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Sony NEX-5R review: focusing and performance improvements make this cam a winner Zach Honig, engadget.com More Info Sony announces 16.1MP NEX-5R with Fast Hybrid AF, WiFi and downloadable apps • Sony Alpha NEX-6 sample shots and video • Sony NEX-6 mirrorless cam squeezes in between 5R and 7 with WiFi, EVF and dedicated mode dial…
Structure Your Presentation Like a Story Nancy Duarte, hbr.org After studying hundreds of speeches, I’ve found that the most effective presenters use the same techniques as great storytellers: By reminding people of the status quo and then revealing the path to a better way, they set up a conflict that needs … http://flpbd.it/HmuZW Related articles…
Cover for the new issue of TIME shot with an iPhone and Hipstamatic Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net Ben Lowy got the cover of TIME Magazine this week with an iPhone and the photo-filtering app Hipstamatic. Not even for, say, a special tech issue or anything like that! Can’t say I’m surprised—I use Hipstamatic with my iPhone5…
IKEA Hack: How to Make an Industrial Concrete Base Lamp curbly.com When I came across this lighting project, I did a double take because I could hardly believe it was a DIY. It is so well done, the finished project looked more like something I could buy than something I could make on my own.…
An Open-Source Kit Of Parts, For Making Any Gadget From Scratch By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com At the Istanbul Bienal, designers used the OpenStructures system to build toasters, sleds, and vacuum cleaners from scratch. The move towards DIY digital fabrication—from MakerBot to Fab@Home—is an undoubtedly great development for… http://flpbd.it/fOuI4 Related articles Dyson dc24 animal compact upright…
Get Back Inc.: Saving, and Creating, the Best American-Made Industrial Furniture core77.com Connecticut-based designer Tim Byrne has my dream job: He founded and runs Get Back Inc., a company that scours the American countryside gathering up U.S.-built furniture from the Industrial Revolution era and onwards. Gems like t… http://flpbd.it/d8EfS
Design and cleantech: a winning combination Posted by Chris Sherwin, guardian.co.uk In his third article on sustainability and design, Chris Sherwin makes the case for using design to help clean and green technologies succeed A few years ago, green start-up Intelligent Energy (IE), the proud owners and developers of a world-cla… http://flpbd.it/ex0Vi Related articles Denmark…
Flotspotting: Biomimetic Personal Equipment by Jean-Marc Sheitoyan core77.com Industrial designer Jean-Marc Sheitoyan is currently a Project Manager at Quebec’s Mawashi Protective Clothing, Inc., where he’s designed several ‘personal equipment’ products since he started working there over five years ago.… http://flpbd.it/SLdiU Related articles Flotspotting: Joe Warren’s Quad Micro Bar (core77.com) Flotspotting: Lawrence Chu’s Tuck Storage Box…
Hipster redemption? How local, made-in-USA, artisan-focused entrepreneurs are reviving American manufacturing | MNN – Mother Nature Network mnn.com Photo: ettlabenn/flickr Hipsters have been mocked every which way; from their penchant for skinny jeans to their highbrow coffee tastes (and low-brow incomes), from their love of vintage records to their disdain for corporate chains an… Related…
How to Mind Map in Three Small Steps Matt Tanguay, lifehack.org Is your head full of ideas or thoughts? Do you have any confusion around an idea, project or problem? Do you simply wish to get them out of your head quickly and in an organized manner? Traditionally, you would open a Word or Text……
10 Hacks to Help You Stop Worrying Now Bobbi Emel, lifehack.org Does worry dominate your life? Try these ten shortcuts to stop worrying for good. 1. Stop being superstitious that your worry is preventing bad things from happening. Even if it’s somewhat unconscious, worriers sometim… http://flpbd.it/Wuvow Related articles Hacker Challenge: Hack Your Home Theater (lifehacker.com)…
DNA Pioneer Craig Venter Developing a 3D Printer for Vaccines | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Alyssa Alimurung says:, inhabitat.com Geneticist J. Craig Venter told attendees at the recent Wired Health Conference in New York City that his scientific team is working on what he calls “a 3D printer for DNA,…
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