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I wonder how long this took to master.

This is the game Epic demoed during today’s event. Impressive as hell.

Whoa, this came out of left-field. Amazon just announced that its Video on demand service will be serving up $.99 ABC and Fox rentals just like Apple wait, no, these are $.99 per episode — like you actually own the content rather than just having a short window to watch. Plus, it’s not just limited to one platform as Amazon Video on demand is widely available a bunch of products. This could be huge and might take some sales away from the new Apple TV.

Reminds me of something, but I can’t quite put my finger on it.

[Madmanmoe64] has really done a fantastic job with this burglar alarm built into a zippo.  He crammed a picaxe microcontroller, some IR LEDs, an IR sensor, a battery and various switches in there quite well. It almost closes perfectly, something we think he could remedy if it really bugged him that much.

It has several modes, all initiated by a different sequence of button presses. There is the proximity alarm, which sounds when something moves very close. The reverse proximity alarm which sounds when you remove something from its immediate vicinity.  A doorbell mode, and a silent alarm mode. Check out the video after the break to see it in action.

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Remind me - why am I working here again?

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We had one of those I remember - wonder what happened to it.

A precursor to today's digital era, Polaroid's iconic 1972 SX-70 Land Camera is notable not only for its achievements as the first folding and first SLR instant camera but also for its perfection in form, function, and beauty. The revolutionary camera ignited and defined the instant era, allowing a photographer to focus solely on capturing the moment at hand. One of our favorite sources of inspiration, a pristine example along with its brass-riveted leather case sits on the book shelves at CH HQ. Though we see it every day we were reminded of its importance when our friend Doug Jaeger posted a 1972 video celebrating the camera and its made-in-America pride (a theme that brands like Jeep, Corvette, and Levi's are currently emphasizing in their campaigns).

Partially because the camera's technology was so radical at the time and partially because it came about during an era where people allowed themselves the luxury to understand how things function, the Office of Charles and Ray Eames produced a 10-minute-long video advertisement (more of a documentary, really) about the SX-70, which beautifully captures the camera in all of its glory. What's most surprising (and rewarding) is the pacing and storytelling—something that lacks in today's 30 second sound-bite, ADD, multitasking culture. Though parts of the video may feel slow, you will be completely rewarded for your patience.

As the brilliantly executed video demonstrates, the sleek leather and aluminum SX-70 "helps meet the universal need to do things well." Designed so that the face perfectly fits into the device when looking through the viewfinder, the camera's intelligible exterior conceals a complex internal structure—a system that perfectly illustrates Edwin Land's philosophy to only undertake a project that is manifestly important and "nearly impossible."

The camera's unique optical path (fully explained at 4:13 in the video) is a result of its folding capability. A four element lens collects and then bounces light off a permanent mirror onto a Fresnel surface. The light is bundled, bounced back again and then passed through two astigmatism-correcting slits before hitting an aspheric plastic mirror, creating an image which is then captured through the Fresnel and an elevated taking mirror. Flash bulbs and close up lenses were some of the additional equipment availale for this flexible camera.

The SX-70 film was the first instant film that was self-contained and didn't require timing or peeling. The film developed in a few minutes but continued to set for a few days, allowing photographers of all skill levels to achieve previously unattainable effects by cooling or heating the film during that time.

While the SX-70 (along with all Polaroid cameras) is no longer produced today eBay often has several to choose from, and thanks to the Impossible Project you can still order film for it.

Love (!) the Puzzle Board by Ooms Dutch Design Studio. Minimal, beautiful, functional. $26

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jQuery Mobile is a Touch-Optimized Web Framework for Smartphones & Tablets. It is a unified user interface system across all popular mobile device platforms, built on the rock-solid jQuery and jQuery UI foundation. Its lightweight code is built with progressive enhancement, and has a flexible, easily themeable design.

The aim is to provide tools to build dynamic touch interfaces that will adapt gracefully to a range of device form factors. The system will include both layouts (lists, detail panes, overlays) and a rich set of form controls and UI widgets (toggles, sliders, tabs). jQuery Mobile is now under development for late 2010.

Source: http://jquerymobile.com/

Matt Might, Assistant Professor at the School of Computing University in Utah, explains to a fresh batch of Ph.D. students what a Ph.D. is.

It’s hard to describe it in words, so he uses pictures.

The illustrated guide to a Ph.D. (also as a PDF)

(via @sandbox_network)

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good idea but $20??? - easier to make it yourself

Unless you're after a "Beetlejuice" decor scheme, you've probably at one point struggled with hanging a picture on a crooked wall or with awkward tools. Combining a level and marking device in one, the same company that brought you the Stoppy (Under the Roof Decorating) came up with the Hang and Level to take the guesswork out of picture hanging.

Where most hanging tools don't pinpoint the placement of the nail, this one marks the exact spot with just the push of a button, works with all types of hanging hardware and supports decor weighing up to 20 pounds. Once in place, two separate levels align your De Kooning (or what have you) vertically or horizontally. Easy to hold and to use, it makes a commonly frustrating process much more manageable.

Pick it up for $20 from Under the Roof's online store.

Guido Daniele was born in Soverato (Italy) and now lives and works in Milan. He graduated from Brera School of Arts (major in sculpturing) and he has been painting and participating in personal and group art exhibitions since 1968. In 1990 he added a new artistic experience to his previous ones: using the body painting technique he creates and paints models bodies for different situations such as advertising pictures and commercials, fashion events and exhibitions.

His personal artistic research has recently led him to the combination of the two traditional portrait techniques, which are photography and oil painting, laied on photographic support in the same way as Jan Saudek. So in this showcase we’ve have presented 40 beautiful hand painting artworks by Guido Daniele.

Beautiful Hand Painting

Bald Eagle 2 hands

Bald eagle on brown

Bald Eagle on green

Cat on orange

Cheetah

Clown Fish

Cobra on green

Crocodile

Dog Dalmatian

dog pointer on brown

Dolphin

Dove 2 hands white on black

Elephant White on gold

Elk

European Eagle on white

Falcon 2 hands

Horse White on brown

Iguana

Swan Coscoroba

Toucan on sky

Zebra on blu

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