Tech

Iphonography

Zonke Mthetwa | May 15th, 2013
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Image Courtesy of: 10and5.com

The  growing  blogging culture has led to a rise in the number of photographers one comes into contact with, so it was extremely refreshing to come across a photographer with a difference. Cues Roy Potterill, a Joburg based iphonographer who saw greater potential in instagram than it just being a social media tool. Thumbnail is a follow up to his Hashtag exhibition which was made up of strictly iphone generated images of the city landscape. The recipe for his Thumbnail exhibition was the same,  but saw his lens venture out to capture the marvels of the country at large. It’s really inspiring to see what a man and his iphone can produce.

The exhibition can be viewed at the Exposure Gallery (Johannesburg) on 70 Juta  Str, Braamfontein and the Exposure Gallery at The Old Biscuit Mill, Cape Town.

Handmade Mac

Lee | April 22nd, 2013

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Okay, I admit it may seem slightly over picky, insisting on custom made icons for your computer’s desktop, but given how many hours of our day we spend on these machines, I’d argue that a little handmade touch could add just a little joy to your computing experience. So I went ahead and downloaded these meticulously crafted hand-drawn Mac icons from graphic designer Nina Azzarello.

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Death of the Penny

Claire | April 13th, 2013

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As of Feb 4, 2013, pockets in Canada are getting a little lighter.  Why?  Because the penny has been declared officially out-of-circulation.  Though radio shows and talk show hosts dedicated a full day on Sunday Feb 3 to mourning the loss of such a longstanding national icon, many in the younger generations are responding with joy, because our pockets will be lighter forevermore.   Read More

DJing in the Digital Age

Claire | April 6th, 2013
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Richie Hawtin DJing with his array of MIDI controllers and external FX

As a DJ in the digital era, one has three choices.

1) Play vinyl, real vinyl , and nothing else.

2) Play CDs and mix with CDJs.

3) Go digital and mix using computer software and MIDI Controllers.

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CFLs : Do you See the Light?

Claire | April 3rd, 2013

Though governments have been quietly phasing out the production and purchase of incandescent light bulbs worldwide, it did not occur to me until a recent visit to South America, where hotels, stores, and restaurants are often illuminated by an eerie glow that we are facing a potential crisis of epic proportions.  Brazil has been phasing out incandescents since 2005, and Argentina forbids their sale since 2011.  In North America, things are rolling along nicely, though it is still at this time both legal and possible to buy incandescent bulbs here.

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Blu Vapor and the Millennial Artist

Callan | April 1st, 2013

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The other night after watching infamous NY doorman Simonez Wolf’s face glow blue in the dark from the light of a BLU electronic cigarette, I realized that the e-cigarette trend had gone from science-fiction to reality.

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Follow That Foodie

Kuma | March 28th, 2013

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Vancouver’s plethora of amazing restaurants means only one thing, a plethora of food blogs to document the amazingness that’s just waiting for you palate to go to town on. Read More

My new Skillcrush

Lee | March 25th, 2013


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I just finished a pretty kick butt online course in web design through my new favorite web start-up, Skillcrush. Skillcrush was developed around the premise that “Learning about tech doesn’t take special powers. We will teach you everything you need to know.” It started as a community of tech sharing, by women for women, with the goal of changing things in a dude dominated field. But Skillcrush serves everyone, regardless of gender. Read More

3-Dita

Callan | March 25th, 2013

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3-D Printing is all the web buzz at the moment, and within minutes of most people hearing about its existence, promising inroads have been forged to fashion and just about every other design industry. Read More

An Interactive Who-Done-It

Lee | March 22nd, 2013

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South By Southwest is drawing to a close this week, with three separate and overlapping festivals happening over ten days: Interactive, Film and Music, it’s hard to know where to focus. Although I’ve long coveted a SXSW Interactive badge I’ve never been able to attend, but living in Austin I stay up to date with what’s happening. This year one of the most interesting theater companies in town presented an exciting interactive crime drama that unfolded before participants eyes as well as on their smart phones.

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Easy Taxi, the solution for commuters

Carol | March 1st, 2013

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For a country that is an early adopter of technology but with big transportation problems, an application that helps you find a taxi seems the solution. Especially in cities where where the taxi fleet do not account for the demand. Read More

The New Soundcloud

Claire | January 24th, 2013

Do you remember that time when you were a kid in the grocery store in the cereal aisle, and when you grabbed the box of your favorite cereal, you were unexpectedly faced with bold text stating: NEW IMPROVED RECIPE.  But alas, when you cracked the box at the breakfast table, the new improved recipe was in fact, new and unimproved, and all you could think was: I want my old cereal back!  Well, that pretty much sums up how I feel about the new Soundcloud.

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The rise of collaborative consumption

Guillaume | January 17th, 2013

Fashion bloggers were the first to develop a whole new way to buy and more importantly share about it. The time of online concept stores, where everything you buy is instantly shared on Facebook, has come. In France, websites like French Vestaire Collective , former Vestiaire de Copines (“Girlfriends Dressing room”) opened a new era of consumption.

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Cracked Screens – So Hot Right Now

Marissa | January 16th, 2013

New iPhone Geared Towards College-Aged Girls Comes With Pre-Shattered Screen: Read More

Spotted!

Guillaume | January 15th, 2013

Did you think Gossip Girl was over for good? Prepare yourself for Spotted, “the app that lives at night”! The Parisian crew Die Nacht created a revolutionary app available for iPhone  and Android. Read More