These pillows are just so simply made, and yet, I love something like this. You take really simply idea, and apply it in a really simple way. But the result is that every time somebody sees them you have a conversation. And every time you go to sleep you are reminded to have a nice [...]
In my article about the change in consumer focus, “Where is Everyone“, I talked about the concept of Social News. And people are asking: What is that all about and why is it going to destroy the newspapers?
Social news is a fundamental change in the way we get news’. But the reason it is [...]
Galvanized steel pipes can be used for many things. They are usually used to direct the flow of water. But if you pour electricity through them you end up with these amazing desk lamps.
The Kozo1-3 desk lamps are galvanized steel pipes put together in the form of handmade lamp. The parts come from around [...]
Every person who creates content on the internet wants to know 2 things about their visitors; how many are there (traffic) and where do they come from (referrers). And the way this works is currently changing at an incredible rate.
The internet used to be a place that you visited to do or get something, [...]
I admit that I never use public transportation, because it is impractical for me to do (it takes longer to just get too the bus stop, than it takes for me to drive all the way to work). But this futuristic bus stop from MIT Senseable Lab looks really interesting.
The purpose of a bus [...]
Music videos are traditionally something you either see or listen to – or both. But is that really the only way? What if you could touch it? Interact with it?
Soy tu Aire is an interactive music video. Instead of just playing a song about showing some visuals, you get to create your own by the [...]
It’s getting hotter everyday, the sky is turning blue, the wind is not going anywhere in particular, and everyone wonders if it is time to get another ice cream. Yes, it’s the yearly beach-outdoor-fun-time.
Most people bring some old towels, some bring cheap plastic things that usually turns out to look like a duck, other [...]
I missed it completely, the 5 year anniversary of Baekdal.com. It started out on April 25th, 2004, in a time where the whole Web 2.0 phenonemon was just getting started. So I am getting a bit nostalgic, and I found some of the old concepts in my archives.
This is what it looked like…
The idea [...]
If there is one thing I have learned over, and over, and over again, is that speed matters a lot. I have also learned (usually the hard way), that speed matters more today, than it did 10 years ago – even-though we now have broadband connections.
To put it simply:
If you are driving in a [...]
Microsoft asked INVIVIA to come up with two extreme concept videos about augmented realities. What would we be able to do if the digital and real world were seamlessly combined?
This is what they came up with.
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