business cards
Design
Mixtape Generation Card Requires Obligatory “It Rocks” Headline
11:30PM Jesus Diaz | Koji Sueyoshi, you are a genius and your Mixtape Generation business card could have only been more perfect if it actually played a selection of 80s rock ballads and disco themes. [Direct Daily]
Gadgets
Augmented Reality Business Card: I Would Hire Him
3:00AM Sean Fallon | ActionScript developer James Alliban has himself one of the most impressive business cards you will ever see. It uses augmented reality to generate a 3D video that can be manipulated on screen. More »
Random Stuff
One Always Looks Neat With a Card Made of Meat
7:44PM John Herrman | According to the official MEAT CARDS website, “THESE business cards have two ingredients: MEAT AND LASERS.” And there is little else that needs to be said, I feel. [Meat Cards via BoingBoing]
Software
E Launches, Brings You Easy Virtual (And Physical) Business Card Sharing
3:00AM Jason Chen | E is a social networking tool that makes it easy to trade business cards, personal info and automatically connect to each other on most social networking sites. And yes, there’s an iPhone app. More »
Design
Cardapult: Score a New Job With The Business Card That Transforms Into a Catapult
2:00AM Sean Fallon | Unemployment is high these days—which means you have lots of competition when it comes to job searching. Lay siege to prospective employers with the Cardapult and you will certainly win the day. More »
Design
Friday Easy Origami: Business Card Becomes iPod Earbud Winder
11:30AM Wilson Rothman | Those designers at Core77 never stop. Today, one of them devised a super-simple but damn-if-it’s-not-worth-it business-card hack that finally gives you a way to stash those damn white earbuds. Share your attempts in comments. [Core77] More »
Design
Google Me Business Cards: Best or Worst Idea Ever?
1:00PM Adrian Covert | This business card idea is undoubtedly clever, visually suggesting to people that they just Google your name for contact info. But do you want to encourage people to do so? More »
Gadgets
Planetary Gear Business Cards Will Get You Hired For Any Job
4:45AM Sean Fallon | In an ocean of business cards, standing out from the crowd is extremely important. This planetary gear version will definitely get noticed—making you appear more creative and hardworking than you probably are. More »
Hardware
Teeny Web Server is Smaller Than a Business Card, and Way More Useful
12:15AM Kit Eaton | Hackaday’s running a cute little electronics project at the mo (well, if you think electronics can be cute) which shows you how to build a fully working web server on a circuit board no bigger than a business card, in plan at least. It’s capable of serving up web pages and files and instead of using tricky-to-access EEPROMs it runs from code stored on a FAT-formatted SD card—easily accessible by PC. Check it out: it’s pretty fascinating, and is a project you can follow…assuming you’re darn good at delicate soldering work, and are into DIY electronics. Just don’t go sewing the board to any clothing. [Hackaday via BBG] More »
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