Scratch, Alice, Greenfoot

''Scratch, Alice, Greenfoot—What’s the difference?'' [source]


From: http://blogs.kent.ac.uk/mik/

Mixed news

''Does Your Language Shape How You Think?'' [source, and the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis]

''New technique announced to turn windows into power generators'' [source]


''Universal Display’s flexible AMOLED communication device coming to CES'' [source]
''SONY’S ORGANIC TRANSISTORS DISPLAYS AND THE FLEXIBLE DIGITAL NEWSPAPERS'' [source]

''Paper thin Watch – TimeFlex'' [source]

Holographic TV ''Japan 2022 World Cup might feature Holographic TV.'' [source]

Alternative to wrist watches

Clips-on watch with compass [source]

HIGH GEAR TRAILDROP WATCH [source]

Finger watch [source, and here and also this one]

Tempo Time Tag [source]


E Ink Digital Hour Clocks [source]

Midget Watch Clips to Cuff (Apr, 1940) [source]

Poket watch [source]


Nurse Watch [source]


LCD Watches [source]

Aquitaine Sundial Necklace [source]

Copper and Brass Small Pocket Sundial [source]

Hog Wild Zipper Pull Watch & Flashing Light [source, and here]

Amazing tangible interfaces

Reactable [source]

Various Demos [source]
''Tangible User Interfaces'' [source]
''Animated 3D Interface'' [source, related to this]
'' Super Cilia Skin is a literal membrane separating a
computer from its environment.'' [source]

''Timex Fingernail watch '' [source, and related is this]

How to make a DVD with photos (using only FREE sw!)

I have a lot of photos and sometimes I need to put them on a standard DVD disk, to be viewed without a computer, on a standard DVD player.

I spent sometime looking around for a simple program that does the job (and possibly FREE) and finally I realized that all I needed was: Google Picasa and DVD Flick.

With Picasa you can take a bunch of photos, place them in a freshly generated "album" and convert the album to a video. You can then erase the temporary album and proceed with more photos, if needed :)
When you have all your videos in a folder, you can open DVD Flick and compose a DVD (it takes 2 minutes); finally, you simply burn the result on a DVD, perhaps with the help of ImgBurn or some similar sw.

Incredible: wearable game / t-shirt

Great solutions for interior design... and similar stuff

''Best Staircase Storage Solutions'' [source]
''Custom Built-In Wood Wall Shelves'' [source] Amazing "warped" look!
''Beautiful Overhead Bookcases'' [source]
''Under stair storing solutions'' [source]

''Bus Home or Mobile Converted Double-Decker Community'' [source]
''Portable Potential: Mobile Urban Emergency Housing Idea'' [source]
''NASA Architect Now Makes Mini Mobile Homes'' [source]
''Bike Trailers & Shopping Cart Campers'' [source]

The international space station

Outside: [source]
and inside: [source]

And the spaceshiptwo could be one of the ways to get there, eventually :)

Need more fridge magnets? Or more toys? Or both?? :D

[source]

More mixed news

My personal enemy... and what a great t-shirt! [source]

NUCLEAR FUSION: ITER is based on the 'tokamak' concept of magnetic confinement, in which the plasma is contained in a doughnut-shaped vacuum vessel. The fuel - a mixture of Deuterium and Tritium, two isotopes of Hydrogen - is heated to temperatures in excess of 150 million°C, forming a hot plasma. Strong magnetic fields are used to keep the plasma away from the walls; these are produced by superconducting coils surrounding the vessel, and by an electrical current driven through the plasma. [source, interactive]

DIY: Magnetic field viewer [video]

Ever wanted X-ray specs or super-human vision? Chromoscope lets you explore our Galaxy (the Milky Way) and the distant Universe in a range of wavelengths from X-rays to the longest radio waves. [interactive, source]

Evaporation fridges [source and how it works]

Hydroponics: Not Just For Grow-Ops Any More [source, and here]

App Inventor for Android [source, and java open blocks]

Space Experiments Expand Possibilities for the Future [source]

The new independent film The Red Machine is a World War II espionage thriller aimed at puzzlers. [source]

Superheroes simpsonized [image]
Incredible knitted food! [image, and more here]

Computer Science Unplugged:
Computer Science Unplugged is a series of learning activities that reveals a little-known secret: Computer Science isn't really about computers at all! [here]

Mixed news

The Top 100+ Funniest Movies of All Time [source]

Free (out-of-copyright) movies [index]

Movie: Night on the Galactic Railroad [source, video]

Innovative Gameplay Using Time Travel and Time Manipulation [source]

JASON CHAN ART
THE ART OF ILLUSTRATOR AND CONCEPT ARTIST JASON CHAN. [source]

Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
What did Robert Pirsig Ride? [source]

Great postcards! [source]

Free printable calendars [source and 10,000-Year Calendar]

3D TECHNOLOGY IMAGES FLYING ANIMALS [source]

Smoke-detector isotope to power space probes [source]
HIGGS BOSON DISCOVERED? NOT SO FAST. [source]

25 Hilarious Illustrations by Glennz [source]
Subliminal messages in Disney movies [source]

Best (free) screen savers [source]

Remember: 2012 will be TURING'S YEAR!

''THE ALAN TURING YEAR
A Centenary Celebration of the Life and Work of Alan Turing'' [source]