Webwatch Issue 221

Webwatch Issue 221

Been on a self-imposed digital diet, so some of these are a little old.

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Objêts

A fireworks display. During the daytime. Insane.


Another one of those crazy-contraptions-to-do-a-simple-task. This one's very nicely done though.

Timelapse video of a Chinese skyscraper being built in just 15 days. Took longer to get our patio doors put in.

Using a microphone to turn any surface into a multi-touch gestural musical instrument (well, sort of).


A cleverly printed rug and table uses that old favourite Moiré effect to create the illusion of swimming fish.

Recently rediscovered, one of the earliest electronic music machines made sounds from hand-drawn squiggles.

The rubber wristband that thinks it's an iphone macro lens.

Etiquette

Phone Stacking: everyone at the dining table stacks their phone. If you pick yours up, you have to pay for dinner.

Software

Duolingo: Learn a language and help translate the internet at the same time (from the guy behind Captcha and reCaptcha)

Thanks to good ol' Ben C for link.

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