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20 July 2010

Crowdsource. Internet. Dating.

Three words that should frankly, never appear in a sentence together. Still this is what poor "Brian" has been reduced to since the demise of his relationship. The poor single lad from Milwaukee is not living the Sex and the City dream and has turned to the internet to help. 

A shrewd move, he will no doubt meet a lot of people, many of whom will probably try to do unspeakable things to him. But perhaps that's the point. 

I'm not a prude, and there are some excellent internet dating sites out there (so I understand) but I'm a firm believer that some things just shouldn't be crowd sourced - fashion advice, life coaching and aeroplane manufacturing. All three of those would end up in disaster, as I suspect Brian's dating venture might do as well.


Still, at least he hasn't crowdsourced a band and released a pop song. 

Posted by Cream Editorial at 8:40 AM in content, Online-offline, Social media, Youth culture | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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16 July 2010

Facadeprinter: officially amazing

Painting walls can be so boring sometimes, so how about using paintball gun to create large-scale images on walls.

Facadeprinter is the brainchild of a trio of designers from Berlin. It is essentially a simple robot that comprises of a turn table and an airpressure print head. The printer shoots paint balls to create a dot matrix image of whatever you like. 

Long-Distance-Printing-With-The-Facadeprinter-1 

facadeprinter.org - three stones from Facadeprinter on Vimeo.


 

It reminds me of a number of different project, including Random International's Pixel Roller:


And Nike's Chalkbot:


 


 

Posted by Cream Editorial at 9:48 AM in Art, Online-offline, Product design, Right Brain: creativity, innovation, ideas | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

15 July 2010

Will robots in drag take on the world?

Bina48 is apparently the most advanced humanoid robots around. Apparently modelled on a real Bina, who spent hours talking to the bot to give her human personality traits and vocabulary idiosyncrasies, Bina48 is quite frankly terrifying.

Admittedly it is impressive to see a robot respond to the New York Times journalist's questions. The disambiguation of the word "cool" is interesting to see, even if it makes her sound like Rainman. Nevertheless, I can't help wondering why they spent so much money on an anima-tronic, intelligent machine and then just scalped the nearest Julie doll to create that shock of fake blonde hair. 

It's the stuff of nightmares. Think Stephen King's "It" and you are nearly there:

Bina48 was designed to be a “friend robot,” by Hanson Robotics per the request of self-made millionaire Martine Rothblatt, who paid $125,000 for her last March, which her personality and appearance based on those of Bina Rothblatt, Martine’s real-life spouse.

Posted by Cream Editorial at 10:15 AM in Culture Shocks, Left Brain: knowledge, trends, deals, Not sci-fi, Online-offline, Product design | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

12 July 2010

Augmented reality bling

Perhaps its for those potential clients that can't be trusted to hold the genuine article, but watchmaker Tissot has created an Augmented Reality application that allows potential clients check out what their wrist would look like with an expensive piece of bling on it.

Potential clients get sent a paper wristband that they can hold up to the webcam to see their future purchase. They can select from a range of specifications before deciding whether they want to fork out for one.


 


 

Posted by Cream Editorial at 10:13 AM in Online-offline, Retail innovation, Right Brain: creativity, innovation, ideas | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

07 July 2010

This robot will make you thin (maybe)

Autom is a personal coach designed to learn about you over time, adapting to your needs and daily activities. “She” monitors what you shove into your pie hole and the calories you burn sweating it out in the gym. She is pretty gullible, so try not to lie to her if you want to lose weight.

 

The blurb says:

“No two conversations with Autom™ are alike. She is constantly adapting to you to better understand what will help you stick with your diet and exercise program. A randomized, controlled medical study showed that individuals using Autom™ to help keep with their diet were much more successful than those who used more traditional methods, like a paper log or a computer program.


 

Introducing Autom™ from Erica Young on Vimeo.


 

Posted by Cream Editorial at 2:25 PM in Not sci-fi, Online-offline, Product design, Right Brain: creativity, innovation, ideas | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

06 July 2010

Dissect a frog without the goo

To be perfectly the honest, the thought that an iPad app might replace the gross-out biology class experiences abhors me, but I suppose for the ultra squeamish/animal rights activists, a frog dissection app is a good way of understanding anatomy.

But what's next? Virtual chemistry experiments which avoid the need to use dangerous chemicals? A virtual cookery app where you get none of the mess but also none of the taste? (possibly good for places where there is a high level of obesity).


 

Posted by Cream Editorial at 8:41 AM in Mobile, Online-offline, Product design, Right Brain: creativity, innovation, ideas | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

02 July 2010

There's always a typo hiding somewhere.

Comedy spelling mistakes are a fact of life. Luckily for the internet search generation, Google has a helpful "did you mean this?" facility to correct basic typos. Over in Turkey, Grey have cleverly identified common Google spelling mistakes, and turned them into some entertaining posters. 

One of them has a sheep in it, which frankly guarantees it a place on the blog anyway, and a sheep dressed in army uniform is too good an opportunity to miss.  Battlesheep
 

Posted by Mark St Andrew at 11:33 AM in Online-offline | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

22 June 2010

Nike message to England: Just screw it

Football fans can send a message to their favourite football teams playing in the World Cup via a huge interactive billboard affixed to one of the most pominent building in Johannesburg, the Life Centre. Fans can submit a 57-character inspirational message through Facebook, Twitter, Mxitt and QQ and choose an accompanying picture of their favourite player.

100 fan-generated headlines are selected each night to be displayed on Africa's largest LED screen, measuring 44x42 metres. If your message is displayed, you receive a personalised notification with a picture of your headline and the accompanying animation of your player.


 


 

It reminds me a bit of the Chalkbot campaign

Posted by Cream Editorial at 10:06 AM in Online-offline, OOH innovation, Right Brain: creativity, innovation, ideas, Social media | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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