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  • Big consulting firms are acquiring design firms for creative inspiration

    Big Corporations Are Buying Design Firms in Droves Nathan Hurst, wired.com Accenture announced yesterday it will acquire design firm Fjord, making the consulting firm one of a growing list of multi-faceted companies that are integrating design into their product by buying whole studios. Big Corporations Are Buying Design Firms in Droves http://flip.it/a6kUX http://flip.it/mzOoo Related articles…

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  • A database of 3D printers

    A Database of 120 Different 3D Printers, With Prices & Stats core77.com You’ve heard of MakerBot, Cubify and Solidoodle. And if someone finds out you’re into ID and asks “Hey, what do one of those 3D printers go for?” you can spit out a ballpark figure, and maybe some basic stats.But there are tons of…

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  • Kickstand desk: bicycle while you work

    With the Kickstand desk, you never have to leave your bike, even for work slaskow, grist.org Kickstand FurnitureIf you love biking so much that the idea of getting off your bike to do work makes your stomach curl just a little bit, here is your solution. It’s called a Kickstand desk, and it lets you…

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  • Hipsturbia: creatives move out of overpriced NYC, Brooklyn and up the Hudson River

    Where will all the hipsters go? ghanscom, grist.org ShutterstockGreat minds think alike. And so it was that this weekend the country’s two most prestigious daily newspapers both brought us stories of how sleepy, prosperous suburbs of their respective cities are developing hip downtowns with all the… Where will all the hipsters go? http://flip.it/VqbKA http://flip.it/zKi9S Related…

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  • Collabfinder: make hackathons a part of college life

    CollabFinder Wants To Make Hackathons A Part Of College Life By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com A growing list of schools are turning to the “serendipity engine” to help students find cross-discipline collaborators for passion projects. After he grad­u­at­ed from UCLA with a degree in phi­los­o­phy, Sahade­va Ham­mari emailed one of his… CollabFinder Wants To Make Hackathons…

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  • DIY traffic monitoring

    Take Traffic Into Your Own Hands With This DIY Car Counter BY ZAK STONE, fastcoexist.com The TrafficCom lets you measure how many cars drive on your street and figure out traffic patterns. And you can now get one via Kickstarter—just like the guys at NASA. There’s some­thing about the moment NASA places an order that…

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  • Mustang Ukranian takes photos while dangling from buildings

    Crazy Guy Dangles Above the Earth at Terrifying Heights Mario Aguilar, gizmodo.com “Mustang Wanted” is a crazy Ukrainian guy who loves having his photo taken as he dangles from buildings at preposterous heights. The resulting images will stop your heart.At first you wonder what compels somebody to want climb to these high pla… http://flip.it/4h9xW Related…

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  • Vamp Bluetooth audio device recycles your old speakers

    The Vamp: A Bluetooth Audio Device That Actually Does Something (Besides Streaming Music) core77.com Photos by Mark CocksedgeI won’t pretend to be an expert in the ever-expanding category of bluetooth audio, but I understand the appeal: After decades of being tethered to all variety of boxy, clunky or otherwise cumbersome hardware, technol… http://flip.it/LOCxc Related articles…

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  • Google glass: high tech, low cool

    If You Wear Google’s New Glasses You Are An Asshole Adrian Chen, gawker.com Atlantic writer Ta-Nehisi Coates has developed a brilliantly concise definition of an asshole: “A person who demands that all social interaction happen on their terms.” He was inspired by the assholes who talk in Amtrak’s quiet car, but thi… RT @core77: A…

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  • Hyper realistic CGI and the end of product photography

    Hyper-Realistic CGI Is Killing Photographers, Thrilling Product Designers Joseph Flaherty, wired.com Computer-generated images are moving out of theaters and onto store shelves and catalog pages, thanks to new software that makes it nearly impossible to distinguish the real from the photorealistic. RT @core77: “Hyper-Realistic CGI Is Killing Photographers, Thrilling Product Designers” – http://flip.it/6ZNXV http://flip.it/KMl3H

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  • Mu thermal imager turns your iPhone into an affordable thermal camera

    The Mu Thermal Imager Turns Your iPhone Into an Affordable Thermal Camera John McGrath, inhabitat.com Thermal cameras are invaluable tools for spotting heat leaks and winter proofing your home. The Mu Thermal Imager is a compact, affordable accessory that turns your smartphone, tablet, laptop or computer into a thermal camera! The device is the fi……

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  • Drop Eco hotel for the modern nomad

    The DROP Eco-Hotel is a Portable Prefab Pod Home for the Modern Nomad Mike Chino, inhabitat.com In-Tenta designed the DROP Eco-Hotel to provide a mobile dwelling for modern nomads. The prefabricated structure consists of a central tube capped on either end by big fully operable bubble windows that provide natural ventilation. The pod hotel i……

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