsoft coudn't touch at the time. they lost focus and ended up sold for US$11 mil. to Palm Inc. Palm OS 5 will feature elements from BeOS :: read another article here


wired culture : : stardust : : cosmic opera in three acts
opera delivered : : with help from a giant image projection, high-definition video and sound / ..."stardust is content to let its audience play the central role, with an array of tech gadgetry forming the supporting cast."

motorola : : funds finish wireless game distributor

ultra wide wireless : : the next generation
approved for commercial use by the FCC last week, Ultra Wide Band technology promises to boost wireless networking to 500Mbps


strike : : microsoft enters the cell phone OS market
have a look at Windows Powered Smartphone 2002 online presentation on Microsoft site
texas instruments creates [ reference design ] for microsoft
more smartphones and pda's @ microsoft mobility group

counterstrike : : nokia offers design kit to rivals, facing Microsoft

designer gear : : bid on core77 mac workhorse

weblogs : : the works
making the web work is not easy after the goldbubbleburst
posted by [d] at Wednesday, February 20, 2002

[tech]
:::zeosync :: near-perfect digital compression
:::beveridge :: lesson in speaker technolgy
:::mkivki :: motion mp3
posted by [v] at Tuesday, February 19, 2002

We interrupt our regular programming for an update on Olympic Hockey
RUS-FIN 1-3 : : "Russia became the latest hockey superpower to learn a lesson of international play that's been taught repeatedly in recent years. Never forget about Finland."
CZE-CAN 3-3 : : "Am I hot? Yeah, I'm hot," Wayne Gretzky said. "I'm tired of people taking shots at Canadian hockey."
posted by [jm.] at Tuesday, February 19, 2002

: : design lecture today
Alan Fletcher 'The Art of Looking Sideways'
date : : Monday February 18, 2002
time : : 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Alan Fletcher, one of the world?s foremost graphic designers and a founding partner of Pentagram, explores the art of visual intelligence and the workings of the eye, the brain and the hand. Mr. Fletcher will also be signing copies of his new book, 'The Art of Looking Sideways'.

location : : Toronto, Design Exchange, 234 Bay Street, Trading Floor
tickets : : Non-Members: $15, Members/Students: $10
ticket sales/reservations @ 416-216-2160
posted by [d] at Monday, February 18, 2002

: : resources
Design in a fast world / by Jeremiah Tesolin : : to be published in ICSID newsletter. the article is in pdf format under _resources. cheers.
posted by [d] at Monday, February 18, 2002

Finland takes top spot in Environmental Sustainability Index.

"Not only was Finland rated the top of the heap in both current competitiveness and growth competitiveness, it could look back to recent studies that had pointed it out as the least corrupt nation on the planet (for the second year running), that had attested its schoolkids could read and add up better than anyone else's kids, and that noted it had changed at a record speed - in just a decade - from being an economy dependent on raw materials to one based on information and know-how."
(Helsinki Sanomat- international edition, Monday 4.2.2002)
posted by [j] at Monday, February 18, 2002

digital cameras are about to get real cheap
posted by [dj] at Monday, February 18, 2002

[tech]

:::minox :: mini telescope
:::terapin :: cd video recorder
:::eurofighter typhoon :: dynamic swing-role aircraft

[info]
:::hitler doll :: toymaker under fire
:::sleep less :: live longer
:::stop tooth decay :: genetically modified mouthwash

:::physics :: applet thumbnails
:::moby & bowie :: each other interview
:::sex toys :: some design them : some test them
posted by [v] at Sunday, February 17, 2002

after we - [cg], [dj], [d] and [m] - saw Joshua Davis speak tonight, [d] managed to run into Colin, the man behind moock.org, who will be speaking at FlashinTO. more info will be posted by [d] himself.
interesting evening...
posted by [m] at Sunday, February 17, 2002