Shots of a Space Shuttle Launch as seen from the International Space Station.
Month: October 2006
AutoStitch
Autostitch is the world’s first fully automatic 2D image stitcher. Capable of stitching full view panoramas without any user input whatsoever, Autostitch is a breakthrough technology for panoramic photography, VR and visualisation applications.
DrawSpace
Brenda Hoddinott is a self-educated portraitist, visual artist, forensic artist, illustrator, art educator and author.
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In 1998, Brenda chose to end her eighteen-year career as an in-class art teacher, to research online art educational resources.
TECnology Hall of Fame
Compared to medicine or agriculture, the history of professional audio has been a comparatively short 125 years or so-barely a ripple in geologic time. But a whole lot has happened in that century and a quarter.
Even though his name is nearly synonymous with synthesizers, Bob Moog didn’t invent the instrument. ~ Moog took the most requested modules from his large modular systems and put them into an easy-to-use package that didn’t require patch cords or programming knowledge. It was unveiled at AES in 1970 and priced at $1,200.
When the DX7 launched in 1983, users were amazed by its purity of tone and its ability to mimic certain instruments-particularly struck percussion, chimes, electric pianos, etc.-and its wealth of cool synthesizer sounds.
Tesla Coil Music
The Ionophone, also known as the Ionovac or IonoFane, was invented around 1946 by Siegfried Klein, makes use of the corona discharge effect to create sound from the air itself.
Mike’s Electric Stuff
Fun with Argon
Fun with A Surge Generator
SparkOPhone
Best Free Apps
My colleagues suggested I create this site, as they claim I seem to know of a freeware application for just about every purpose and they thought it’d be a good idea to share this information with everyone, so here it is – my list of favourite free applications. I’ll be adding to my list as time goes on, so please re-visit often.
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This site is not intended to replace the like of download.com or Tucows. I love both of those sites, along with many of the other download sites, but if I want to find an application to do something quickly, they’re often not suitable
100 Mile Diet
When the average North American sits down to eat, each ingredient has typically travelled at least 1,500 miles.
This might be easier to do in Iowa than some other places – unless you like seafood.
Swords and Sandals
Swords and Sandals is a mini-epic gladiator game. Create your hero and battle your way to fame and fortune upon the sands of the arena.
Dirty Jobs
Welcome to Dirty Jobs, the new Discovery Channel series that profiles the unsung American laborers who make their living in the most unthinkable – yet vital – ways.
Our brave host and apprentice Mike Rowe will introduce you to a hardworking group of men and women who overcome fear, danger and sometimes stench and overall ickiness to accomplish their daily tasks.
What could possibly be more fun than making your own Dirty Jobs? Check this out:
We’re calling on you viewers to take your favorite Discovery Channel series or documentary and give it your own clever twist in a less-than-10-minute parody of a scene or trailer. The best clips will be made into a one-hour special – hosted by Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs – that will premiere this December.
LineFlyer
Remember Line Rider? Now try it with a Motorcycle – or a Jeep.
Harder to crash. Higher speeds. More air. More FUN!!!