Tree Hugger's Dream

Is it a hammock or is it a tent? Does anyone really know? Well this tent-mmock hamm-ent hammock-tent thing is made by Tentsile and can hold 5, 8, or 12 people. This seems like the perfect solution for the wild-life fearing campers amoung us. Assuming you have the skills to be able to loop straps around trees high enough above the ground then its all happy days. However one does need to remember that the 12 person version does way upwards of 100pounds, so not exactly a backpackers idea of a tent, but for you average tree hugging protester then it looks like a perfect match! Pricing information isn't exactly obvious on the website but feel free to check it out yourselves, here.

via [gizmodo]

U-G-L-Y, you ain’t got no alibi!

This calmshell mobile phone (or in layman’s terms, flip phone) is the Celsius LeDIX Eternal. It appears to be a weird mash-up of mobile phone and watch. Made from a titanium and carbon fiber body it totes a price-tag of $206,000. As gizmodo points out the spec of the phone really isn’t anything to get that excited about, it’s got a camera, erm, and a dictionary. That’s pretty much it, oh of course aside from the usual phone features of a phone that go without saying. The manufactures are talking about adding a number of other features to the phone that seem equally as useless, including a mechanical ringtone and a charger attached to the ‘flip’ mechanism.

via [gizmodo]

Yet more apologies

Once again I have come to grovel for your understanding and forgiveness! I am currently preparing for some exams and doing some coursework projects as well as some other (what they call 'extra-cirrcular' projects). So to cut a long story short I have been ridiculously busy and so haven't been able to devote the time required to this blog. What I am going to try and do over lent is go to bed earlier and then get up earlier, then the first job of the day will be to update this blog so that you lovely minions do not get angry at me. I guess what I am trying to say is bear with me, this is not an inactive blog (much) and I will try and be with you shortly.

Ziggy

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Sculpture

Just, WOW! This really is a stunning piece of sculpture, made of old, abandoned and unloved skateboards. Japanese artist Haroshi scrapes, file and sands these skateboards down and makes these very aesthetically pleasing polished sculptures. Haroshi is reported to be an avid skater even now and has been since he was young. Personally I think these sculptures deserve much love!


image [Daily du jour]
via [Gizmodo]

A Different Way to Search - for images

I'm sure that we have all had that annoying feeling where you just cant quite find the word that you are looking for. It's sitting there on the end of your tongue but it never quite materialises. It's is infinitely more frustrating when trying to use a keyword based online search engine such as Google, or in this case, Google Images. Well there no a nifty little online app that can solve that problem for you! Now don't me wrong this is no quantum leap, and it still relies very much on the drawing skills of the user. But when searching for (as Gizmodo points out) logos or stick figures etc, it's a lot better than vague key words.
This online app, over at Unofficial Google Image Search by Drawing is also capable of employing a webcam to take a quick picture of the user and then use that... This is providing me with endless entertainment!


via [Gizmodo] [Lifehacker] [Unofficial Google Image Search by Drawing]

MegaRetrieval taking the legit Megaupload users' corner

We've all heard a lot of fuss and noise over the whole Megaupload deal-io. And according to Gizmodo there is yet another site that is trying to stand up for the legit users. The lovely people over at The Electronic Frontier Foundation are equally as pissed at the FBI as all the rest of us. At the moment the site is not looking like much, only a couple of links to press releases as well as an email for the grieving users to inform the EFF about all their lost data. The only thing that I can think of is that the EFF are building evidence to launch a law-suit against the FBI. Much love to the EFF if you ask me!


via [Gizmodo]

Neo-Nazi Love for Nick Griffin

Anonymous strike once again, after their little ordeal with Megaupload is seems that the illusive hacker collective referred to as Anonymous has outed a number of US Neo-Nazi's.

One particular email from “WhiteNewsNow” referred to Nick Griffin as “probably the most effective white activist in the world today” — a claim that’s quite reassuring given how utterly hopeless and unpopular Griffin actually is, even among his own people. Via Gizmodo

This made me laugh a little at the fact that these Neo-Nazis appear to glorify a man who seems to be failing in his crusade for Britain! Setting the bar nice and high low there eh?


via [Gizmodo]

Image [Wired]