砷士的筆記本: 07/22/11

2011年7月22日星期五

Minus One Smartphone Speaker Dock Concept

Minus One Smartphone Speaker Dock Concept: "

We have featured quite a few different speaker design concepts here at Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is from designer Jung Hoon Lee, and it is designed to be a minimalistic speaker dock for your iPhone, iPod or smartphone.

As you can see from the photos below, the designer has created a speaker which looks stylish, yet has all the function you need without adding on loads of features which you don’t need.

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E-Note LCD Writing Tablet

E-Note LCD Writing Tablet: "

Some of our readers will remember the NotSlate electronic tablet concept that we saw a while back, it looks like the guys at Brando have released a similar tablet designed to take notes with the E-Note LCD writing tablet.

The E-Note LCD writing tablet, although it doesn’t look like it will be as useful as the original concept, as it can only store one note at a time, so not exactly that useful.

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By The End of 2011 20 Typical Households Will Generate More Internet Traffic Than The Entire Internet in 2008 (Infographic)

By The End of 2011 20 Typical Households Will Generate More Internet Traffic Than The Entire Internet in 2008 (Infographic): "

An interesting infographic has been put together by Cisco showing how “the Internet of Things” has grown in size since 2003. Back then the number of people on the earth greatly out weighed the number of devices connected to the Internet. However in 2008 those numbers flipped and the number of things connected to the Internet exceed the number of people on earth for the first time.

The infographic after the jump provides a visual representation of the increase in “things” connected to the Internet.

The Internet of Things Infographic

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Tunnelbear App Enables Access To Location Restricted UK & US Sites

Tunnelbear App Enables Access To Location Restricted UK & US Sites: "

Tunnelbear is a neat little application that can help you view restricted website content from either the UK or US depending on your current location. Once installed simply signup for an account and choose the location of the content you want to access, the turn on the power and after a quick connection process the restricted site will be granted.

Tunnelbear

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Team Fortress 2 Recreated As Retro Arcade Game (video)

Team Fortress 2 Recreated As Retro Arcade Game (video): "

If you are a Team Fortress 2 fan and fancy playing a game with a slight twist on the Valve classic game and with more of a retro feel. Indie games developer Eric Ruth has used his magic once again to create an arcade version of Team Fortress 2, complete with characters and themes.

The new TF2 Arcade game was showcased at the Baltimore gamescape and captured on video which you can view after the jump. The characters within the game closely resemble the TF2 characters and even have similar special moves, all be them tweaked for the new Acrade mode. Enjoy!

Team Fortress 2 Acrade

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Sound Box iPad Speaker Dock Concept

Sound Box iPad Speaker Dock Concept: "

Designer Emanuele Canova has created a very stylish iPad speaker dock concept in the form of the Sound Box, which incorporates both a radio and alarm clock into the dock to allow you to use it even when your iPad or iPod is not docked within the device.

The speakers have been designed to resemble vases and blend into their surrounding decore rather than stand out as a lovely black box. The concept speaker dock would be controlled by a touchscreen control panel design and would include an intuitive interface. Check out further images of this stylish iPad speaker dock concept after the jump.

Sound Box iPad Speaker Dock

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Indestructible Titanium Straw Will Survive The Apocalypse (Video)

Indestructible Titanium Straw Will Survive The Apocalypse (Video): "

If you’re half divine like Perseus or made of superior DNA ala Master Chief, then mayhaps it’s high time you learned about the Titanium Straw. It’s a beverage straw—made of titanium. Made for immortals.

If you think this sounds nutty, the rationale behind the indestructible product is even more bizarre. it’s purpose is to finally suck every type of drink encased in a container. Ambitious? Of course. We have no idea why the plastic straw even needs to be upgraded though. It has already done wonders for humanity.

Titanium straw

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微距攝影-Nino Matasa 的七彩微距世界

微距攝影-Nino Matasa 的七彩微距世界: "我們看到的這一張張色彩繽紛的微距攝影，皆由英國女攝影師 Nino Matasa 拍攝而成。對 Nino Matasa 來說，每按一次快門並不只是一個凝結的瞬間，而是一個故事、一種情緒，對一些人來說這是回憶，但對其他人來說是一種啟示..."

一分為二的水中攝影

一分為二的水中攝影: "有些攝影師拍的卻是一半水面上，一半水面下。
兩個不同的世界，就呈現在同一張畫面，你說，這可真是迷人呢。"

Canon跟Nikon的棋盤決勝負

Canon跟Nikon的棋盤決勝負: "每次有新機、新鏡推出時，就是國內外論壇口水戰的開始。
當然，還有三不五時的品牌戰文出現，Canon v.s. Nikon 用戶也常會遇到這種戰局。"

Letterpress Happy Birthday Cards

Letterpress Happy Birthday Cards: "

I love letterpress, and I love neato birthday cards, so naturally I couldn’t resist putting together a roundup of some of the awesome letterpress birthday cards that I’ve laid my eyes on lately. Get ready for some fun cards!

Letterpress Birthday Cards

Above, clockwise from top left : Spouse letterpress birthday card by Impressed Design, Make a Wish by Paper Lovely, Berry Birthday by Smock, BTW birthday card by Ink Petals, Happy Birthday Balloons by Printerette Press, Happy Birthday to You by Karolin Schnoor, Happy Birthday Cupcake by Missive, and Vintage Bicycle birthday cards by Sweet Harvey

images from their respective owners

Weekly Wrap #81 : DIY Paint Swatch Boxes

Weekly Wrap #81 : DIY Paint Swatch Boxes: "

Weekly Wrap

DIY Paint Chip Swatch Boxes

The humble yet versatile paint chip strikes again, and I love it! Jessica from How About Orange shows us how to make super cute little boxes out of paint swatches, and the possible color combos are pretty much endless. Tuck small gifts or favors into these little cuties for a package that’s fun and sure to be remembered.

Have a great weekend, everyone, and here’s hoping for a bit of a cool off for all of us who have been dealing with sweltering heat for most of the week. It’s a cruel, cruel summer … </Bananarama>

image from How About Orange

五位讓你不敢相信雙眼的3D錯覺街頭藝術家

五位讓你不敢相信雙眼的3D錯覺街頭藝術家: "

有人覺得看見就代表存在，然而過度相信自己的眼睛，在3D立體藝術的領域中，可是容易被騙的喔！近年來許多才華洋溢的街頭藝術家，利用透視、變形等繪畫技巧，在平坦的柏油路上創作出許多效果驚人的3D立體圖畫，只要抓對角度，站對地方，做出與情境相呼應的動作，就算沒戴上3D立體眼鏡，效果一樣十分驚人，不相信嗎？看看下面五位你不得不認識一下的3D錯覺街頭藝術家的作品，就知道咱們在說什麼了！

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我真是猜不透你啊！鉛筆也能削來吃？！

我真是猜不透你啊！鉛筆也能削來吃？！: "

各位大人物們，我們今天介紹的是色鉛筆，如你所看到的它有三種顏色，還有附削鉛筆機。沒錯！介紹完了，歡樂的時光總是過的特別快，又到時間說掰掰，請期待我們的下一篇文章喔。(揮手)

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13間讓人想賴著不走的風格咖啡館

13間讓人想賴著不走的風格咖啡館: "

週末沒事做卻又不想宅在家時，躲到咖啡館中培養文藝青年氣質算是個不錯的選擇，只是街上咖啡館那麼多，該選哪一家呢？除了咖啡是否道地、價格是否實惠、服務是否百分百，看裝潢比氣氛自然是一定要的啦，下面13間燈光美氣氛佳的咖啡館，就是你最好的評判標準啦！

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和時間賽跑的巨型沙畫創作

和時間賽跑的巨型沙畫創作: "

沙灘似乎是不少藝術家的靈感泉源，相信每個人也都有到海邊的沙灘上作畫、堆沙堡的經驗。但如果把這項技能深入發揮，能達到什麼樣的境界呢？

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「束」大便是美！用20000根尼龍束帶編織成的大白熊

「束」大便是美！用20000根尼龍束帶編織成的大白熊: "

相信不少朋友家中都有尼龍束帶這個實用又方便的小東西，偶爾要固定電線或是綁物品時相當好用，但是俗話說的好：「「束」大便是美！」，這些一根根隨手可得的束帶，當它們以極為龐大的數量呈現在你眼前時，再加上巧手助陣之下，說不定就會成為充滿童趣奇想的藝術作品喔！

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家中第二螢幕該如何買的選購指南 (上? 應該不會有下)

家中第二螢幕該如何買的選購指南 (上? 應該不會有下): "

撰文：黑貘/BLACK TAPIR

大家已經看煩我寫一堆三螢幕, 四螢幕, 五螢幕, 甚至六螢幕的文章, 因為大部份的人都都一句話給我: 我書桌座位沒這麼大啦, ..... 當然我就會說: 換個房子吧.... 接著我就被打了....

當然說要因為要多螢幕要換桌子, 換房間, 換房子, 換工作, 換生活, 這樣的思維有點本末倒置, 所以我也只能苦笑, 但說起來有時因為我提出更高的要求, 就是你到伯朗咖啡工作, 還是可以用雙螢幕與三螢幕的須求, 這議題我好像也寫過了, (但可能是寫在 Plurk) 或是放在 Flickr 的照片, 而我也花了不少錢與時間在找這答案上面, 雖然現在也不算找到, 但也是有某種 Solution 了.

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迷你街頭再一發！維妙維肖的老香港街景模型

迷你街頭再一發！維妙維肖的老香港街景模型: "

人家說「每個城市都有自己的味道」，真的沒錯，這世上不會有第二個紐約，也不會有第二個香港。有趣過香港的朋友應該對於香港充滿復古風味的街道，會感到印象深刻吧！不管是港式飲茶店、早餐店還是燒臘店，都有著屬於香港獨一無二的風格，沒想到，真的有人用模型複製了一座原汁原味的老香港呢！

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創意耳機之原來米奇很像青蛙!!

創意耳機之原來米奇很像青蛙!!: "

從小就看迪士尼長大的我，一直活到今天才發現原來米奇長的很像青蛙!!!害我震驚的中餐一口氣吃了兩個便當(啥鬼，一點關連都沒有!!)。說真的，各位大人物覺得上面的耳機到底是長的米奇還是青蛙呢?我個人投青蛙一票。

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Africa Mobile Ads Grow 40% in Three Months

Africa Mobile Ads Grow 40% in Three Months: "

africa mobile 150.jpg Independent mobile advertising network, InMobi, reported a 37.9% growth in mobile advertising in Africa over the three months from February to May.

On InMobi's blog, Surag Patel said, 'This growth was largely driven by the continued growing trend towards smartphone adoption in these markets.'

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InMobi recorded 4.1 billion impressions from Africa.

Nigeria led the pack in terms of growth, at +8.4%. Nokia remained the leader among devices, with 37.9% of phones on the Nokia OS and 61% of impressions registered on Nokia handsets.

Please note the chart below covers only April.

africa mobile growth.png

During the same period, mobile advertising grew by 10% in Asia, reaching 18 billion monthly impressions.

Mobile phone photo by David Dennis

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Adobe Joins Apple’s Mac Store, Offering Photoshop Elements 9 Editor

Adobe Joins Apple’s Mac Store, Offering Photoshop Elements 9 Editor: "

Even with the bickering between Adobe and Apple regards Flash hardware and OS X Lion integration. Adobe has this week managed to add one of its products to Apple’s Mac App Store in the form of Photoshop Elements 9 Editor for Mac.

Adobe’s Photoshop Elements 9 Editor is a cut down version of Adobe’s flagship product Photoshop and has been designed to work in conjunction with Apple’s iPhoto application and contains over 50 tools for selecting cropping, painting, typing, retouching and adjusting.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 Editor

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Google Closes Google Toolbar Support For Firefox 5+ Browsers

Google Closes Google Toolbar Support For Firefox 5+ Browsers: "

Google has today announced that it will be closing down support of its Google Toolbar for users using Firefox version 5 and above. Instead of using the Google Toolbar, Google now offers a list of plugins that should provide a similar functionality.

So if you use Firefox version 5 or newer, you will no longer be able to use Google Toolbar and now Google Toolbar for Firefox is only compatible with Firefox version 4 or older.

Google Firefox Toolbar

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2011年7月22日 星期五

2011年7月22日星期五