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I am diggin the very simple backyard style of this product feature ad by Coosh headphone. It’s how testimonials geared toward young adults should be handled. Featuring a B-Boy crew you see the product doing what the alternative cannot. There isn’t a great deal of techno speak and you’re driven to a site as well as given an opportunity to create content for cash. Good job Coosh.
(TrendHunter.com) Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum unquestionably made the Spanish town of Bilbao an international destination; not to be left out of the action, the HQ of the health department there is also outstanding…
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(TrendHunter.com) The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the latest phone to lay claim to be an iPhone killer. However, Nokia might be on to something with its first ever touchscreen phone as it comes with around 5 million tracks…
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(TrendHunter.com) Spy footage of the touch-screen Blackberry Storm that is touted as the latest iPhone killer have been posted online. In the video, the Blackberry Storm’s numerous features–mobile music, GPS, mobile browsing…
Politics in 2008. It’s interesting they need to do a campaign to get people to vote. Here in Australia it’s illegal not to.
Sarah Silverman is working her ass off this election.
Even the The Simpsons get in on the act. Note: Sarah Silverman does not feature in this Simpsons clip.
But does Obama have McCain space? I think not.
(TrendHunter.com) It’s no secret that Britney Spears hasn’t been her trainwrecktastic self lately–she’s buckled down, toned up and recorded a hot new single that’s so strong, RCA is rush-releasing her album ‘Circus’ to…
In little more than 24 hours, i managed to visit some compelling art events in Paris. My first stop was for numeriscausa, a gallery that dedicates its energy to prove critics, audience and institutions (hence the market) that the so-called digital arts have achieved maturity.
Image courtesy France Cadet
The space is currently inhabited by the robots of France Cadet. With her exhibition, Artificial Curiosity, the artist questions once again the relationships we have with our pets, whether they made of hardware or flesh and blood, she also takes a critical look at the limits of science and eugenism.
At the entrance, you’re greeted by a wall of Hunting Trophies (video), then by an installation bearing a title that references one of Philip K.Dick’s most famous novels: Do Robotic Cats Dream of Rlectric Fish?. An electronic kitten is sitting in front of the TV set, transfixed by the image of a virtual fish, floating around the screen.
Video:
Will one day robotic pets behave like our cats and dogs? Will they be willing to engage in social activities or watch TV? Will they want to be entertained like the rocking robot that awaits visitors in the back room of the gallery?
Image courtesy France Cadet
Its name, Gaude Mihi, comes from a Latin expression that can be translated as ‘amuse me’, ‘entertain me’. As soon as the robot feels a presence it starts balancing itself. All the robot wants is to have fun without any consideration whatsoever for the entertainment of its owner (though i must say that i found his behaviour hilarious), it rejects ‘interactivity’ (the presence of a proximity sensor is not enough to qualify the piece as really interactive) and participation, redefining in the process the roles of the toy and the player.
Video visit with France Cadet (in french.)
On view at the Gallery numeriscausa in Paris, until October 25, 2008. France Cadet will also have some work exhibited on October 20 to 28 at Slick, a young contemporary art fair which takes place in Paris on the occasion of FIAC in Paris.
This collection of sports related ads help sell products and promote services all over the world. Some of the best are the Nike ads which use decals on bus shelters and on buildings to give the illusion…
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