[auto]

:::bmw cs1 :: geneva autoshow concept car
:::ford r7 :: 2002 melbourne motorshow

[info]
:::mystery man :: man behind shakespeare
:::timex watch :: buys gas, burgers...
:::view 60sec movie :: open the levis's engineered jeans microsite
posted by [v] at Saturday, March 02, 2002

this weekend : : the f1 season takes off @ melbourne, australia
Sunday March 03, 9:30 pm ET on SpeedVision
F1 Live Racing : : Australian Grand Prix

get the vcr's, tivo's and satelites cookin' for the best racing on four whells : : unfortunatelly, Allen Prost is selling his team; the team, cars, designs and and rights to prost have been sold for 2.5 million euros to British businessman Charles Nickerson. Minardi team is upset as they were ones to put in the first offer for Team Prost.

::F1 Fantasy Pool :: [join the 'idgrid' league]
Don't forget to cheer on you favorite drivers this weekend!
posted by [d] at Friday, March 01, 2002

beatz / carl cox in toronto @ tonic : : march 06, 2002
enter the guest list at www.goldclubseries.com and arrive in style. list opens march 04 at 12:00 PM sharp


Blue Moon Rendering Tools? (BMRT?) : : free heavy duty renderer
BMRT is a renderer that you can download FREE for commercial use. It has been used in the production of A Bug's Life, Stuart Little, The Cell, Hollow Man, and Woman on Top. BMRT 2.6 is currently available for Linux (x86), Windows 2000/NT/98/95, and SGI (IRIX 6.x). If you testdrive this one get back to us with some samples. It's always good to see skills and software at work.
click here to see 3d models rendered with BMRT [1] [2] [3]

OpenGL 2.0 White Paper : : Out To Save Programmable Graphics
explained by Dr. Jon Peddie @ Tom's Hardware
www.opengl.org
posted by [d] at Friday, March 01, 2002

grafik designe lecture : : asking questions about type
March 22,2002, Toronto, Canada
An Evening of Type
Jane Hope, Bill Douglas and Paul Sych
Our second annual type night,
with an outstanding lineup of speakers.

[d] and [m] went to earlier events.
interesting. no free foods. free magazines though.

: : find out how much your designer brothers are makin
problems, compensations, 401k all that ... from core77
posted by [d] at Friday, March 01, 2002

ctia wireless lifestyles 2002 : : march 18-20, 2002
next step for wireless in americas, a show for wireless industry and newcomers. feat introduction to wireless lifestyles. orange county convention center, orlando, florida, us.
posted by [d] at Friday, March 01, 2002

[tech]

:::terahertz imaging :: reading books without opening the cover
:::robocup project :: ultimate goal
...by the year 2050, develop a team of fully autonomous
...humaoid robots that can win against the human
...world soccer champion team

[info]
:::turkey scraps virginity tests
:::hitler's clairvoyant
:::vanishing tattoo
...world journey where we begin to understand why more than
...thirty million north americans and countless millions worldwide
...have submitted to this type of self mutilation
posted by [v] at Friday, March 01, 2002

digital rights management wars : : movie and music industry
again consider they are not making enough money, so they are pushing for a bill to "deter digital pirates through anti-copying technology". the public wants the bytes to be free and opposed the hearing of the bills. ye. the computer and device makers would be required to install a gov. approved anti-copying techno gizmo. Fred Von Lohmann, the attorney dude from EFT says : "This would basically give technology decisions over to bureaucrats in Washington that should be properly made by engineers." - engineerrs, oh no !!


posted by [d] at Thursday, February 28, 2002

if you need a renderer, Flamingo is a good offer from McNeel and the crew @ Rhino3d.com : : untill march 15 you can buy flamingo commercial license for US$295 : : check out the samples in the flamingo gallery
posted by [d] at Thursday, February 28, 2002

::Infuzer :: [e-updates for your dates]
Infuzer is a service that copies dates from the web or email straight into your electronic calendar, by clicking one button. You can also create events and email them to your friends, which with one click will go directly into their electronic calendar.
Supports Lotus Notes r4.5, r4.6, r5, Lotus Organizer 5,6, Microsoft Outlook 97,98,2000,XP (2002) and Palm Desktop Date Book.

::F1 Fantasy Pool :: [join the 'idgrid' league]
Don't forget to cheer on you favorite drivers this weekend!
posted by [cg] at Thursday, February 28, 2002

: : mac mockups made by amateur Macintosh designers

: : the "other" uses for apple's ipod
"...the teenager stopped at a nearby display Macintosh, pulled the iPod from his pocket and plugged it into the machine with a FireWire cable."
posted by [d] at Thursday, February 28, 2002

a new side project is up: idgrid[dot]org | helsinki
posted by [m] at Wednesday, February 27, 2002

Nicely styled human powered toys from Playsam
Using the Internet to create non-electronic collaboration tools at Project Button NYC
Taking Lego beyond Mindstream here
posted by [ms-l] at Wednesday, February 27, 2002

urban light transport : : driver-free taxi
transportation of the future is tested in the Welsh capital - Cardiff : : smart transportation is on the way - maybe a viable solution for the traffic congested urban areas. more info on advanced transport systems ltd. web page

: : update in : : resources / design competitions
check it out for info on
Nagoya Design DO ! 2002
Theme : The Power of Fragility
Entry Deadline : Thursday, April 18, 2002
(you have to scrool down)

Digital Renaisance : : MIT Technology Review
Interesting article about the blogging community reflecting on the past and the future of the internet as an information environment / by Henry Jenkins, director of the Program in Comparative Media Studies at MIT.


Rinspeed Presto concept vehicle for the 2002 Geneva Motor Show
... " transformation is made possible by a centrally located electric motor, which stretches the vehicle with the help of two mechanical screw-and-nut gears. "
posted by [d] at Wednesday, February 27, 2002

[tech]
:::formula hayabusa :: suzuki motorcycle + suzuki car
:::ibm :: world's fastest semiconductor circuit [110 GHz]

[info]
:::prison :: survival guide
:::artificial knee replacement :: patient's guide
:::causes of fever
posted by [v] at Wednesday, February 27, 2002

[tech]

:::met5? jacket :: optimum temperature with the click of a button
:::bose :: acoustic noise cancelling headset [pilot tested & approved]

[tool]

:::photoshop 7 :: on sale in april
:::mirc :: v6.01 has been released
posted by [v] at Monday, February 25, 2002

Wednesday evening [Fe.27 : Toronto] Steve Dryall, CEO: fluition will be speaking on trends in 'media rich' web content. : of interest to new media/web producers, designers, and developers who are exploring the creative potential of streaming broadband content on the
net. : lecture details.
posted by [dj] at Monday, February 25, 2002

various as sundry tasty bits of networking technologies
outlined here from the recent Codecon 2002 conference in SF.

say hello to pod, personal transportation Aibo style being tested in the UK.

posted by [ms-l] at Monday, February 25, 2002

[info]

:::bruno mediati breathes, eats, dreams... thinking about cars...
...teamed up with andy and jeff...
...he takes on world automotive design competition...

...passion and hard work bring him to another podium finish...
...however, bruno will need to earn few more in order...
...to save up for one of those hi-reving-euro-spec-exoticas...
...that will lower his quarter-mile-runs
posted by [v] at Sunday, February 24, 2002