Bloom

Computing

Students Develop Recyclable Laptop That Disassembles Without Tools

12:40PM November 5, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

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I’m dutiful about recycling cans and plastic and paper, but I wouldn’t have a clue where to start with my computer. But the Bloom laptop, developed by Stanford students, is made to be recycled – it comes apart without tools. More »


Science

Giz Explains: Fuel Cells And Bloom Energy’s Miracle Box

8:55AM February 25, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

The Bloom Box is the latest energy miracle that sounds too good to be true: Debuting with a wide-eyed segment on 60 Minutes, it promises to be clean, cheap and backyard-friendly, the solution to our energy problems. What is it? More »


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Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Caught On Video Edition

8:22AM February 23, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

In today’s Remainders: video! And in many cases, things caught on video for the first time, like Samsung’s E6 and E101 ebook readers, Apple’s $US1 billion data centre, Big Bloom’s “miraculous” fuel cell, and a modern day Superman. More »


Software

Trope, The New Brian Eno iPhone App, Is The True Followup To Bloom

6:00AM September 22, 2009 | Adam Frucci

Last week, Brian Eno’s management company released “Air” to the app store. While it wasn’t written specifically by Eno, it was “based on concepts” by him. Trope, on the other hand, was made by Eno and Peter Chilvers. More »


Gadgets

ReedBox Recreates Eno’s Bloom iPhone App With Magnets

10:40AM December 19, 2008 | John Mahoney

Sometimes it’s the simplest ideas, executed well, that work. At ITP, this controller interface by John Kuiphoff uses magnets placed on a grid to control a Bloom-like synthesiser, play games, and more.

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Software

Brian Eno’s Bloom Raises the Bar for Musical iPhone Apps

12:00AM October 10, 2008 | Adam Frucci

Brian Eno, the father of ambient music and one of the greatest musical minds of our time, has just teamed up with musician/programmer Peter Chilvers to create one of the coolest, most unique iPhone apps to hit the App Store yet. Called Bloom, it’s “part instrument, part composition and part artwork.” It’s also a must-get.

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