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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 »
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 »
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.
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.
