after six years of absence, wallace and gromit has finally returned! watch out for their 10 one-minute movies.
do you remember your last long-haul flight? the long toilet queue after meals is always annoying, especially when you have to contend with the narrow aisle and turbulence. patent 6,329,919 will solve the toilet problem with a comprehensive reservation system.
microsoft was not about lose customers to apple’s switch campaign, so they embarked on their own switch to windows xp campaign. microsoft’s short-sighted pr team however decided to get a stock photograph model as their freelance writer to write the fake testimonial. (the xp campaign link is a google cache, because microsoft has removed their own page in shame)
prize winners of the world press photo delivered startling photographs of human suffering and death caused by conflict and disaster all over the world. such photos also require a certain sense of ethics, explained by the national press photographers.
it was obvious deception when national geographic moved pyramids and time magazine made oj simpson looked guilty. however, if a dead american soldier dragged through the streets of mogadishu is tasteless, while a taliban soldier being dragged away for execution is a prize winner, who’s taste are they questioning?
abc stout promotes drinking with pole dancing in singapore’s suburban coffee shops. in a nation where pub drinkers are deprived of simple bar top dancing, they are now reserving tables in their friendly neighbourhood for these pole dancers.
computer gaming can be fatal literally. this came true for an avid korean gamer who gave up his life for 86 hours of non-stop gaming at an internet cafe.
ibm found that web-surfers believe that people are generally good and trust worthy, while suspicious people shun the web. perhaps that is the reason why the nigerian scam worked well for so many con artist.
the september 11 attack also gave birth to many odd ideas among people. british artist attempts to gain notorious attention by declaring the world trade centre destruction to be visually stunning. executive-chute leverages on the potential of such in attacks in the future by selling the high-rise emergency rescue system.
aesop’s tortoise and the hare race is updated with nitrous oxide fueled beetle. the lesson is the same, but the tortoise gets the babe as well. ramon olivera, the artist, could have been inspired by the movie the fast and the furious.
if you plan to progress in photography, you might transcend the 7 spiritual levels of photography. perhaps we may never meet those that ascend to the highest level, because they are photographers that dress funny, stay up late and are crummy in promoting their works.
once you’ve gone beyond equipment lust, photography with any available light is possible. all you need is a keen eye and a tripod for 2am photography.
telesymphony brings the concert performance to the audiences’ mobile phone. good example of creative work with technology. samples are available in mp3 format from the website.
you can immortalise yourself on a compact disc. for $500000, your dna can be recorded and burned into a compact disc. perhaps you can be re-contructed in the future when technology makes that possible.
laughter is indeed one of the best medicine. it is a cardiovascular stimulant that promotes healing and creates defenses against disease. the good thing about this medication is that its free. you can now laugh about the world’s funniest joke.
let your body be a broadband conduit for emails.
beautician inspired by batman’s arch-villian, the joker.
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