August 2011
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Watchvillgreenstream:
Invented by two engineers while at university, Concrete Canvas allows aid teams to construct solid structures in emergency zones quickly and easily. The fabric shelter that, when sprayed with water, turns to concrete within 24 hours.
(via BBC News - The tent that turns into concrete in less than 24 hours)
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WatchA black hole has been caught devouring a nearby star. In this simulation, you can see the galaxy’s central black hole grasping the sun-like star as it comes too close during its asymmetric orbit. About half of its mass feeds the surrounding accretion disk, which powers a particle jet beaming radiation towards Earth.
On March 28, the X-ray bursts, presumed to be pieces of the star, were...
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spin.js →
9-bits:
MIT-licensed, imageless, loading spinner which uses CSS3 where possible and falls back to VML for our buddy, IE6. Great little JavaScript project.
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Listary →
onethingwell:
Listary has lists. Lists have items, which can be completed. That’s it. No due dates, alerts, sub-lists, folders, tags or priorities. Just lists.
For iPhone and iPod Touch, with Simplenote synchronisation.
Not sure why you would buy this, when wunderlist is free and offers a couple of key missing features, namely due dates, alerts & starred and is available across some...
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“I wish the rest of the world worked like the web. “Pay for a Big Mac? It should...”
– Rene Ritchie
It’s soul-suckingly funny because it’s painfully true. (via chartier)
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Hi-tech visitor help at i-Site | Stuff.co.nz →
The New Plymouth information centre is the first i-Site in the country and only second in the world to get the interactive tabletops which use Google Maps technology to allow people to search for hotels, restaurants and other attractions.
“It’s a great way for staff to meet and greet visitors over the table,” said i-Site team leader Karen Moratti-Longstaff.
The touch-screens...
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Social media "fatigue" emerges: News from Warc.com →
31% of consumers described by Gartner as “aspirers” - or young, mobile and brand-conscious individuals - were apparently growing “bored” with social networks. “The trend shows some social media fatigue among early adopters … a situation that social media providers should monitor, as they will need to innovate and diversify to keep consumer attention,”...
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WatchAn animated map of Auckland’s public transport network (by Chris McDowall)
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Watchhallojo:
Pay with a tweet!
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Watch“Great Stories at Places” app aims to let users find-out the story behind a location, like a this day in history, but for locations. (via Tagwhat)
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HTML5 tools, Animation tools - Adobe Edge Preview... →
Adobe® Edge is a new web motion and interaction design tool that allows designers to bring animated content to websites, using web standards like HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3. Edge will be updated regularly to add new functionality, stay ahead of evolving web standards, and incorporate user feedback to provide the best functionality and experience possible. This is an early look at Edge with more...
