Facebook Camera for iPhone launches with filters and batch photo uploads
Well this is interesting.
Shadow QR Code
Promotional physical installation casts QR Code at specific time of day to encourage business during downtime. From Springwise:
Periodic lulls in business are a fact of life for most retailers, and we’ve already seen solutions including daily deals that are valid only during those quiet times. Recently, however, we came across a concept that takes such efforts even further. Specifically, Korean Emart recently placed 3D QR code sculptures throughout the city of Seoul that could only be scanned between noon and 1 pm each day — consumers who succeeded were rewarded with discounts at the store during those quiet shopping hours.
Dubbed “Sunny Sale,” Emart’s effort involved setting up a series of what it calls “shadow” QR codes that depend on peak sunlight for proper viewing and were scannable only between 12 and 1 pm each day. Successfully scanning a code took consumers to a dedicated home page with special offers including a coupon worth USD 12. Purchases could then be made via smartphone for delivery direct to the consumer’s door.
More info (and cheesy video) can be found at Springwise here
The Listening Machine turns Tweets into music, literally
The Listening Machine is an experimental art / music project by Daniel Jones, Peter Gregson, and the Britten Sinfonia chamber orchestra. The “machine” is an automated system which takes a selection of 500 Twitter accounts in the United Kingdom based around several different categories, such as technology, arts, and business.
Censorship Towel
Product concept is a flesh-coloured towel with pixelated pattern.
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Lego Art | Off Book | PBS (by PBSoffbook)
LEGO blocks are one of the most beloved toys in the world, playing a role in many a person’s childhood. But for some creators, LEGO has evolved from toy to art form. In this episode, we talk to three LEGO artists who have made beautiful mosaics, amazing stop-motion videos, thoughtful sculptures, and have turned these tiny building blocks into a true artistic medium.
This seems reasonable.
Story of Send on Google Green
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Pixar studio stories - The movie vanishes
or how Toy story 2 was almost completely erased.
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Russian satellite’s 121-megapixel image of Earth is most detailed yet
There’s been a long history of NASA-provided “Blue Marble” images of Earth, but now we’re getting a different perspective thanks to photos taken by the Elektro-L No.1 Russian weather satellite. Unlike NASA’s images, this satellite produces 121-megapixel images that capture the Earth in one shot instead of a collection of pictures from multiple flybys stitched together. The result is an image that’s the highest-resolution image of Earth yet.
Food Ad Tricks: Helping Kids Understand Food Ads on TV
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