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Look at these two Kickstarter projects playing nice with each other.  Neat!

Pebble has raised over $10 million on Kickstarter.  They were getting so many backers that they limited pre-orders to 85,000.  And they SOLD OUT.  You can still back them though for a buck or something.

supermechanical:

Hey all!

First of all, we have some news to share, in concert with another Kickstarter you might have heard about:

We’re pleased to announce that Twine will talk to the Pebble smartwatch. In Twine’s web app, you’ll be able to relay word of real-world events, like a basement flooding or a…

Source supermechanical

The Wirecutter sums up what’s worthwhile from CES.  I’m a big fan of The Wirecutter.  Saves me a lot of time. I really like the idea of the SpareOne phone, but I want the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and think the Parrot AR DRONE 2.0 is super fun. (via The Magical (and Sometimes Ridiculous) Gadgets of Tomorrow | The Wirecutter)

The Wirecutter sums up what’s worthwhile from CES.  I’m a big fan of The Wirecutter.  Saves me a lot of time.

I really like the idea of the SpareOne phone, but I want the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and think the Parrot AR DRONE 2.0 is super fun.

(via The Magical (and Sometimes Ridiculous) Gadgets of Tomorrow | The Wirecutter)

Source thewirecutter.com

Popular Science: In 2010, the world’s largest 3-D printer will build the Radiolaria Pavilion, a 10-meter-tall structure in Pontedera, Italy. Made out of sandstone, the building will be printed one 5-10mm layered sheet at a time. So far only a 3-by-3-by-3 meter model has been made of the Radiolaria Pavilion, but that’s enough to prove the process works. Considering the ease of moving from design programs to finished building, this could transform building construction. Without the need for rigid steel reinforcement, it could also usher in an era of more free-flowing and organic architectural design.
Popular Science:

In 2010, the world’s largest 3-D printer will build the Radiolaria Pavilion, a 10-meter-tall structure in Pontedera, Italy. Made out of sandstone, the building will be printed one 5-10mm layered sheet at a time.

So far only a 3-by-3-by-3 meter model has been made of the Radiolaria Pavilion, but that’s enough to prove the process works. Considering the ease of moving from design programs to finished building, this could transform building construction. Without the need for rigid steel reinforcement, it could also usher in an era of more free-flowing and organic architectural design.

Source popsci.com

Plantagon is currently working on a vertical farm that will be housed within a geodesic dome. The idea is to reduce the costs and environmental strain required to provide food to urban areas.  The company hopes to have its first vertical farm up and running within three years. (via Inhabitat)

Plantagon is currently working on a vertical farm that will be housed within a geodesic dome. The idea is to reduce the costs and environmental strain required to provide food to urban areas.  The company hopes to have its first vertical farm up and running within three years.

(via Inhabitat)

This is pretty frickin’ cool.

makingofmovies:

Minority Report + Final Cut Pro = the film editing system of the future! Check out Scientist John Underkofflers TAMPER, demoing the newest evolution in cinema.

What do you think about it?

Source makingofmovies

Inhabitat: Xeros Ltd. is on the verge of saving us a LOT of water. Their new washing system (prototype stage) uses nylon beads to tumble wash clothes with 90% less water than conventional washers. The machine also uses significantly less detergent and eliminates the need for tumble drying. The idea was born out of…a dye anchoring technology that uses nylon polymer beads. By reversing this process, Professor Burkinshaw found that when these beads are tumbled with dampened clothing they absorb the dirt and stains in the process. The beads can absorb dirt over hundreds of washes, and once they’ve been used they can be easily recycled.
Inhabitat:

Xeros Ltd. is on the verge of saving us a LOT of water. Their new washing system (prototype stage) uses nylon beads to tumble wash clothes with 90% less water than conventional washers. The machine also uses significantly less detergent and eliminates the need for tumble drying.

The idea was born out of…a dye anchoring technology that uses nylon polymer beads. By reversing this process, Professor Burkinshaw found that when these beads are tumbled with dampened clothing they absorb the dirt and stains in the process. The beads can absorb dirt over hundreds of washes, and once they’ve been used they can be easily recycled.

Source inhabitat.com

Light Wind, designed by Jeroen Verhoeven, Joep Verhoeven, Judith de Graauw, and Demakersvan. Light Wind is an outdoor lamp that collects and stores wind energy to produce light later on.

Light Wind, designed by Jeroen Verhoeven, Joep Verhoeven, Judith de Graauw, and Demakersvan.

Light Wind is an outdoor lamp that collects and stores wind energy to produce light later on.

GROW is a hybrid energy-delivery device inspired by ivy. The “leaves” collect solar power through their photovoltaic panels AND wind power when they flutter.

Designed by:
Samuel Cabot Cochran, Benjamin Wheeler Howes, SMIT Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology, LLC

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