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Fluid Dress is incredible labor of fluid-filled love [Video]

Chris Davies, Nov 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

You don't have to wear a dress regularly to be mightily impressed by Minneapolis artist Charlie Bucket's incredible fluid-filled knitted wearable art. The handiwork of several years experimentation, the dress is made from huge lengths of rubber tubing knitted into a dress; various computer-controlled pumps adjust the flow of dyed liquid through out, creating patterns and shapes across its length. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Robotic curtain promises privacy but draws a crowd [Video]

Chris Davies, Oct 14th 2010 Discuss [1]

A robotic curtain doesn't exactly sound like fun, until you watch Niklas Roy's part-window-furnishings, part-installation. Described as "My little piece of privacy," the system tracks movement outside Roy's workshop window and moves a small net curtain to block the view of whoever is stood outside. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

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The Art of the Game of War

Philip Berne, Aug 26th 2010 Discuss [2]

There’s a sequence in the game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″ that you don’t have to play if you don’t want to. I haven’t finished the entire game yet. My Xbox broke while I was working through it, and I haven’t had time to get it repaired. But I did get to this sequence, or level, and I was anticipating it. The game doesn’t offer a specific warning about its content, but you do get a warning before you start playing the game from the beginning that something is coming you might want to skip, especially if you’re a sensitive viewer.

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Mass Effect M8 Avenger replica built by 28-year-old dork

Shane McGlaun, Aug 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

This replica of the M8 Avenger Assault rifle from Mass Effect may well be the coolest replica ever made from a video game. The builder is Harrison Krix, a self-proclaimed 28-year-old dork working in graphic design that makes replica props in his free time and does a fantastic job of it. Read The Full Story

Nils Voelker “one hundred and eight”: who says CPU fans & trash bags aren’t art? [Video]

Chris Davies, Aug 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

Ever wanted your living room wall to look like the inner lining of a lung? If so, you need to talk to Nils Voelker: his latest project, called "one hundred and eight", takes 108 garbage bags and then uses 216 computer-controlled CPU cooling fans to selectively inflate and deflate them. The resulting wall-mounted installation is bizarrely hypnotic. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Defibrillator-shaped toaster crying out for a Steve Martin film to goof in

Chris Davies, Aug 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

While we wouldn't argue with some kitchen/hospital crossovers - better food while you're recuperating would be nice - we can't help but think designing a toaster to look like a defibrillator opens up all manner of potential pratfalls. The handiwork of Shay Carmon, toast/e/r is tongue-in-cheek billed as a way to "revive your old bread". Read The Full Story

Jobs “freedom from porn” iPad quote prompts billboard hacking [Video]

Chris Davies, Jun 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

When Steve Jobs said that the iPad offered "Freedom from porn" last month, it was just the latest in a series of digs against rival platforms - Android, PCs - that allow risque content to be viewed. The Apple CEO probably didn't expect it to kick start a guerilla street art campaign, though; that, however, is exactly what has happened. Apple adverts near the Moscone center where Apple held their WWDC 2010 keynote earlier this week were modified using self-adhesive overlays that changed the generic content into something a little more smutty. Video after the cut Read The Full Story

Facade Printer: the most exciting inkjet you’ll see [Video]

Chris Davies, Apr 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

If HP's inkjets were as interesting as this DIY Facade Printer, the company wouldn't have had to buy Palm just to get some press coverage. The handiwork of German product designers and engineers Martin Fussenegger, Michael Haas and Julian Adenauer, the inkjet-with-attitude is capable of precisely firing individual colored dots from up to 20 feet away, creating huge - and surprisingly accurate - murals on whatever wall is unlucky enough to get in the way. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Casttoo makes it cool to have a broken bone

Shane McGlaun, Mar 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

I have never broken a bone despite the fact that I frequently jumped off the roof of my house as a kid and ran wild on a three-wheeler with no parental supervision at an early age. My cousin on the other hand could break a bone if he farted too hard. We are sort of like Mr. Glass and David Dunn from Unbreakable. Read The Full Story

Gesundheit Radio sneezes away the dust [Video]

Chris Davies, Feb 8th 2010 Discuss [0]

One thing we didn't see when we visited Texas Instruments last week were the fruits of the company's Attenborough Design Group, the experimental research group who, in 1972, designed this Gesundheit Radio. Of course, that's probably because there was no such group; the radio - which incorporates a set of bellows and sneezes periodically, so as to remove dust from the sensitive microprocessors - is actually the handiwork of design student James Chambers, who felt a comprehensive back-story could only help his project. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Time Switch: because deadline denial is an art

Chris Davies, Jul 13th 2009 Discuss [2]

When you're facing down an inbox full of press releases and an empty frontpage, the prospect of pausing time sounds like a tempting one. Artist Ryan Harc can't quite offer mastery over the aging process, but if you're of the opinion that what you haven't seen can't hurt you then his Time Switch may have all the denial you need. Read The Full Story

Don’t Tase Me Bro immortalized in automaton

Chris Davies, May 5th 2009 Discuss [0]

We like a good automaton here at SlashGear, and if it manages to reproduce an internet meme then all the better. Jon Haddock's hand-cranked model is titled "Andrew Meyer (Don't Tase Me Bro)" and reproduces the infamous 2007 University of Florida Taser incident. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story