I recently visited KDDI’s Designing Studio in Harajuku, where they are showing off the results of a concept design project with Yamaha, exploring the possibilities of integrating true musical performance interfaces with mobile phones. While the concept models are interesting, I was struck by lack of emphasis on communication and collaboration possibilities. Most of the […]
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My friend Nancy Garcia played an outstanding duet with Thurston Moore (of Sonic Youth fame) at the No Fun Festival, on May 16th. I enjoyed the show, and was especially pleased because Nancy played one of my musical instruments, the Rhythmic Synth! You can hear the synth very clearly in this song… The No Fun […] My friends from Tokyo Art Beat have now launched New York Art Beat! I’ve always enjoyed TAB for the convenient way it groups events by medium and location, and the smart lists that keep you posted on upcoming openings (or shows that will soon close). Don’t just visit – you can contribute to this […] The Lost Ducks I scored some nice art at Giant Robot! This piece by William Buzzell is a nice little homage to classic old-school hacking. Many influential figures from my formative years are there: Emmanuel Goldstein, Captain Crunch, and even the Morris Worm! NY Art Beat, a child of wildly-successful Tokyo Art Beat website, needs volunteers in order to get off the ground. If you’re interested in art, can find your way around HTML, and want to plug in to a great network of artsy people, check out what they’re looking for. I went to a party for Bug Labs, a New York based startup that is launching a modular portable hardware development platform. The core of the system is a very compact, powerful, Linux-based computer. It’s housed in a slick plastic case with four modular connectors that let you easily add modules. Right now these include […] Another day, another weird van in the neighborhood… Heading to school on Saturday I came across this: Someone had turned a parking space into a tiny park, complete with official-looking sign: I spotted a few other parks along the way, some of them being enjoyed by a variety of bemused people. It was all part of National Park(ing) Day, organized by the Trust […] I didn’t even have to cross the street from where I live to see these two: |
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