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Computer for £15 ($25) – WOW

Alan Fair — Fri, 06 May 2011 11:03:11 +0000

This could be the next big invention to help education in third world countries, 700Mhz processor, 128MB RAM.

Check out the video below for more details.

Geekout – Rubiks solved by Lego

Alan Fair — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:39:08 +0000

So if you hadn’t worked it out by now you’ll know I’m a bit of a geek, ok completely a geek, but I’m very comfortable with that stereotype. So when I cam across this video I just couldn’t help myself I had to share it with you all. Lego and Rubiks puzzles were two of my favorite all time toys when I was growing up, next was the computer (if you hadn’t guessed). This is really impressive in so many ways, engineering, programming and pure creativity.

Just in case you were wondering what the world record is for a human solving a rubiks cube, it’s not the fabled 12 seconds everyone seem to think it is, it’s actually 7.08s trust me that is super quick! Want some proof ok I can do that, just watch the video below.

Man that’s so cool, hey I did warn you that I was a geek and if you’ve read this post and watched the videos you may just be one too!

Alan

Bing maps – better than Google maps

Alan Fair — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:31:44 +0000

Well Bing, Microsofts new search engine is really pushing what’s called Mashups. This is where different technologies on the internet are mixed together to essentially create a new experience. What they show in the video below is the potential for maps at street level, but with other peoples photos that are free to use from Fliker. They match up these photos to the buildings so you can essentially see what it was like when the person was there.

This is quite exciting for Photographers, but also everyone else as you get to experience things you may have missed, next step video??

Alan

Linkedin Funny Video

Alan Fair — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:36:09 +0000

The World of Tomorrow (If The Internet Disappeared Today)

Alan Fair — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:45:01 +0000

Thankfully someone thought about this and ran a little competition to find out what people would come up with.

Her’e the link to the site http://www.cracked.com/photoshop_90_the-world-tomorrow-if-internet-disappeared-today/

For those who have no idea what the winner got it for, this is a prank that has been going on for a while now where it’s a bit like the ring a door bell and run away stuff when you were a kid.

Basically this is the same idea using video and the internet, although you easily get caught since it’s your email address -DOH! It starts of with something that would be relevant to the person watching it, then out of nowhere Rick Astley shows up singing his song – you’ve just been Rick Rolled!

If you still can’t get your head around it here’s a link to a blog dedicated to it and one of the better videos (there many good ones on you tube) http://www.yougotrickrolled.com/vids.php

I really like some of the other interpretations on the site, I wonder what the world would have been like if the internet never exsisted at all, guess we’ll never get to know – long live the internet (or as my flat mate likes to call it the tinterweb)!

Alan

Beau Lotto: Optical illusions show how we see

Alan Fair — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:05:17 +0000

This is a really interesting talk about optical illusions that will make you think about how we see colour.

The video summary reads:

Beau Lotto’s color games puzzle your vision, but they also spotlight what you can’t normally see: how your brain works. This fun, first-hand look at your own versatile sense of sight reveals how evolution tints your perception of what’s really out there.

http://tr.im/Bye2

Are you a Self Control Freak?

Alan Fair — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:20:27 +0000

So I got sent this link in an email today and thought I would share it with everyone. I really admire the people that come up with such unique ways to use multimedia and interaction on the web, enjoy!

http://www.selfcontrolfreak.com

Alan

Amazing Mashup

Alan Fair — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:15:08 +0000

This video has been very cleverly put together using videos of other videos online. What this person does is create a whole new song from all these other individuals, just simply brilliant!

Choose your own adventure story

Alan Fair — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:56:34 +0000

Ever wanted to write your own choose your own adventure stories?

Well my friend Caroline came accross this really great site that lets you do just that and takes out all the pain of creating them.

http://tr.im/wc5Y

Enjoy!

Alan

What the font?

Alan Fair — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:53:36 +0000

Have you ever looked at a font in an image and thought…I really want to know what that font is because I want to use it!

Well now you can find out from this great site http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/

Also if you’re wondering where you can get some free fonts try this site http://www.searchfreefonts.com/

Alan