Archive for July, 2006
Click Monkeys is exactly why the click-based ad revenue model is flawed. (I wonder if they'll host offshore web sites/services?)
Click Monkeys!!â„¢ is a Ukrainian company and the giant tanker ship click farm we have stationed just outside U.S. waters off the coast of San Francisco is registered at a Ukrainian berth so we're not subject to any U.S. laws!" Click Monkeys!!â„¢ employs a state of the art line of site net access system. We own a light house near San Jose with the equivalent of five T-3 lines worth of bandwidth running to it. The light house is equipped with two dozen microwave transmitters that are pointed at the H.M.S. Click Monkey. The transmitters are kept on target using a GPS system that is centered exactly on the on board transmitter.Even if the Click Monkey were to drift by 3 miles from her stationary position in the roughest weather, our monkeys can still keep clicking on your site!
July 16th, 2006
CoverFlow is an neat-o Apple app for visually browsing through your digital albums (read: not intended for individual song listening). Once you've picked an album, the app controls iTunes as well. I don't think I'd ever really use the program, but it holds a certain nostalgia for when we used to actually own physical albums. Well, I guess that's only some of us... I still have records :)
July 16th, 2006
I'm a big fan of Michel Gondry's work. I have yet to see House Party, but I'm definately going to catch
The Science of Sleep when it hits the theatres. Looks to be another Gondry classic.
July 16th, 2006
Psst! Pass it on is a set of experimental motion graphics videos that are based on the idea of the Exquisite Corpse (or the childrens' game Telephone) in which multiple artists create a segement of a work, each continuing where the previous artist left off. It makes for some really interesting - and in some cases plain weird - compositions that cover many genres of filmmaking.
July 16th, 2006
The top 10 unintentionally worst company URLs. Some examples:
1. A site called ‘Who Represents‘ where you can find the name of the agent that represents a celebrity. Their domain name… wait for it… is
www.whorepresents.com
2. Experts Exchange, a knowledge base where programmers can exchange advice and views at
www.expertsexchange.com
3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at
www.penisland.net
July 14th, 2006
I love time lapse stuff. So this
footage of fruits and stuff captured on crisp 35mm is an instant winner.
July 14th, 2006
David Hasselhoff's
Jump In My Car video is possibly the best music video in the entire universe (if the universe was extremely small, cheesey, and only allowed to exist in Germany)
July 14th, 2006
The
PictoOrphanage will take in orphaned 2D characters and help them through the process of becoming born as a full-fledged three-dee being. Quite odd.
July 14th, 2006
Flying Lawnmower
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No! It's a Flying Lawnmower
July 14th, 2006
Joey Interactive blogged about photographer
cedric delsaux, who has some
really cool photos of Stars Wars characters set in a modern urban backdrop that works very well.
July 14th, 2006
Boing Boing posted about the
genius ukelele playing of Roy Smeck. It's a wonderful performance! As for contemporary musicians, Jake Shimabukuro is well known in Hawaii for his fast-paced ukelele playing. While I'm not particularly a fan of ukelele music, I was pretty blown away by the
speed of his playing, getting faster and faster each time! His hand just becomes a youtubey blur he's playing so fast! (Doesn't quite have the same kooky classy factor as Smeck though)
July 13th, 2006
The Pig and the Box is a wonderful children's fable that takes an anti-DRM stance. Created in response to such cartoon mascots as Captain Copyright, it is the tale of a selfish Pig that won't let his neighbor's use his magical 'copying' box. LLLLOLIPOP JONES!
July 13th, 2006
PingMag has an article about Gex Fry: "In 2002 Gez Fry decided, that he wants to make a living out of Japanese style illustration - without being experienced in drawing. Locking himself up in his bedroom in London he studied big masters like Masamune Shirow and developed enough skill and an astonishing portfolio to jump into the big market - within only 2 years. Here are some of his comments about how he draws, develops characters and why the Japanese Manga market is so tough."
July 13th, 2006
I'm not sure how effective this
Big Budget Anti-Suicide Bombing PSA for Iraq will be. I can only imagine it will have very little effect, or even perhaps a negative reaction.
July 11th, 2006
Shell out $2,200 and a ticket to Japan and you too can own Plen the Skateboarding robot. "Plen the Skateboarding robot is up for grabs in Japan. With a height of approximately 23 cms or 0.75 feet Plen is powered by a 32 bit ARM7 CPU at 33MHz and has 18 movable joints. It connects to the PC via USB and can also be controlled by a cell phone via Bluetooth. It comes with a Lithium Ion battery pack, charger, USB cable and Roller Skates. Plen's battery provides 25 minutes of walking time."
Video clip #1Video of Skateboarding, Roller Skating and more!
July 11th, 2006
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