LAOROSA

WooHoo...! Your Random Inspirational Photos (20pics)

2012-02-29T01:00:00.000-06:00

OhYeah...!! It is Hump-Day and we all know what that means... It is time for our weekly dose of Random Inspirational Photos (RIP).

And don't forget to check out last weeks RIP at this link. Enjoy!

Old Firehouse Transformed into Modern Home

2012-02-29T00:30:00.001-06:00

Sometimes a clever and wild transformation is sometimes a better choice rather than demolishing an old abandoned building... That is what the architects did with this 1848 firehouse.

via techeblog

Apple's iPad 3 Event Invite Has Hidden Clues...?!

2012-02-28T17:14:00.004-06:00

Apple recently released the official ad/invite (above photo) for next weeks iPad 3 event in San Francisco on March 7th.

The image shows a close-up of the bottom edge of the iPad 3 reading, "We have something you really have to see. And Touch." The picture highlights what seems to be the highly-anticipated high resolution Retina Display. Also it is interesting that the Home Button is nowhere to be seen.

We all know Apple loves to put hidden meaning into their event ads/invites. Could 'See' mean the high-res display...? And could 'Touch' mean losing the Home Button for a total touch interface...?

Remember the Ad for the iPhone 4S event...? The ad for that read, "Let's talk iPhone" and the key feature of the event and iPhone was the voice recognition personal assistant SIRI. Hence the 'Talk' in the ad... (sneaky)

I guess we'll have to wait and see...

WOW, A Mind-Controlled Skateboard (video)

2012-02-28T03:00:00.000-06:00

Looking back, mind-control devices have come a long way from mind-controlled cars, toys and prothetic limbs (to name a few)...

Chaotic Moon Labs have taken the power of the mind to another level with their Board of Imagination. It is essentially a skateboard that is controlled with thought (see video below).

So how does it work? The integrated Emotiv EPOC headset is worn by the rider and translates their brain waves into actions. To throw yourself down the road (or up the hill) at up to 32 MPH now, you simply imagine yourself moving to the spot you desire and our Emotive headset picks up your brainwaves, massages your theta waves (among others) with the Emotive Engine and then sets the motor controller to the correct speed to make your imagination a reality. This gives reality to one of Walt Disney’s favorite phrases: “If you dream it, you can do it!” And in our case, if you imagine yourself going somewhere on the Board of Imagination, you can go there!

Don't know about you, but I don't think I'll be hitting the half-pipe anytime soon... :)

via techeblog chaoticmoon

A Sneak-Peak of Photoshop CS6 (videos)...!

2012-02-28T00:05:00.000-06:00

Not only was yesterday their public release of Photoshop Touch on the iPad2, It doesn't seem too long ago when Adobe released CS5 with all the latest and greatest tools in their widely popular Photoshop application...
Over the past few weeks Adobe has been creating a buzz with sneak-peak videos of the latest version of Photoshop in Adobe's upcoming CS6. Each of these 5 videos highlight new features and interfaces... wow!

Release date not for a couple more months.... stay tuned :)

via webdesignerdepot

Photoshop Touch for iPad 2 Now Available (video)

2012-02-27T08:45:00.005-06:00

We all saw it coming and now it is finally here, Photoshop Touch for the iPad 2. There are many Apps already out there for photo manipulation, but with Adobe's popular program now available for $9.99, it makes the iPad another step closer as a 'content creator' machine than just a 'content consumption' device.

The first in a series of six touch-optimized apps (the other five are Collage, Debut, Ideas, Kuler and Proto), it supports Photoshop layers—arguably the basic and most-oft used Photoshop feature. With simple finger gestures, users can combine multiple photos into layered images, make popular edits, and apply professional effects. It also provides advanced selection tools and adjustments. According to Adobe’s website, the tablet-exclusive Scribble Selection Tool lets you extract objects in an image by simply scribbling on what to keep and then what to remove. With Refine Edge technology from Adobe Photoshop, even hard-to-select areas with soft edges, such as hair, are easily captured when making selections. Photoshop Touch also plays nice with Creative Cloud—a brand new paid cloud storage service from Adobe for seamless sync of your Photoshop files between desktop and iPad.

Get the new Photoshop Touch for the iPad 2 at this link....!!

via 9to5mac

Samsung's Galaxy Beam Smartphone/Projector (video)

2012-02-27T06:30:00.000-06:00

Although the technology has been around for a while... a major mobile phone maker, Samsung has finally incorporated a video-projector display into the latest Galaxy Beam. The projector is rated at an "ultra-bright" 15 lumens and is able to project HD quality images up to 50-feet wide.
Other not as exciting specs is that the phone runs Android 2.3 with a 4-inch 800 x 480 res display. Under its shell is packs in a 1GHz dual-core processor, 5MP back-camera, 1.3MP front-camera and 8GB of storage with a microSD slot for additional storage....

via the verge

The Foldable Bike Helmet

2012-02-27T02:30:00.000-06:00

Designed by Patrick Jouffret, the Overade is a bike helmet concept that is designed to fold in half for a less bulky storage and still offer the same amount of protection as a traditional helmet.

via uberreview

Pop Culture Hero Math Equations...

2012-02-25T07:30:00.000-06:00

Finally... a mathematical formula that explains the existence of Superheroes.

Graphic Designer Matt Cowan created a series of pictorial mathematical equations that breaks down how each hero came to be... see more such as Villains/StarWars/etc. at the link below.

via mymodernmet

Starbucks Made With Recycled Shipping Containers

2012-02-24T08:05:00.000-06:00

Just last week we did a post of a home built entirely out of recycled shipping containers... turns out a drive-thru only Starbucks location in Tukwila, Washington beat them to it with this unique addition to the coffee franchise...

This location was meant to showcase the effort in promoting green building while at the same time pushing the limits of design...

via techeblog

Spray-On Clothing...? (video)

2012-02-24T06:00:00.000-06:00

What do you get when you combine the talents of a Particle Engineer and a Fashion Designer...? We get Spray-On Clothing...!!

Particle engineer Paul Luckham and fashion designer Manel Torres from Imperial College London combined cotton fibres, polymers and a solvent to form a liquid that becomes a fabric when sprayed. The material can be built up in layers to create a garment of your desired thickness and can also be washed and worn again like conventional fabrics.

via newscientist

Medieval Batman Armor... seriously

2012-02-24T05:00:00.000-06:00

Just like the Steampunk IronMan... someone finally found the time and took a creative approach on envisioning the Dark Knight with a full-on medieval bat-suit armor complete with a batty-sword.

"....I'm Batman...."

Man Sells a Safe on Ebay with $26,000 Locked Inside... oops.

2012-02-23T06:00:00.000-06:00

Please keep this story in mind next time you try to sell something on the internets...

James Labrecque listed a locked floor safe for sale on Ebay with a warning: "WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET. NOTHING MORE AND NOTHING LESS." He was fortunate to sell the safe for $122.93... But to James's bad luck, the seller got the safe open soon after the purchase and discovered $26,000 in cash locked inside. When word got back to James, he reached out to the buyer and asked for half of the money. Guess what happened next.... The buyer declined his request and quoted his posted warning back to him.

...(can you blame him :)

via msn

FYI: How Condoms Are Made and Tested (short video)

2012-02-23T03:00:00.000-06:00

For all of you that were wondering and losing sleep over this, you can thank me later with this one... Below is an informative 5-minute video, visually explaining the process of how condoms are made and tested.

....your welcome.

A Waterworld Planet Discovered.

2012-02-23T00:30:00.000-06:00

The search for life elsewhere in the universe relies on one key factor... liquid water.

As of today, scientists have already discovered frozen water on many of our neighboring planets in our solar system as well as a number of moons (including our own)... Turns out a team at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have discovered an entire planet made mostly of water about 40 light-years away.
When I say 'mostly water', I don't mean like how the surface of Earth is 'mostly' water... The planet known as GJ1214b is not only covered with water on the surface, but the entire atmosphere is comprised of dense water vapor as well.

According to Berta, what's happening in this new type of world is something that we can't imagine: "the high temperatures and high pressures would form exotic materials like 'hot ice' or 'superfluid water,' substances that are completely alien to our everyday experience." Their theory is that GJ1214b formed "farther out from its star, where water ice was plentiful" and then it kept getting closer, which started to make all that ice to liquify.

GJ1214b is about 2.7 times larger than our Earth, 7 times heavier and orbits a red-dwarf star every 38 hours (unlike our 365 days)... Don't get your bathing suit out just yet.... the water clocks in at about 450 degrees Fahrenheit... OUCH!

via gizmodo

Record Breaking Free Fall: 22+ Miles (video)

2012-02-22T23:29:00.002-06:00

Daredevil Felix Baumgartner plans on breaking Joe Kittinger's 1960 free fall record of 4:36-minutes.
Felix along with the Redbull Stratos team plan on traveling up to the edge of space in a pressurized capsule and balloon at the altitude of 120,000 feet (more than 22 miles). When he's got a bird's-eye-view of the Earth, he'll then take a 'space dive' in a custom pressurized spacesuit designed by the David Clark Company. His free fall will literally break the sound barrier and beat the record free fall distance and time with an astonishing 5:30-minutes.

via engadget

The Unique Kisai Wristwatch.

2012-02-22T00:08:00.001-06:00

Check out Kisai's latest wristwatch design... unlike its predecessor, this watch display is a bit easier to read when you finally figure it out.

Dubbed the Stencil LCD Watch, it features a two-color LED display in ten color variations with either a black or white band. The watch offers the standard fare of time, date, alarm and backlight functionality.

Priced at $140, the Stencil LCD Watch is available for sale at the link below.

via tokyoflash

Your Random Inspirational Photos...!! (20pics)

2012-02-22T00:00:00.000-06:00

Yes it is Wednesday... Yes that makes it Hump-Day... Yes you need a break from work to check out these Random Inspirational Photos (RIP)... and your welcome :)

And please, remember to check out last weeks RIP at this link.

-enjoy!

Video Illustrating the Scale of the Known Universe

2012-02-21T13:29:00.000-06:00

Just in case you were ever wondering....

Cary Huang and Michael Huang put together this 6 1/2 minute video illustrating the scale of the known universe and how all the elements within it size up to one another.... from galaxies-to-planets-to-airplanes-to-buildings-to-insects-to-you get the point....

Well done!

The Military's Real-Life 'Avatar Program'.

2012-02-21T05:00:00.000-06:00

This is another example of sc-fi turning reality...

The Pentagon is putting aside $7 Million to create what is called the Avatar Project, which is just what you think... minus the tall blue aliens.
The Avatar Project will pair a soldier with a semi-autonomous bi-pedal machine to act as their surrogate. The machine counterpart, created by DARPA, will be controlled via special interfaces and algorithms (not yet developed).

According to the literature on the Avatar project, it seems the android counterparts would mainly be used for purposes like ensuring the safety of rooms or outdoor terrain, and recovering combat casulaties, rather than participating in the actual combat.

via slashgear

The Ever-Transforming Crib/Bed/Couch/Desk

2012-02-21T04:00:00.000-06:00

Are you looking for that special piece of furniture that your new baby can use from birth and into college...?
If so, Gro Furniture may have the solution for you with their reconfigurable crib that will last your whole life long...

It's kind of like a giant-sized building toy, and by swapping various components what starts as a baby's crib can be re-configured to a toddler's bed, a day bed for older kids, and eventually an adult-sized desk.

Priced at $1,900... the crib/bed/couch/desk may be a promising idea, but most likely out of most expecting parents budget...

via gizmodo

The GENIE Rocket Capable of Smooth VTOL and Lateral Flight.

2012-02-20T09:16:00.000-06:00

Check out the new face of space exploration... the GENIE (Guidance Embedded Navigator Integration Environment).
The GENIE is capable of smooth vertical take off and landing as well as smooth lateral flight (see video below). Not only is this technology super cool, NASA is depending on designs like the GENIE to control the next generation of affordable and reusable space craft.

via engadget

MTN Approach: Collapsable/Folding Skis.

2012-02-20T02:00:00.000-06:00

The MTN Approach skis may be the ideal solution for the backcountry rider that wants to lighten their load... The skis are designed to fold in thirds and fit nicely within a easy to carry backpack.
Unlike downhill skis, these skis are designed for snowboarders and meant for 'ascending' the mountain... Similar to Splitboards, the concept is for a snowboarder to climb a mountain using these skis with their snowboard on their back, when they reach the summit they simply fold the skis up put them into the back pack, strap on the board and down the hill they go...

"I see the market much larger than what the splitboard market is, " Smith told us. "Splitboards are going after a very small niche of the snowboarding market. We see our system as something that's intended for your average snowboarder that isn't interested in cutting their snowboard in half."

Priced at $799, the MTN Approach skis are available for purchase at this link.

via gizmag

Every Apple Product Design in 30 Seconds (video)

2012-02-19T17:23:00.000-06:00

Yes, this is exactly what it looks like... a 30-second video showing pretty much 'every' product Apple has designed and shipped since it began over 30 years ago.

-enjoy!

Retro iPhone Cases = Totally Rad.

2012-02-17T08:42:00.001-06:00

When it comes to protecting your high-tech modern smartphone... why not do it in style with these retro iPhone cases.

These three designs wrap your iPhone 4 and 4S not only for protection, but also make it look like the First-Gen iPod, the trend setting Bondi Blue iMac G3 or the classic 1984 Apple Macintosh...!!
Created by Schreer Delights, each of these creative cases reference to Apple's design history and are available for purchase for about $50 at the link below.

-your welcome :)

via geeky-gadgets