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Rave MA student Oliver Collier from Scottland his project Puffer Sphere on display at the Science museum. From BBC online: The Puffer Sphere is an inflatable ball on which images can be projected, said Oliver Collier - one of its creators. Oliver Collier said the idea of using the inflatable as a display grew out of an undergraduate project at the University of Edinburgh to use it as the basis for an interactive art installation. Mr Collier and friends have set up a company to market the Puffer Sphere and it is already getting a lot of interest from artists, exhibitors and event organisers."Some artists are creating bespoke content for the sphere that exploits the characteristics it has got," said Mr Collier. A two-metre sphere is on display at the Science Museum but Mr Collier said the ball could be 10 metres across or even hung from a ceiling.

After exiting sales of the Wii from Nintendo, physical computing hit the game console and gamers. Nintendo launches a recall of 3,2 Million straps for their Wii remote control. After numerous injuries appeared, where gamers try to play as usual. This marketing strategy inspired gamers to re design and poetry spam the manual and the safety suggestions. A very nice example of a professional marketing strategy which understands the need of selling the product through live style, if on purpose or not it does not matter. Question is here only what is cheaper the Caifornien law suits which may spark out and may generate more PR, or a agency which makes the same with actors. -----> see pictures, and claim new strap here Nintendo strap recall

An interesting story here from amazon-noir, UBERMORGEN the art group have made the news again this time for stealing books from amazon dot com, the group have a highly controversial art style which leads them into collision with corporate bodies such as amazon dot com...

The Bad Guys (The Amazon Noir Crew: Cirio, Lizvlx, Ludovico, Bernhard) stole copyrighted books from Amazon by using sophisticated robot-perversion technology coded by supervillain Paolo Cirio. A subliminal media fight and a covert legal dispute escalated into an online showdown with the heist of over 3000 books at the center of the story.

With the approach of Christmas holiday, here some gift or decoration selections are introduced for your more selections for a nice holiday without forgetting digital life.

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My little soundbombs: suggested for the one who loves street art, or surprises.

Soundbombs are New-Media-Accessories. Each one a lowtech object for interactive transmission. An integrated soundmodul makes it possible to record any given sound and then activate it through a motiondetector. As a Non-Visual Graffiti, with its origin in streetart, Soundbombs give the possibility to tag a place in an accoustic form: a welcoming greeting at the entrance or a warning of a bad restaurant. Each owner can leave a personal message anywhere and at any time. Soundbombs can whistle, laugh, belch or recite a poem.
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London is now populated by about 250.000 Ruskys, you ask yourself why, I tell ya, because of the nature of British law, based not on concept of human rights but on property rights (called the property ladder) and not to forget the sweet sons and daughters of Russians primary class, enjoying to be educated in Harrypotteria and let free on shopping in Bond street. In Russia there is no security for property, if worse comes to worse all will be divided between the Mafia, the secret service and some Oligarchs.

Desperado CNN is now adopting innovative cut strategies, first introduced by some underground video artists, then popularised by Michael Moore and finally established in the comedy TV shows.

After nuclear traces, London was today visited by a tornado. Proud young inhabitants banned pictures on their mobile phones, older ones compared it with Wizard of Ozz, and others renamed the streets tornado alley and some called it the twister in the city. The general entertainment level hitting high these days; just an earthquake can top the expectations.
Media merchandise catastrophes, wars, accidents, tsunamis, crime and misery.

This picture shows Yoko Ono and here happy new boyfriend, he must be some spin-doctor, or is he the director of the Arts council, looks also like the line manager of the BBC canteen, sorry I do not have an idea who he is. In here short speech Ms.Lennon confirmed that London is hyper than New York, everyone was happy and relieved, to be in the right place at the right time. She also confessed later to me, that she had nothing to do with the split of Sir Paul from his wife, Heather, Ringo just made it up.